claim your light
We can't be perfect parents, but we can parent with purpose. Read on to discover ways to make your parenting more intentional, meaningful, and focused on the values you want to instill in your kids.
Full disclosure: I fully dread the nagging and frustration that comes with micromanaging the morning routine for my kids. (I don’t know about you, but trying to direct school-prep and breakfast traffic while I’m trying to feed a baby–and myself!–is not my favorite way to start the day.) This dread (and a little bit of exhaustion) is the honest to goodness… Read More
For the first few years of motherhood I felt like I had no idea how to parent. Raising my kids was moment-to-moment, day-to-day guesswork. I didn’t know how to parent long-term, or even where to start. All my choices were based on a combination of my own instinct and copycatting what my friends were doing. But… was I doing it right?… Read More
“I’m not cut out to be a mom.” In my nine years of motherhood, this helpless, self-judging phrase has crossed my consciousness too many times to count. Has it crossed yours, too, mama? Does it cut you right to the core, like it does me?
I encourage my kids to be readers! It inspires their imaginations, teaches them about new places and perspectives, builds empathy, and stretches their vocabularies. Plus, it’s one of my personal favorite sources of entertainment. We have a precocious reader in our midst, so I’m always on the lookout for age-appropriate topics in books with great characters and storylines. Here are my… Read More
