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    Purposeful Nurseries

    Finn’s room showcased by his mom, Meg of Sew Liberated fame

    I’m definitely not going to be one of those people who focuses more on the “stuff” of having a baby as opposed to the deeper emotional implications and psychological changes that come from having a baby. It’s so easy to get wrapped up in the consumer side of life changes (hello, Wedding Industrial Complex!).

    But at the same time, there is an intersection between one’s parenting philosophy and the way one chooses to set up a baby nursery. In the Montessori philosophy, for example, the physical environment is an absolutely crucial component. The “prepared environment” embodies all the important

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    A Family-Unfriendly Nation

    Autumn shared an awesome article with me on Facebook: an interview with Sharon Lerner, the author of The War on Moms, a book about the difficulties women face as they try to raise children in a country that is unfriendly toward families.

    A lot of the ideas seem to echo Naomi Wolf’s in Misconceptions: Truths, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood.

    It’s overwhelming, really, trying to think about how to make the transition into motherhood a smoother one. It seems like it’s going to be difficult on so many fronts. First, it’s simply going to be exhausting. The constant feedings, the diaper changes, the

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    Free Resources for Montessori Infant Education

    I stumbled upon an awesome resource for free information about raising infants in the Montessori way. The company is ultimately trying to sell their products, so the information is riddled with side advertisements, but the information is helpful nonetheless.

    Here’s a snippet of what I learned:

    “We know very little about what a baby really experiences during those nine months in the womb, what he senses, feels, intuits, thinks about, and understands. But we do know that he responds to voices and to sounds and to music. So we offer the best by every day spending some quiet time talking to him, singing, and playing beautiful music.”

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