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How White Privilege Works: A Critique of Time Magazine
Image courtesy of Time Magazine I read Time Magazine article: “I Raised Two CEOs and a Doctor. These Are My Secrets to Parenting Successful Children.” because I love parenting articles. I appreciated the author’s emphasis on the concepts of trust, respect, independence, collaboration, and kindness. Some of the anecdotes remind me of what I try to do in our Montessori home. However, I have not been able to stop thinking about how the author made no mention of the role that white privilege plays in our lives.
Summary of the Article
The author explains that her parenting led to the success of her grown-up daughters. One is … Read More
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Purposeful Parenthood: What I’m Working on Right Now
Matt just returned from a weeklong trip to the Pacific Northwest (in exchange for the month I got to spend in Melbourne at a Montessori training). I sure do struggle to be a successful parent when I’m on my own! On top of the solo parenting difficulty, it was a particularly busy week at work. My patience for my children was virtually zero. The whole situation crescendoed into curling up in a ball—crying—on my bed on Saturday night, scrolling through Facebook. I felt like such a failure as a parent. Then I came across an ad that gave me direction for my most recent quest toward purposeful parenthood.
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Gardening with Kids: A Montessori Home
One of the very first blog posts I ever wrote (back in 2007) was about gardening. It’s been quite a journey over the years! Matt and I built awesome raised beds when we lived in Colorado. However, we ultimately failed to grow very much at all. When we settled in Houston, our house had too much shade for gardening. We then lived in a rental house in Austin and didn’t want to start anything. Finally, we settled into our current home. I fretted about whether or not to put raised beds in the front yard. I’m so glad I did! Gardening with kids is now a regular … Read More