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Some People May Hurt You

By On April 4, 2024 · Leave a Comment

Parenting for emotional intelligence and psychological safety

When I picked my 10 year old up from Spring Break day camp last week, he told me another boy had purposefully kicked his leg, which was a more severe safety issue given that they were on an ice rink, with ice hockey skates on at the time. […]

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Tales of a Working Parent in 2020: The 3 Spheres of Attention

By On September 15, 2020 · 1 Comment

I used to be able to separate my work life from my family life pretty easily–divided by a commute and hours of the day. And my care for global issues (the environment, social justice, societal issues) were always with me, but I could generally compartmentalize them during my work day. Now, all of these three […]

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Keep Your Labels To Yourself, Thanks

By On September 20, 2016 · 1 Comment

I found myself snapping at a cashier the other day. She was trying, like well-intentioned strangers do, to engage with my three year old. Which is great. But it ends up coming all wrapped up in expectation, and judgement, like so many of our adult interactions. So my telling of this story and reflections on […]

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Empowering Children to Care for their World

By On March 22, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Our role as parents is to take care of our children. And their role is to be taken care of. Simple, right? But never easy. And that’s only the beginning.

Being a mom has shown me a depth of care and compassion that I’ve never know before. And I’m so grateful to be in touch […]

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