From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Works for Me Wednesday: To Shampoo or Not to Shampoo

March 31, 2010

No Shampooing? Works for me!

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How to Get Started With EC

March 30, 2010

Curious about EC but don’t know how to get started or what the benefits are? Here’s a brief overview of what EC is all about and how to practice it with your baby or toddler.

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Flying With Children: How to Make Air Travel With Kids Easier

March 29, 2010

A collection of tips to help you travel by plane with children from newborn to school-age, with minimal stress and maximum enjoyment.

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All Parents Need Support

March 25, 2010

Parenting support comes from lots of different places, but you notice it most when it’s absent.

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Choosing a School for Your Child

March 24, 2010

Public, Private, Alternative and Home Schooling choices all have their own unique benefits and challenges, but one might fit your child and family better than the rest.

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Wordless Wednesday: Introducing Claire

March 24, 2010

Introducing baby Claire, the gingerbread baby.

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Banish That Mommy Guilt!

March 23, 2010

Mommy guilt can arise from unrealistic expectations that we must be supermom or superdad, but everyone is human. Nurture yourself and your kids, and let the guilt go.

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Parenting by Trial and Error

March 21, 2010

Sometimes I feel like learning how to parent well is like learning how to swim, ride a bike or drive a car.  You can read everything you can get your hands on about the topic, you can understand the process logically, you can have a firm grasp of the concepts involved, but there is no [...]

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Financial Help for Single Parents: Finding Subsidized Housing, Child Care and Scholarships

March 17, 2010

Making ends meet as a single parent can be hard, but knowing where to look for financial help makes a big difference.

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Unhealthy Sleep Habits or a Temporary Infant Sleep Disruption?

March 15, 2010

Your baby is waking up at night – is it because she has unhealthy sleep associations or is it a sleep disruption like teething or reaching a developmental milestone?

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Five Ideas For TV-Free Family Fun

March 14, 2010

Want to spend more time away from the television and together as a family? Here are five fun ideas for family activities that don’t involve the television.

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Review of Mommy Wars: A Collection of Essays on the Conflict Between Mothering and Career

March 12, 2010

Why do working moms often look down on stay at home moms, and vice versa? Mommy Wars examines this conflict between mothers and how women make the choice to work or stay home.

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On Parenting Vortices and Maintaining Your Identity

March 9, 2010

One of the most common questions I get from people when I tell them about The Parent Vortex is, “do you mean ‘The Parent Hole’?”  And yes, I suppose “vortex” could be interpreted as “hole”, but the word vortex has a more subtle meaning than that, and the swirling whirliness of the word was the [...]

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