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How to Be a Better Parent: I’m Trying My Best!
I’m conscious of how the blogosphere is increasing Modern Parenting Anxiety and turning parenting into a project. Therefore, I don’t mean to contribute to those negative things, you all. But I am constantly grappling with how to be a better parent. And this is the space where I share all my feelings and thoughts. So here we are.
Last week was a week of extremes in our household. Henry had his two worst nights in a long time—back to back. And then he had his two best nights, also back to back.
The difference?
Me.
What Henry Needs from Me
I’m learning what Henry needs from me. He needs me … Read More
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Modern Parenting Meditation: What I’m Trying
I read a lot about the increasing rates of anxiety in children and how parents are trying too hard to shape their children. It’s so easy for me to fall into these traps because of my own need to control, my tendency to look at life as one big project, and the insecurity I feel about my children being a reflection of me. I’ve been turning around the idea of a modern parenting meditation in my head for a while.
Matt has been getting really into meditation lately. He listens to all sorts of audiobooks about it. He was explaining that one of the lectures he listened to talked … Read More