Things in my Pocket

Adventures of a formerly reluctant parent

parenting

Etta sketching

Big Rocks, Little Rocks, and Sand

July 27, 2021(6)
mama flying

flying

May 16, 2021(3)
Etta at school in her room

A Moment of Normalcy

February 26, 2021(0)
Veronica and Etta

Being Kind to Sweetpea

September 4, 2020(8)
friends walking to school together

where kids breathed

May 11, 2020(12)
Whiteboard with home school agenda

Be the Pond: Adventures in Mindfulness Practice With My Kids During Corona Virus Time

April 12, 2020(14)
Etta on the playground

No Rush

March 27, 2020(7)
Kate and Etta on the couch

A Thousand Little Conversations

February 17, 2020(4)
otto and etta eating ice cream

Unintended Consequences

January 19, 2020(2)
Chalk drawing saying bully free zone

Lockdown

December 14, 2019(1)
Mom holding baby Barbara

Talking About Barbara

November 23, 2019(15)
Bulletin board with many chore papers attached

Four Strategies to Keep the Chore Momentum Going

November 18, 2019(5)
Etta and her morning checklist

Three Tricks I Use to Wrangle My Kids into Doing Chores

November 4, 2019(6)
Water and sky and rock

In Search of the Elusive, Perfect Chore Chart

October 21, 2019(2)
Snowy the dog in the grass

How Old is that Dog Poop, Anyway??

October 7, 2019(6)
raisin bread toast

Don’t Be a Heel, It’s Only a Piece of Toast

September 24, 2019(10)
Otto reading

A Different Way of Listening

September 9, 2019(12)
Hands holding crabs

Crabby and Human

August 6, 2019(10)
Etta discovering the joy of biking

Stop Saying STOP!

August 1, 2019(13)
V and Etta riding animals at the mall

Why Not Let Yourself Play?

July 6, 2019(5)