Category: parenting

Impostor-Mom

I wonder if I am the only mom who gets this feeling. I suspect not. It was during the early discussions of impostor syndrome i

Of Clones and Colonies

As #hpj101 comes to an end, Sean Michael Morris reminds us that Hybrid Pedagogy isn’t looking for clones in their new ed

Don’t Vitaminize, You Heightists!

“I’m big and you’re small” (so says my kid’s friend from daycare to her yday when they meet at a

Disturbing & Heartwarming Nursery Rhymes: Racism & Disability

I get to watch and listen to a lot of nursery rhymes all over YouTube with my daughter. As an educator and critical pedagogue,

The Ends and the Means of Parenting

Is it just me, or do all parents philosophize about what they’re doing as they raise their kids? In the midst of all the

The Choice to Change

When my daughter refuses to get dressed, I always entertain the notion that she might not like what ai want her to wear. Often

On Defiance

I read one of those meme-like things on facebook recently. Something along the lines of, “I want my kids to be independe

Letter to my Daughter

There are things that will make you happy That I just won’t understand There are times you’ll need my support That

Which Kind of Change is Most Human?

I’ve been thinking… Which of these is the most human or most humanizing way of being, and thinking about change: G

All Apologies

Kids are so good at making us realize how utterly clueless we are about parenting and also how completely hypocritical our soc