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25 Jan 21 – Don’t Teach How
A teacher friend opened up her current events assignment from its previous scope after some family pushback. Current events being what they are, some families sniffed an agenda where there was none....
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26 Jan 21 – Ugh…feelings
I’m working really hard here. It turns out, when parenting, your children pay particular attention to your non-verbal communication signals and then, get this, respond based on what they interpret...
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27 Jan 21 – Tonight was jam-packed
I made this for dinner tonight. It was delicious. The 9yo did not think it was delicious. He also did not have the tools or capacity tonight to say it in a way that was kind. So, it was “gross,”...
View Article28 Jan 21 – Ten (living) people I will likely never meet, and very much would...
10. Dan Levy 9. Brandi Carlile 8 & 7. The Avett Brothers 6. Robert Fulghum 5. Vice President Harris 4. Rainbow Rowell 3. The Most Rev. Michael Curry 2. Sen. Tammy Duckworth 1. George Takei Who are...
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29 Jan 21 – She ran up a wall
Starting a good many months back, I signed the kids up for Ninja classes through a local gym called Warrior Playground. It’s an obstacle course gym in the vein of American Ninja Warrior or my favorite...
View Article30 Jan 21 – Trauma
I’m worried my kids will have teachers who haven’t done or refuse to do the work of becoming trauma-informed in their practice. I’m worried the actions that come from survival instincts of flight,...
View Article18 May 21 – The Dentist
This afternoon, we were supposed to go to the dentist. Again. We were at the orthodontist Friday for my daughter. She had the choice of getting her braces off Friday or keeping them on for a few...
View ArticlePlay Dates
I’m writing this from the basement. Upstairs are 5 children under the age of 12. Two of them are mine. We’ve been having a pretty quiet Sunday morning. I even got coffee on the couch. We started...
View ArticleThe Wind Storm
About two and a half years ago, my kids were – for their second time – visiting what would become our house . It was a week-long visit. I knew I hoped I’d be their forever home, but they thought they...
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What I’d Share About Trauma
A colleague of mine is set to lead some professional learning for childcare workers. Her topic is trauma-informed care, and she reached out to see what I’d make sure to include if I were talking to...
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