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Learning About Strangers – Educating Our Children Without Scaring Them
What provoked this “talking to strangers” conversation with my children? It was months ago when a high risk pedophile moved about a mile from our family. The man charged had kidnapped a child and harmed him. As a community we were scared and upset. We started petitions to help tighten Vermont laws that allowed these…
Parenting Prep: Trust Yourself
Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do. – Doctor Spock Throughout the course of pregnancy into motherhood, people (with the best intentions) are going to project their views and ways onto you.
Learning From Tragedy: The Leiby Kletzky Abduction & Murder
When tragedy happens we need to learn from it. There is only one person to blame for the senseless death of Leiby Kletzky, an innocent 8-year-old boy, – the predator monster that stole his precious life.As I spent the day angry, outraged at the madness of it all, my heart breaking for his family and community I still cant help but know – this was an avoidable tragedy, little Leiby didnt not have to die at the hands of an utterly deranged killer.
Learning to give up some control when a new man comes into your life
It is easy to think that as a single mom you need to do everything. It is easy to think that, becausemost of the timeyou DO do everything. As time goes by, doing everything doesn’t seem as overwhelming as it first did. Daunting, yes, but not nearly so all-consuming.
Learning to Let My Son Roam Free
There has been a lot of talk in the past few years about Free Range Parenting vs. Helicopter Parenting. Ive never denied that I am a bit of a hoverer, of the helicopter variety. Last week I thought a lot about giving up some control, and it was time to start walking the walk.