Tag: Parenting
Cry Me a River
It was winter out. Icy, frigid, gray.
I found myself sitting in the Skinny Pancake at Burlington Airport, waiting for my outbound flight to Newark,...
How I Became a Mother: Letting Go & Letting In
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Vermont Midwives Association to bring you our latest series titled “How I Became a Mother” in honor of...
Breathe in / Breathe Out
So I've started doing this crazy thing. When life gets overwhelming and I feel like I want to cry, or run away, or turn...
Teaching Instead of Preaching
I recently heard a talk by a local pediatrician and something he said really stuck with me. "Rather than tell a child that something...
Mom Patrol
Last Saturday night I went out with a friend whom I’ve known since nursery school. Thirty-six years (thirty-seven in her case, but who’s counting?!)...
Paternity Leave
I’m not a big sports fan. I watch the Olympics, but not with any regularity. I tune into the World Series, maybe every other...
Becoming a stay-at-home parent: tips for a mindful transition.
Recently a former colleague of mine (and friend) emailed me out of the blue to tell me she was pregnant with her third child...
50 Shades of Sleep: Scents & Sounds of Sleep
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Phoenix Physical Therapy to bring you our latest series titled “50 Shades of Sleep”, about…you guessed it….sleep. Like...
50 Shades of Sleep: The Sleep(less) Train to Crazytown
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Phoenix Physical Therapy to bring you our latest series titled “50 Shades of Sleep”, about…you guessed it….sleep. Like an elusive treasure,...
Making Space
You came into this world, red wrinkly skin and dark wet eyes, bright world, bustling room, right to my warm chest and suddenly the...
Growing Up Shy
Quiet. Shy. Reserved. Drawn-in. Those were some of the labels I was sometimes called while growing up and I hated it.
Now I have kids...
Tantrums 101: A Survival Guide
Tantrums...every mom knows the word, although I'm sure we wish we didn't.
Before I was a mom I naively thought that my kids wouldn't throw...
The First Cut is the Deepest: On Hard “Firsts”
In the romantic imaginings of what parenting will be, we indulge ourselves with dreams of all the important "firsts" : first steps, first words,...
The Blog About Nothing
I am a HUGE Seinfeld fan - anyone else? It really was the best show in the world. The show was basically about nothing...