Archive for July, 2011

Falling Back on the Habits

Here we are with a brand new baby and two discombobulated big sisters, an impressive family-wide sleep deficit, and and predictable, rock-bottom energy levels. So can doing good remain in our vocabulary during such a muddled time? Yes, but only...

Born for Love: Baby Love

Slowly but surely, I’m working my way through Szalavitz and Perry’s book Born for Love: Why Empathy is Essential- and Endangered. In case you missed it, check out last month’s post on Too Much Empathy. Once again, keep reading,...

Kinder Book Club: House Mouse & Senate Mouse

House Mouse and Senate Mouse by Cheryl Shaw Barnes and Peter Barnes offers a surprisingly accessible explanation for just exactly what happens when our legislators head to Washington, D.C. The rhyming text is charming, if extremely elementary,...

A Baby & A Book

Baby, baby, baby. That is essentially all that is on my mind at the moment. Little Miss Three and Miss Kindergarten have a baby brother, as of a week ago! Doing good for our family this week primarily involves bringing mom glasses of water and...