We recently attended a parents’ meeting at our son’s preschool to hear the director discuss Dr. Maria Montessori’s philosophies, teachings and discoveries. Specifically, we were exploring the different stages of human development, and as more recent studies have proven, Dr. Montessori was truly ahead of her time.
Of most interest to me right now is the [...]

My husband hates to disappoint me. In fact, I can’t remember any significant decision I’ve made or new path I’ve wanted to explore that he’s not supported. A new career? “Sure,” he’d say, “What are you waiting for?” Recently I’ve begun to suspect that his endearing inability to watch me frown has him running scared.

I didn’t inherit the happy-in-the-morning gene. When I wake up I’m grumpy, I’m mean and I have the social grace of solitary, carnivorous wild animal. I’ll bite your head off if I’ve not yet had at least one pot of coffee. My sister on the other hand — you can go jump on her [...]

My husband (father of five) has a rather cynical view of whether or not our society values fathers. We had planned to write several articles together about parenting from a dad’s perspective, but it hasn’t happened. I’ve not had time to complete the research, and I think he’s lost his enthusiasm for the subject … [...]

The following is from my son’s school newsletter, and I wanted to share it with you because it highlights two things: why I love his preschool, and how I sometimes need to be reminded to tilt my head and look at the children in my life from a different angle…as most things, it’s all about perspective.