Hugging My Girl
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Monday, October 11, 2010
I’m not usually a fan of pop psychology, but I learned about the love languages a couple years ago, and the knowledge has really enhanced my marriage.
(My husband and I took the quiz which ranks the five languages in order of their importance to you, and our lists are inverses of each other. You can probably see how knowing that has helped us to bridge some communication gaps.)
But honestly, it only... READ MORE
Do You Road Trip?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Tuesday, October 05, 2010
A while ago, we had a podcast chat about traveling with young children, and I mentioned that we’d yet to take a long road trip with our kids. When traveling more than half-a-day’s drive away, we always fly.
That’s about to change. On Thursday, we’re loading the car and driving to stay with Blaise’s godparents in Virginia, a ten-hour drive from here.
I’m excited for our vacation. I’m happy about all... READ MORE
Mix and (Don't) Match
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Monday, October 04, 2010
Many days, my son wears more than one t-shirt. The first one is covered with yogurt or similar, so he gets a replacement. I can’t remember him ever doing what he did today, though: wearing two regular t-shirts simultaneously.
I got him dressed as usual, picking a cute blue t-shirt. He ripped it off and brought me an orange one from his dresser. Okay, not surprising - he loves bright colors and always... READ MORE
Stimulate with Literature
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Friday, September 24, 2010
Here’s a great article: “How to Raise Boys Who Read.”
It’s full of common sense, and the crux seems about right to me: “The secret to raising boys who read, I submit, is pretty simple—keep electronic media, especially video games and recreational Internet, under control (that is to say, almost completely absent). Then fill your shelves with good books.”
Read the whole thing here. Especially if you have boys of your own.
When Siblings Rival
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, September 23, 2010
I adore my children, and I’m glad to have both of them. That goes without saying.
But you know what never happened when I only had one kid? Infighting.
Sometimes I’ll be in the bathroom brushing my teeth, and suddenly I hear the telltale shrieking that means I must scrub faster to get those molars clean and my mouth rinsed before I run to the living room and separate the children. If I don’t move... READ MORE
Obey When?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, September 09, 2010
Earlier this week I read a fascinating piece about children and discipline, at the blog Like Mother, Like Daughter.
The piece’s attention-grabbing title is “Six-to-eleven year olds need less patience from you,” but at heart it’s about how to raise children to practice true charity, defined by the author (“Mom” blogger Leila) as “simply treating people with that very love you would like to receive.”... READ MORE
Missing Kid Moments
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Tuesday, September 07, 2010
We took the kids to the zoo on Friday and while we were watching the penguins, we lost Camilla.
I’d been standing behind her and moved a few feet away to get a better view. She must have turned around a second later and, unable to find me, taken off looking for us. I think I realized she was missing about two minutes later.
Fortunately we were in a dead-end area of the zoo, so there was only one way... READ MORE
To Be a Good Fledgling
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Wednesday, August 18, 2010
As Lisa writes about sending her son to college, my parents are getting ready to send a kid away to school too.
Except it’s not their first, it’s their last.
My youngest brother, Kelson, leaves at the end of the month to start his freshman year of college in Florida. All of the rest of us have been gone for a while (in my case, a very long while). Mom and Dad are going to be empty-nesters.
Now, my... READ MORE
One Advances, One Retreats
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Blaise will be 19 months old on Thursday, but when he was just 18 months, I was worried a mental breakdown might keep me from making it to this point.
Has anyone else gone through this? Dealing with an 18-month-old who makes you think you’ll lose your mind?
I don’t remember this with my daughter, but when Blaise hit 18 months it was like someone flipped a switch. A BAD switch. His already not-stellar... READ MORE
Keep It On!
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Monday, August 09, 2010
Blaise toddled past me, as he often does, and I noticed him out of the corner of my eye.
It took a few seconds… and then my head whipped around. Because the kid was not wearing a diaper.
We are not particularly uptight about cleanliness in our household, but we have to draw the line somewhere, and in the past we have always drawn it in a place that results in our non-potty-trained children wearing... READ MORE
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