I'm a classically trained singer. Before becoming a mother, I worked a number of various part-time, "day jobs" while also teaching out of my home and singing professionally in a few choruses and at a church.
I'm a classically trained singer. Before becoming a mother, I worked a number of various part-time, "day jobs" while also teaching out of my home and singing professionally in a few choruses and at a church. |
"In this way, we begin to instill important life lessons. We have established a principle of self-discipline. |
"I am an unapologetic advocate of attachment parenting. |
Children must go through almost a million phases, particularly in the early years. Sometimes I could barely get used to my baby's latest pattern before he had moved on to a different one! |
Is your smartphone a cuckoo in your nest? Mother and teacher, Kim Allsup explores the possibility that smartphones are hijacking our instinctive attachment systems. |
For the month of September we will be reading... read more |
With the return of the school many of us are wondering how can we stay balanced ourselves while at the same time honoring our child's needs. |
It was Tuesday morning, years ago. And like many other mornigns, I awoke and started into my day. Awaiting me was housework to be completed, emails to be answered, errands to be accomplished and deadlines to be met. |
I thought I kept my car clean and tidy...until my husband walked in the door, waved a diaper in the air and said, "Hey, look what I found in the trunk!" It was quite a surprise -- with our kids being 10 and 7 years old, the diaper era is long... read more |
Before my son arrived, I didn’t really understand or even think about what becoming a mother would mean. |