Tag: Parenting
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Good cop, bad cop in parenting
This is the story that I was trying to relate to my daughter’s father about not taking things personally when you had to be an authority figure at home, but he wasn’t in the right frame of mind*. When something goes wrong at home, when a child is naughty etc, you can act in one…
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How not to f*** them up, Oliver James
Oliver James discusses parenting, or mostly mothering, styles of under-three year olds in order to help parents to do their best in raising children. He references many studies and notes his biases as he describes three types of mothering-styles: organisers, huggers and flexis. I found this book really helpful. It gave me a context about…
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Nurture shock, parenting book
I think Nurture Shock is a parenting book. It arrived today from Amazon after I bought it from my mobile phone yesterday after reading mention of it in Carolyn Hax’s advice column. I barely know what it’s about really. I almost downloaded it instantly on my Kindle app but wanted to loan it to my…
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No rioting for this single mum’s kid
Single parent? Check. Two adults intended to raise a family? No. A present father? No and then yes. Interesting characteristics, no? I tick nearly all the boxes on David Lammy’s statement last week about the rioters but I am pretty sure it’s not me he’s talking about. He said: David Lammy, MP for Tottenham, “In…
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A series of firsts for me and the baby
I visited my GP on Monday and little M became very hungry and vocal while the nurse drew my blood. I said that she was hungry and was offered a chance of a place to breastfeed. First time I fed the baby in public was in the surgery’s common area / kitchenette / staff room.…
Ephemeral digest 