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8 May 2013 by not a wild hera
Thanks to friends and RSS feeds, I came across a few different articles over the weekend that all stayed with …
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Category: babies, books, co-sleeping, conflict of parenting philosophy, culture, kids, media, motherhood, parenting, teenagers, well-being
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Tags: CIO, controlled crying, ethnopaediatrics, Jay Griffiths, Kith, Meredith Small, Our Babies, Ourselves, Patchwork Parenting Manifesto, sleep training
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4 May 2013 by not a wild hera
Is ‘bossy’ a sexist term? When did you last hear a boy or man get called ‘bossy’? Thomas (father of …
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Category: boys and girls, communicating with kids, communication, feminism, gendered language, glass ceiling, kids, language, listening, parenting, sexism
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Tags: assertive, bossy, Katherine Deveney, leadership, social skills, The Daily Beast
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30 April 2013 by not a wild hera
The disclaimers and hedges can wait. I just feel like saying how much I like my job as SBJ’s mama. …
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Category: blogging, depression, fatherhood, kids, lucky, motherhood, parenting, sleep, toddlers, travel, well-being, whanau
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Tags: animals, dancing, I love my job, obsession, SBJ, the best is now
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25 April 2013 by not a wild hera
‘The short answer to how to raise a child in the faith is to live it out openly in front …
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Category: Bible, church, communicating with kids, education, emotional well-being, fatherhood, generosity, kids, kids and spirituality, parenting, school, social justice, spirituality, teenagers
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Tags: boarding school, family devotions, hypocrisy, Rod Robson, Sunday school
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21 April 2013 by not a wild hera
I came across two good news stories today, and I thought I would share them, to balance out all the …
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Category: attachment parenting, babies, kids, media, motherhood, news, parenting, toddlers
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Tags: A Mighty Girl, fire, rescue, shopping, tantrums, the Warehouse, Tiana Levi, Wellington
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15 April 2013 by not a wild hera
Co-sleeping becomes a whole new thing when your baby gets mobile. I was so astounded by observing the phenomenon of …
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Category: attachment parenting, co-sleeping, culture, home, motherhood, parenting, prayer, science, toddlers, travel, well-being
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Tags: Dr Sears, Lulastic, Montessori toddler bed, naps, postnatal depression, super-king bed
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15 April 2013 by not a wild hera
No, she can’t. She can, however, call for a guy to be her hero, so I guess that’s something. Thanks …
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Category: boys and girls, feminism, kids, parenting, rant, teenagers
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Tags: Huffington Post, kids' clothes, Marvel, Yes we do still need feminism
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12 April 2013 by not a wild hera
I once read a report describing the quality of education in a variety of countries which concluded that the best …
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Category: culture, education, kids, parenting, peace-making, school, social justice, teachers
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Tags: class sizes, curriculum, Education and Schooling, Finland, homework, Martti Ahtisaari, teacher training, teachers, testing
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9 April 2013 by not a wild hera
Playschool, Rainbow, Sesame Street: I could still sing you the theme songs. The Muppets. The Smurfs, though I was disdainful …
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Category: arts, body image, communicating with kids, community, consumerism, culture, health, kids, media, media and gender, money, parenting, play, sexism, sexualisation of children, social media, technology, teenagers, television, toddlers, violence, well-being
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8 April 2013 by not a wild hera
You may have spotted Michael/SKATERAK’s comment on Tim’s first Not Only A Father post. It reads: This will definitely be …
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Category: Advent, church, church calendar, communicating with kids, Easter, godparents, home, kids, kids and spirituality, language, parenting, pastor, prayer, school, social justice, spiritual practices, spirituality
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Tags: Kiwi Families, Not Only a Father, Tim Bulkeley
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