Category: Parenting

  • These days are the greatest

    These days are the greatest

    Since I have shared some of the really difficult days, I want to share some of the best days too. 🙂 Today we enjoyed one of the first days of spring, here in Montana. We got to play at a park with friends in the m orning, and then went to a duck pond and…

  • How 1-year-olds are the best teachers

    How 1-year-olds are the best teachers

    This week I have been noticing how my child has an amazing capacity to help me enjoy the present moment more than I ever have before.  So I want to just take a moment to say thanks for all he does. 1.  When I follow his lead, I am so much more present to the…

  • Healthy yam pancakes

    Healthy yam pancakes

    This recipe is great for a healthy gluten-free breakfast and/or snack.  This recipe was adapted from a recipe in a great book called  “Super Nutrition for Babies” (which you can find on Amazon).  It is filled with ideas that are considered easier on young digestive tracks, and yet – still yummy! Here is the fabulous recipe…

  • What to do when your 1-year-old won’t get in the car seat

    What to do when your 1-year-old won’t get in the car seat

    This is a tiny example of using the Positive Discipline tool of “Connect before you correct”.  I am NOT saying this will always work, but I had a tiny success moment the other day and thought I would share it, in case it could help another parent. We were leaving Music Together class (where my…