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• Answering Hard Questions

  Recently, our nearly six year old has been asking some real gems about the world. I have entertained several queries about God, her body, my body, the bodies of others, people’s intentions, what happens when people die, and even questions about disasters and murder. This is not something you generally prepare for when expecting a child or when raising a …  MORE

• Sibling Revelry: Growing Up Together

  Amy W. reflects on the friendship her children have and shares that she looks forward to watching it continue to grow.  MORE

• Less Is More

  Sometimes our expressions of love for our children might not be what they seem. With all my hugs and kisses, of course I was expressing my love for my son, but he wasn’t experiencing my love as love, but rather as an encroachment to be endured. The message I thought I was communicating was not the message that was being perceived.  MORE

• Signs of Hearing Loss in Very Young Children

  When my oldest child, Sofi, was a toddler, she had some strange little behaviors. There were many little things that gave me concerns, but when I would bring them up with friends or doctors, they were always shrugged off. “It’s just the age,” I was told, over and over again. “Two year olds aren’t supposed to cooperate!” friends reassured me. But, I couldn’t shake the thought that this wasn’t on the spectrum of normal. Yet, Sofi had passed her newborn hearing screen. At 3 years old, she passed another, similar test. At 4.5 years old, she got a hearing aid, and her life was greatly changed.  MORE

• Wordless Wednesday: Repurposing

  This week we asked you to share repurposing with us. Read more about Ecological Responsibility on our resource page. Link up!  MORE

• 8 Great Earth Day Activities for Families

  Celebrating Earth Day with children is a great way to help them learn about our beautiful planet, and our responsibility to care for it. There are so many ways that we can contribute to the Earth’s care every day, through things like recycling, composting, and reducing our consumption. But on Earth Day, it can be fun to find a special activity to do together to commemorate the day.  MORE

• Sometimes, gentle is not the whole answer – and it’s okay.

  Lessons on accepting and providing the loving guidance your unique child needs can be hard to swallow at times – especially when, as I have, you experience a severe awakening that a large portion of your parenting style needs to change in order for your trusting relationship with your child to really blossom.  MORE

• I Did Not Birth a Syndrome

  As Spencer was born, placed on my belly, and then taken across the room to be checked over, my husband and I were both watching and checking for obvious Down syndrome markers. We knew there would be some and we were fine with that. We just hoped they wouldn’t be overly obvious.  MORE

• Saying Goodbye to Babywearing

  Laura of WaldenMommy:Life Behind the Red Front Door writes about passing her Ergo on to a new mother and the emotions this brings.  MORE

• Tolerating Timidity

  With that first baby, 7 years ago, I worried. I worried that she would be timid her entire life. I worried that she would always be anxious. I worried that she would have a hard time making attachments to other people. I worried that she wasn’t like those other, happy babies.  MORE

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