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Mar 15, 2010
That's a great story - and you're lucky to have such a wise and understanding friend. Kids try things out, make bad choices sometimes, and learn from their mistakes.
Sometimes we adults forget that kids are KIDS -- they're not inherently noble or unselfish, they're little learning machines, trying to get their needs met and understand how the world works.
Sticky Fingers
My 7 year old twin sons were at their friend’s house for a play date a couple of weeks ago. As always, they had a great time. On the way home, we had our usual banter about what they did and it sounded like a normal and typical play date. It was a few days later that I noticed a brightly ...
"I look back on my childhood and never was there a time that I felt unloved or neglected."
You are truly blessed to have that feeling in your childhood. I was raised by parents who were overwhelmed, self-absorbed, and not getting along (and trying to hide it). I DO NOT want to recreate the overall feeling of "not enough love to go around" that pervaded my childhood home. Everyday I remind myself to slow down, look my children in the eye, and make sure they feel like the most important people in the world - to me.
Go Bang Your Head Against the Wall and Other Parenting Wisdom from the 60s and 70s
I grew up in a kinder, gentler time. No wait, I grew up in the 60s and 70s. Protests, hippies, assassinations, The Grateful Dead, John & Yoko, The Me Generation and worse. Not so kind and surely not too gentle. I guess every generation has a tendency to pine away for the supposed simplicity o...
I'm with CityMama -- wholeheartedly. Both my husband and I are overeducated Ph.Ds with an ongoing passion for kid's education -- and a background in child development - and we look on in astonishment at parents who get sucked into the competitive preschool mindset. It's NUTS.
I think the more you know about how children learn, the sillier it seems to push formal academics in preschool.
Preschool Absurdity
It’s that time of year again: the preschool registration deadlines. Most of these kids are 3 and 4, they have a whole lifetime of school ahead of them. So why do I feel like choosing a preschool is a life changing decision that could affect the rest of my kids’ education? Well, probably be...
I live in Half Moon Bay, and do a lot of work in Silicon Valley. I design games and social software for a living -- I'm a longtime nerd, as well as a devoted Mom of 2.
I blog about my work and family (all mixed together) at http://socialarchitect.typepad.com -- and I blog about my new baby daughter (and other family issues) at http://amyjokim.vox.com
Are you a silicon valley mom? Do you blog?
I am a creature of habit. My morning routine is the same each and every day. I 'rise and shine' at 6:00 AM, have a cup of decaf coffee, wake up the kids, get the girls dressed and fed, pack their lunches and then shuttle them off to their perspective schools (sound familiar, anyone?). Gosh, m...
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SV Fashionistas - Join the Fantasy Fashion League
With NFL Play-offs and the Superbowl coming up in the near future, many football fans are gearing up for the NFL Fantasty Leagues. If you would rather look at designer dresses then men tackling each other for a small leather ball, then join Sarah G. & Beth B., resident SVMoms wanna-be fashion...
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