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Into every parent’s life, some #ICKIES must fall. And, let’s be honest, most of us have had enough gross ICK to last many lifetimes! From the moment my son entered the world, he’s been at the very center of one mess-after-another. You know what I’m talking about: Marker murals all over the floor, walls–even his arms and legs Blotches of …

“I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see.” – John Burroughs So, it is the days after Christmas. I am here, on a Sunday, taking my son to the Dinosaur museum, …

Please take a look at the bottom of this post. Enter to win a free copy of this book: How to Raise Emotionally Healthy Children! The giveaway runs from August 12-18! From the first moments we see our children (and hold them in our arms), we want to make sure that we are doing whatever we can to give them …

Have you made parenting rules that you’ve also broken?   Heck, the list of rules I made has been a paper weight on my desk for about 1 3/4 years of my son’s 2 years of life. No tv rule No crappy food We have all had them. And, we resolve not to break parenting rules. In my (former) academic life, theory ruled. Everything looks …