I recently got this very exciting e-mail from Gayle, a Heligirl reader with a tween daughter. I was so thrilled by Gayle’s discovery and how incredibly positive her experience was that I asked her if I could share it here. In a nutshell, Gayle put natural consequences to work and instilled a sense of responsibility […]
October 2010
Shortly before Sweetness was born, we joined a group called Program for Early Parent Support (PEPS) at the recommendation of my close high school friend. This amazing group matches up couples with children born around the same time into groups of 10-12 couples, typically. We’d meet with a facilitator (a volunteer who went through the […]
Mom’s wedding went really well last Saturday. I got there on time with all the items we needed for the kids to wear, I remembered my own clothes, and I even remembered my line, for the most part. We’d arranged to have our nanny join us and I’m so glad we did. She was amazing […]
For parents of young kids learning to exert their independence, power struggles can pop up a hundred times an hour. Every parent can tell a story of the morning that took a century when every last thing their little one was supposed to do (and had done a million times before) suddenly became a power […]
Today’s the big day. My mom is getting married after almost 30 years of bitter loneliness. We (my brother and I, among others I’m sure), were getting worried we’d not see the day. But, alas, here it is. Mom has been unhappy for a long time and the transformation she undertook when she met this […]
Whether we’re in the home all day or balancing parenting with a job outside of the home, one thing is certain – we have very full plates. Having kids around can turn what would have been a short chore list before kids into a multi-day project. Just getting the bare necessities done each day can […]
