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  • Wait it Out Bingo

    (Created by Raleigh Briggs and shared with her permission. :)) Continue reading

  • Backtalk

    Backtalk.. I’ve seen people compare it to “abuse” and suggest harsh punishments. Do children really have the power to “be abusive” to someone who essentially controls every aspect of their lives? I see it as a sign that my child… Continue reading

  • Motherhood, Unedited. (Real Life is Not the Movies)

    Slap-pat-slap-pat-slap bare little toddler feet against a tile floor while I’m washing dishes. She twirls in circles, runs and stops, then weeble-walks. Silence. A giggle. I look down. A little face peeks up, upside-down, from the floor. She’s crawled between… Continue reading

  • How to Not Conduct a Study about Peer Breastmilk Sharing

    A recent study on peer breastmilk sharing has been done. You’ve probably seen the headlines. I’ve seen a few. For example, the New York Times  headline is “Breast Milk Donated or Sold Online Is Often Tainted, Study Says” Other headlines… Continue reading

  • Why Not to Rescue the Screaming Baby from Dad

    It might surprise Nurshable readers to know that I have a pretty strict “no rescuing the baby” policy in place with my partner. (We don’t rescue the baby, we don’t refuse the baby if the baby wants/needs the other parent,… Continue reading

  • Playfulness in the Kitchen: Silicone Ice Cube Tray (#ActivitySunday)

    Silicone Ice Cube Tray Activities Make colored ice to play with (let them move the ice around on a piece of paper towel and it will “paint”) – Karen Freeze small items into ice cubes. An older child can experiment… Continue reading

  • Playfulness in the Kitchen: Spice Rack (#ActivitySunday)

    Every Sunday I’ll be giving Nurshable readers a room in their house and asking for pictures of different items from that room. I’ll post those pictures and we can share ideas for activities that use that object. Let’s fill up… Continue reading

  • How To Include Dad

    For all my annoyance with the “Good Man Project” blog post I wrote about recently… I must say that reading the follow-up on Feminist Dad and reading that he related in some ways.. Got me thinking. How hard must it… Continue reading

  • #ActivitySunday

    1. Send a picture of an item in your kitchen to sarah@nurshable.com 2. I will post the pictures on this blog post tonight. 3. Everyone can comment with suggestions on how to use that item in a game or activity… Continue reading

  • Feeling Neglected? How to Help Your Wife Have More Energy For You

    Dear Dad, I just read a letter up on the Good Man Project. Then I read this letter up on Feminist Dad. Then I asked my partner if he felt like I wasn’t giving him enough attention. He ignored me… Continue reading