Category: parenting
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Can we decolonize whilst working in tech?
I was promoted to write this by a conversation some dear colleagues were having recently. It got me thinking about a fundamental tension in my soul: working in what can only be described as the current frontier of colonialism as a proponent of decolonialism. What follows is a combination of delusion, justification, and straight-up doxxing…
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Why we don’t share our child’s photo on social media (a treatise on the demise of the internet)
This has come up in conversation with multiple people recently and it has been brought to my attention that our views aren’t commonly shared. I thought I’d take a moment to unpack the reasons we keep our child’s face off social media and minimize how much his personal data and image is shared digitally until…
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Sustainable living (the personal kind): Part ii
Pretty much a year on from my previous post about how I sustain my own wellbeing whilst parenting an infant, I’m adding a few more habits I’ve been developing as my baby grows rapidly into a toddler.
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Decolonization is never done: a model for reflecting on decolonial parenting
Sitting down to write a reflection post on our journey so far got me thinking about how we measure success, both as parents and people working on decolonizing our minds and relationships. I propose a model for reviewing our parenting, that I’ll be using myself in the coming months.
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Hopeful holidays and special days
As much as I want to instill a sense of responsibility, reflection, and connection in everything we do, I recognize this needs to happen in proportion to the magic of childhood, too, especially when it comes ro festivals.
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Not gentle parenting but conscious parenting
Of course I want my kid to be tough enough to navigate the brutal world that lies ahead, but I don’t believe that tough love is the only way to achieve this. I do want him to be more emotionally healthy than I was growing up, and I recognize the value of gentle parenting in…