I was abused as a child so parenting was extra challenging. Despite years of therapy, I still had difficult thoughts during stressful moments. I needed help. Here’s what I did.… Continue Reading
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Ask the Practice Parent: Breaking Up With a Best Friend
Dear Practice Parent, I started a new school in a new district last year as a freshman. I met my best school friend on my first day of school. She’s very nice, funny, and interesting. The problem is that she doesn’t want me to have any other friends. Last year we pretty much only hung… Continue Reading
The Allowance/Chore Plan that is Actually Working for Us or How I Get My Kids to Actually Pick Up Their Own Stuff
Kids are slobs. It’s not their fault—at first! Once they’re older, though, there is no excuse. How do I know? There is not one single page in all the volumes of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books where Ma complains about stepping on yet another Lego in the living room or finding teeny tiny bits of paper… Continue Reading
Does Homeschooling Equal Privilege?
A friend, Danika Dinsmore (a writer whose Juvenile fiction books are among my daughter’s favorites—so head on over and check this one and this one out), recently wrote a blog post that ventured outside of her typical fare. She discusses education and how homeschooling and other forms of alternative education come with the caveat of… Continue Reading
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