Passably Parenting
Also posted on Richmondmom.com This week I received an email from the PTA regarding Henrico County proposed budget changes and one of the items is an across the board reduction in pay for the bus drivers. As I reviewed the email and the information regarding the Pupil Transportation Program Evaluation and the Transportation Efficiency Recommendations [...]
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This week Seattle Mama Doc posted about Carpooling Reduces Booster Seat Use. I don’t put 100% stock in car seat data because we know so many are improperly installed/used and efficacy is based on proper use. But, it did get me thinking a bit more about carpooling and parenting. I don’t ask folks about their [...]
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Part of my parenting style has been co-sleeping. It was not a plan I had just what felt right. When B was 4mos Mike wanted to put him in the crib so Mike could get some sleep. I burst into tears and it lasted about 20 minutes. Around 10 months I’m pretty sure B told [...]
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Recently on FB there was a link to Where Child-Rearing PhilosophiesReally Come Frombeing shared and enjoyed by many parents. My comment was simple, “My philosophy is get through the day.” I can’t take anything more complicated than that because getting through the day is hard enough. Think about it – the basics are waking them [...]
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One of the hottest parenting topics and my biggest parenting challenges I have faced as a parent is food. Friends and family with food allergies, kids that barely show up on the growth chart, eating local, organic or should we be vegan… The whole thing overwhelms me. Specific eaters who are sensitive to texture and [...]
I would like to blog more but I struggle with what I feel is pressure to either love or hate parenting. I love my kids and I’m pretty sure that anyone that has ever met us would say we love each other. But parenting is HARD! Just like my kids don’t like me everyday I [...]
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Yesterday my son told me that he wanted to get along with the kids at school. B teared up and said, “I want to be liked not just the kid with the most AR points or best at math.” I gave him a hug a reminded him of all the people who love and enjoy [...]
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I feel bad that my day on The Parent du Jour has come and I have not blogged in awhile. I know I’m not the most prolific blogger but still… Many of my friends on FB know that part of it has been the back-to-back chaos of the last few weeks. Mike’s travel was at [...]
Recently I have been pretty open and honest on my FB and Twitter posts. The past few weeks have been hard and my kids are feeling the stress. And they are part of the stress. I’ve posted statuses and images about their behaviour. And it does not paint my kids behaviour or my parenting skills [...]
