Podcast: Rethinking kid discipline with Katherine Reynolds Lewis
Discipline is many people's least favorite part of parenting. Along with being the least favorite part, it's possibly the least examined. When a child misbehaves, …Read More
Category Archives: Planning
How to travel light – with kids
Many years ago, when I was pregnant with my eldest, my husband and I took a trip to the Caribbean, where we met another couple …Read More
Friday miscellany: When you don’t stick to the plan
It is a rainy March day. The ground is completely sodden; I see puddles of mud in my backyard. I am telling myself that in …Read More
Planning fatigue: It’s a thing
I will be honest: I am not loving February. The kids have been trading around a stomach bug. I have been feeling queasy for the …Read More
A slow start to Monday…
We woke this morning to find out that the schools were delayed two hours. Ostensibly the reason is ice. I also got a call about …Read More
Fly, Eagles, fly… (weekend report)
I started writing this post while sitting at our local karate studio on Saturday as two of my kids took classes. I had a book …Read More
Podcast: All things planners!
Today's episode of Best of Both Worlds covers the topic of planners. Sarah and I both love to plan, but she has a far more …Read More
Another one of those December weekends
It is 9:30 on Sunday night, and one kid is still doing his homework. Not because he had a lot, but because he forgot about …Read More
Weekend: Bach, raingutter regatta, snow
We got our first snowstorm of the season this weekend. As snowstorms go, this one was pretty good. It hit on a Saturday, so there …Read More
A tale of two weekends
This weekend had its ups and downs. On the positive side, we did some fun holiday stuff, such as reading book selections from the literary …Read More
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