Category: parenting
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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…