This is a post I wrote for P.U.S.H. blog but thought that some of my readers here might appreciate it also ~ happy babywearing! As a woman, wife, mother and doula I do my best to navigate life using one powerful tool – common sense. So when I heard about the Infantino Sling recall – [...]
Archive for the ‘parenting’ category
Dec 07 2009
Santa
Growing up my dad would always say “I believe in Santa” which really bothered me. If he would have said I believe in the spirit of Santa or the Christmas Spirit is Santa I would have been less annoyed – but as a kid who felt like I was in a special ‘I know there [...]
Jul 31 2009
informed vs. educated
The difference between being informed versus being educated has been on my mind quite a bit recently. Due to my required reading list for my doula/mentor certification I have realized that many of my experiences as a mother, many based on my instinctual choices, have really just been lucky. Where I once thought of myself [...]
Jul 26 2009
toys, toys and more toys…
I think we are like most families, we have toys. Educational toys, brand name toys, toys we got as gifts, toys that are missing pieces, toys that are played with everyday and toys that find new life every few months…toys. Well, in our house toys are a problem. It seems that as parents we were [...]
Jul 16 2009
accepting
For more than a week I have been in a funk. Distracted, not focused, questioning and something I have done so well for so long, not accepting. I am not a huge fan of the “I’m a bad mommy” trend. Sure the accounts are cute and most times funny but it sounds to me like [...]
Jun 19 2009
holistic sleep training
I woke up the other morning @ 5am. No, I DO NOT consider this time of day morning – I consider anytime after 6am morning, so in my books it was still night and I should have been sleeping. So,” what, why, who, where, when” was I up? Of course it was because of “who”…namely [...]
May 27 2009
no pain no gain
My labor experiences remind me that uncomfortable situations or pain is often temporary. If we could see it as a time to learn more about ourselves, what we need physically, mentally and emotionally, we would likely uncover great revelations about our greatness.
May 21 2009
parenting in color
The last two or so weeks have been ones of intense soul searching. I wrote a week ago or so about not fitting in and feeling like a failure. I don’t always feel like a failure – I was struggling to find peace with the choices I have made for my life and the life [...]
