There are many reasons why I have a hard time taking it seriously when people say that a child who is parented in an attached way will be “clingy” or that a child that is parented gently will be a… Continue reading

Children cry a lot about “stupid” or “silly” things. They cry because their toast broke. They cry because they thought that a pink garbage truck would come after the blue one did. They cry because you made them green eggs… Continue reading

Just you wait until your father gets home. Here at the end of our thirteen hour days, six AM to seven thirty at night. Every last shred of patience spent. Just you wait. Just wait while the door slams open… Continue reading

Alexander: Mommy.. Are you crying? Look. Your eyes are making tears. Me: Yes I am crying. Alexander: Why? Do you have a boo boo? Me: No, I am crying because I’m sad. Alexander: Why are you sad? Me: Because sometimes… Continue reading

Death. I start talking about it little so that when it comes around in a bigger way it is a familiar topic. Keenie: bug! Its not moving! Me: its dead. Keenie: oh. Dead. lady bug move? Me: No, its dead.… Continue reading

What makes a “good father”? There is an element of chance and of risk when two hearts come together and make a third. You cannot know a man as a father until he holds his first child for the first… Continue reading

Teeter. Totter. Let’s remember that when we ride a teeter totter that there’s another person on the other side and that when we go up we will be brought back down as the other person kicks off of the ground.… Continue reading

Today I will be taken for granted. Today my two year old daughter will want to nurse and ram her finger up my nose. Today my three year old son will want to climb all over me, not minding where… Continue reading

One of the things I’m often asked about is how do I teach independent play. My kids play very well by themselves and with each other and I am able to do a lot of things. Here are ten of… Continue reading