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When YOUNG LADY was having a hard time separating from me at preschool drop off, her teachers would try (hopelessly) to distract her.  As she screamed “Mommy! Don’t GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!”, three rattled, twenty-something Masters of Early Childhood Ed candidates would attempt to steal my little girl’s focus with books, toys, activities and even a netted cage [...]

Mornings are a bit nutty around here. HUSBAND leaves early for work (lucky!) and it’s my job to get YOUNG LADY and LITTLE GUY off and running.  I am charged with the seemingly simple task of getting two fairly cooperative children fed, dressed, and down to YOUNG LADY’s school for morning drop-off no later than [...]

Ah, the magic S word…..SLEEP!  Parents dream about it.  Kids don’t appreciate it. Nobody gets enough of it.  Especially in my house.
I’ve always tried to be laid back about the S word. My father was an insomniac, and I have spent much of my adult life having trouble falling asleep. I really didn’t want to [...]

Oh Dear, it’s starting.  My YOUNG LADY is only seven, but already she is paying mind to what’s cool, how she looks and how others see her.  After three straight years of refusing any outfit that did not include a skirt, YOUNG LADY has now pronounced all skirts and dresses “Baby Clothes” and has resigned [...]

I wish someone had told me back when YOUNG LADY was starting solids: Turn off the TV when you eat.  It was during that blur of a first year when the drone of the TV provided the backdrop to my long, home-bound days, and I hardly realized what I was doing when I parked YOUNG [...]