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Category Archives: Parentisms
Parentisms: Time [isn't] In A Bottle
Reblogged from "A Beautiful Place of the World": “Parentisms” is a little series offering tiny mantras and quick thoughts on the nature of parenting. My hope is that these little perspective framers will be a boon for parents of all … Continue reading →
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Parentisms: Reading You Loud and Clear
“Come in — come in — this is the infant brain — all systems are go and we are reading you loud and clear — copy?” The human brain is a wonder of the cosmos. It regularly performs feats which … Continue reading →
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Parentisms: The Master Programmers
Ever thought about all the stuff you are teaching your children about life, themselves, and the world every single day? Well this is just a little reminder for us all that we parents play a central role in creating the … Continue reading →
Parentisms: Children are not Football Teams
Goal obsession, competition, performance pressure, roaring praise, penalties, and time-outs… No, these aren’t the key words for a Google search on professional football. These are methods commonly espoused by “parenting experts” for raising our children. In Western society, at least, we … Continue reading →
Parentisms: Play is for Parents Too!
Today’s post is just a simple reminder. Play is good for our kids developmentally, cognitively, physically, and emotionally. It helps them grow, and assists them in experimenting with and discovering the nature of reality. It is actually more of a … Continue reading →
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Tagged attachment parenting, attahment parenting is good for babies brains, building connection with children, children, cro-magnon education™, cro-magnon parenting™, development, exploration, family, kid world, natural parenting, parent-child bonding, parent-child relations, parenting, play, play is learning, simple pleasures, unschooling
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Parentisms: Time [isn't] In A Bottle
“Parentisms” is a little series offering tiny mantras and quick thoughts on the nature of parenting. My hope is that these little perspective framers will be a boon for parents of all sorts, regardless of your particular philosophy or approach. … Continue reading →
Parentisms: Monkeying Around but Meaning Business
This is part of the little series I’m doing, offering tiny mantras and quick thoughts on the nature of parenting. My hope is that these little perspective framers will be a boon for parents of all sorts, regardless of your … Continue reading →
Parentisms: The Family Farmer
This is a little series I’ll be doing throughout the year, offering tiny mantras and quick thoughts on the nature of parenting. My hope is that these little perspective framers will be a boon for parents of all sorts, regardless … Continue reading →
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Tagged "as you sew shall you reap", children, family, life, parenthood, parenting
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