TAKING CARE OF OUR AMAZING DADS

TAKING CARE OF OUR AMAZING DADS

We have all been through the ringer over the last 16 months. This Father’s Day is a good time to really check in on the dads in our lives.  Society has conditioned us to see men as strong and stoic. No tears or fears allowed. They are the provider, the...
HOW WILL THEY REMEMBER US DURING THIS TIME?

HOW WILL THEY REMEMBER US DURING THIS TIME?

Being a calm, rational, attentive parent in these times is simultaneously important and impossible.   As if a raging pandemic weren’t enough, we now have an attempted coup, what appears to be a potential long-term insurgency right here in the United States of America,...
THE BEAUTIFUL SOUND OF FARTS

THE BEAUTIFUL SOUND OF FARTS

By Valerie Abbott Most parents would not categorize the sound of passing gas as one that sparks joy. In fact, many of us began gently teaching our children from a very young age that bodily noises, such as burps and farts, are sounds that should be avoided amongst...