Flower Power
I wanted to surprise a mother figure for her birthday but my child ended up surprising me with her secret talent.
July 13, 2019
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Weaning. Toddler vs Baby
Weaning is what’s been on my mind for a little over six months and I Research. Like. A lot. Here’s an article I found particularly helpful and surprisingly eye opening on many counts.
I don’t have to quit being a gentle parent to wean.
July 2, 2019
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Heart Bursting at Coherence: How to deal with your Baby Growing Way too Fast
This tiny little hand is not holding on to me for support or love as it may seem. It is holding on to me coupled with glaring eyes and a resolve to crack mountains. Actually explaining exactly what she needs in way more detail than she ever would before. Bittersweet is certainly the understatement of the century here.
July 1, 2019
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How to Love with Boundaries: Toddler Edition
Teaching a child how to love is easy. They are so good at it they can perhaps teach us something about unconditional love. What’s a tricky one is how to rein that in and not feed into your child growing up an entitled brat who thinks love is their right. Because let’s be honest, don’t we already have enough of those around?
Janet Lansbury explains how to lovingly nip this in the bud when it is still just a lovable thing they do.
June 30, 2019
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Smudged Cake is Real
Having a little human follow you around can get tiring. What really hits the tiring game out of the park is when we try too hard.
Too hard to be perfect. Too hard to do it right. Too hard to “be the best role model”.
A cheat sheet for non manic parenting.
June 10, 2019
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Curly Girl
Curly hair deserve some extra love. I’ve been wanting to do this for a very long time. Finally, we took the leap.
May 2, 2019
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Tantrums-ville
Look closely. While my child screams and runs off in anger that would shame animal rights supporters marching at Knightsbridge with bloodied fur around their necks, you will find another human offspring rolling on the floor in the distance. Almost looked for her mum to suggest swapsies!
April 14, 2019
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True Blooming
I wrote this somewhere in February then forgot it in the drafts. That in itself is a lesson to be learnt. Never put kindness on the back burner. It is the only thing worthwhile you can teach your child. Help them grow a beautiful heart.
March 12, 2019
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Reading is BACK!
Reading with a baby, especially if you can’t quite hand your child off to anyone, gets more difficult as the offspring grows and develops a love for ripping paper. It’s a constant battle between do I love my child or do I love my books and it can go either way if you’re me. I steered clear from making that choice for a while until this past month when there was truce on the battlefield.
February 25, 2019
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Baby’s Day Out. Parking it.
Park is usually a constant in a child’s life. Except when you are born to hermits who love their nooks and books. Then it’s an expedition. My poor, forever Vitamin D deprived kid has a go at the Park Baby life and goes a little nutsy, making (non) snow angels in clumps of weeds and grass amongst other fun stuff.
February 10, 2019
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