Have a parenting question? Ask me via e-mail or Quora. Q. Am I being selfish wanting my husband home every day after work and on the weekends after giving birth 4 weeks ago? A. Absolutely not. Try to explain. “I really, really need you here. When you’re supposed to be home at 5, I am […]
When your anchors are missing, you feel it. Your ship floats this way and that. There’s a heightened level of turbulence — whining, clinging, hitting — all the signs that kids feel overwhelmed. You get this feeling that your days need more structure. If you’re getting that feeling, too, this post is for you. There are a couple ways to think of […]
Occasionally I speak in summits like this one, and the conversation is lively. Dr. Laura Markham talked about giving ourselves permission to be less productive. Lori Petro talked about healing ourselves if we didn’t grow up with good role models for communication. I talked about letting our kids do things for themselves — and asking […]