The Experience
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From Here to There, Surrounded by Myths that Love is Fleeting
(At work, surrounded by people that you like, but that are not quite friends and that are not family. Adult topics of discussion. Fast pace. Energetic. Clients. Guard up. Lunch eaten at a desk from take-out containers. Bus rides with… Continue reading
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Without Yeast the Bread Will Not Rise.
She was waiting at the door when he came home. He expected her to be upset, like his teacher had been when she told him that she was going to email his mother. Instead his mother gave him a hug… Continue reading
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The High Needs Baby Guide
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“Mind Blind” – Making Negative Assumptions About a Child’s Behavior
One of the things that helps me when I am reacting negatively to my child’s actions is to remind myself that whatever I am thinking I am ultimately “mind blind”. I cannot truly see inside my child’s head. The thoughts… Continue reading
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Keenie was Little in a Very Big Way
Keenie was little in a Very Big Way. She had grown from tiny to small knowing with every bitty ounce that made up her body that whenever she was afraid or unsure that she could cling close and that together… Continue reading
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In 2014 My Resolution is to Become More Nurshable
It is the last day of 2013. Tomorrow begins a new year. Today I am thinking ahead to 2014. There are many resolutions that I could make, but I will choose to make a resolution that I have grown into… Continue reading
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Gentle Parenting Meetup- Bronx Zoo Dec 30 (Weather Permitting)
Hi all, There is going to be a Gentle Parenting Meetup at the Bronx Zoo on Dec 30 (weather permitting). Comment here if you want to be emailed updates. 🙂 Hoping to see you there! -Sarah Continue reading
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My Elf Challenge
What if the elves on the shelves were watching the behavior of the parents instead? What would your elf want you to change? That’s my challenge to myself for the next two weeks. To act as though a little elf… Continue reading
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The Fight
Upset. Two inches tall. I’ve got words for this situation that I learned in seeing my parents talk to each other, and in reading books and watching movies. In seeing other people fight. But I don’t want to fight. I… Continue reading
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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
Nurshable 