In front of the wood-burning stove, well into winter, we began our typical summer vacation daydreaming. We settled at last on a cross-country road trip from New York to Oklahoma, USA, to see family. Thus began our planning of a long car trip.
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Suddenly my child, who'd embraced her surroundings with the wonder we all aspire to, had somehow become jaded. For her world had categories. And these categories not only elevated some things, but they also made others worse. |
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Here is an opportunity for AP parents to anonymously share how they practice Attachment Parenting in their home, specifically regarding cosleeping. |
For many people, "creativity" is a term synonymous with artistic expression. |
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Today, I want to share with you a beautiful, mindful way to ring in the New Year as a family. It is a way to check in and connect with your loved ones and mindfully, playfully, agree on some core values. |
It’s strange to look back on it all now, as it seems obvious we would be here now, but you could never have told that to the old me back when my 15 year old was born. You see, he taught us how to attachment-parent him. |
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We spend our lives wanting and needing to be heard and understood. From the moment we first lay eyes upon our mother's face, we feel we belong. We feel safe. We are home. |
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I don't know about you, but every year as the winter holidays begin to creep closer, I start to have a moment of panic. Well, maybe it is not so much panic as much as dissociation about how many gifts to purchase and what it all really means. |
This post was originally published on October 6, 2008, but it's a great reminder that one way to connect with our children is to let them into our grownup world. |
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