A Meta-Approach to Parenting
Hello lovely readers, whoever you may be!I have finally - after much consideration and internal debate - gotten this blog up and running. I've chosen to call it "Meta-Parent" after the term...
View ArticleAre Parents Built for Guilt?
"So full of artless jealousy is guilt,It spills itself in fearing to be spilt."~ William Shakespeare (Hamlet)In a few short months, my son will turn one year old. Watching him grow, getting stronger...
View ArticleThe Over-Achieving Parent
Recently, I heard a story from a friend about an over-achieving "soccer mom." When it was this mom's turn to make snacks for her kindergarten-aged daughter's soccer team, she adorned each snack with a...
View ArticleMyringotomy and Other Big, Fancy Words
It's 2 a.m. and I am in bed, awake. I have been tossing and turning in a cold sweat for what feels like an eternity, waking up every thirty minutes, at best. In only a few hours, I'll be getting up to...
View ArticleAm I One of THOSE Parents?
A couple of months ago I saw this hilarious skit on Saturday Night Live that both entertained me and, admittedly - as someone who partakes in many parenting approaches that would be considered...
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Keeping up with Mama Jones
"Even the most perfect looking family can have some serious junk going on behind closed doors. No one is immune to family issues because doing "family" is just plain hard." ~ Hal RunkelThe Brady...
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How to be Non-Compliant Without Really Trying
CNN Health recently ran an article titled, "Are You Giving Your Doctor a Headache?"www.badheadache.orgHow's that for a distressing lead-in?The article refers to the "Patient Who Knows Too Much," a...
View ArticleThe Meta-Report - 8.3.11
I'm very excited to introduce a new feature of my site - the Meta-Report. These periodical reports will include summaries and commentary on what I'm currently reading (online and offline), as well as...
View ArticleI Can See for Miles and Miles and Miles(tones)
This week, my baby took his first steps. At nearly 14 months old with no real signs of walking, I’ll be honest – we were beginning to wonder. I wasn't worried about any developmental delays, as I knew...
View ArticleBaby Dolls, Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
Little Man recently made it abundantly clear to me that he would like a baby doll. Yes, a baby doll. Allow me to explain.During our "swim tots" class a couple of weeks ago, the instructor was using a...
View ArticleThe Meta-Report - 8.19.11
This week in Meta-Report: Kids Count; Birthing from the Den; Much Ado about Nursing Read more »
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Bringing Healthy Habits to the Table
Is your child a picky eater? According to some professionals, picky eating - among children and adults alike - is becoming cause for concern in our culture, one symptom of the greater problem of...
View ArticleThe Meta-Report - 9.9.11
Before our entire household got sick last week, I was following a number of hot topics in the news and blogosphere. Here’s an overdue (but still relevant, I promise!) Meta-Report for your enjoyment.In...
View ArticlePlayful Discipline: A Gentle (and Joyful) Approach to Teaching Our Children
This post was originally intended as a submission for the "Parenting Through Play" Blog Carnival over at the blog Code Name: Mama, but my over-ambitious writing style met with one big, puke-covered...
View ArticleThe Meta-Report - 9.23.11
In this Family Planning-Themed edition of the Meta-Report: Family Timing among Gen Xers; Pills Gone Wild; andThe Adventures of Fertile Myrtle and the Family Planning...Beads? Read more »
View ArticleFear and Pain: A Cultural Picture of Childbirth...and What We Can Do to...
What if I told you that I gave birth to my child without anesthesia or medication of any kind, without any medical interventions to speak of...and the result was a childbirth experience that was...
View ArticlePart 2 - Fear and Pain: A Cultural Picture of Childbirth...and What We Can Do...
As discussed in Part 1 of this post, the experience of childbirth - and particularly the experience of childbirth as inherently painful - is strongly influenced by cultural perceptions and norms. In...
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The Politics of Choice: Autonomy and Ways of Knowing in Pregnancy and Childbirth
I recently read a really wonderful articlethat asked some thought-provoking questions about medically managed pregnancy and childbirth. Namely, can informed consent in truly exist in an environment...
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Meditations on Traumatic Birth, Postpartum Depression, and PTSD
I had a traumatic birth experience with my son – a label that I’m only just recently becoming comfortable with using. I didn’t experience the full effects that his birth had on my psyche until months...
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