Archive for December, 2009

I Am Contributing at API Speaks!

December 17th, 2009 by Dionna - 7 Comments

I’m so excited! I posted this response to a Time Magazine article last week. Then I emailed the person in charge of Attachment Parenting International (API) Speaks and asked if they would be interested in posting it. A representative emailed me and said it would be perfect, because they were…

Homemade Wheat Pizza Crust

December 16th, 2009 by Dionna - 14 Comments

Kieran’s Tio Darin specifically requested that I post on the pizza that we made for Kieran’s birthday party. (He also requested a post on Kieran’s train ride; that is in the works.) This crust is, admittedly, damned good. It is based on a recipe found here, and I have our…

Toddlerese 6

December 15th, 2009 by Dionna - 10 Comments

With all of the posts I was doing for NaBloPoMo, I pushed the Toddlerese videos to the back burner. My apologies for leaving you hanging on Toddlerese 5! There were several good guesses, but no one got the correct answer – Kieran was saying “Babylegs.” Allow me to put in…

Handmade Caroler Ornament Tutorial

December 14th, 2009 by Dionna - 8 Comments

Yesterday we exchanged Christmas ornaments with our family – both sets of parents, a sister, and a friend that might as well be a sister (there would be one more sister, but she has the audacity to be in Spain right now, and Kieran’s Tio Darin was a little preoccupied…

Tearing a Child Down Will Not Build Him Up

December 13th, 2009 by Dionna - 11 Comments

I recently saw a quote (from a positive discipline enthusiast) that resonated with me: Where did we ever get the crazy idea that in order to make children do better, first we have to make them feel worse? Think of the last time you felt humiliated or treated unfairly. Did…

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