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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.

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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.

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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.