Modelling Violence to Kids

There is a practice adults do in Egypt (dunno how prevalent it is) that drives me nuts. I might be a little overanalytical tho

Burden of Protection: beyond parenting

It’s fairly simple really. We as parents are responsible for the safety of our children. We often have to delegate this

Between Faith and Frustration

Faith means… I don’t need to touch it To know it’s real Faith means… Believing in my dreams That they

On Weaning and Learning and Independence

Today’s roughly the anniversary of the day I weaned my child. I say roughly because I weaned her the night before Thanks

#NoMomLeftBehind

Becoming a mom is one of the most wonderful things that have ever happened to me, and I had a long and exhausting path to it,

On Gendered Gamed & Toys

My daughter daily defeats gender stereotypes in her own little ways. Like today, she had her lego mermaid figurine sit inside

Blogging Aloud to My Daughter

I tried something interesting today. My daughter (who is 3) was being stubborn about bedtime, but my head was filling up with

When you look at her

I look at you When you look at her And the world fades away Love, Tenderness Longing, belonging That look in your eye Your hea

The Beauty of Beginnings

I’ve had this thought running through my head recently that there is a unique beauty to things when they’re just b

On Defiance – in parenting and education

a friend shared this post today, and I was particularly interested in this part: “an increasingly authoritarian American