who’s the expert, anyway? | the struggle between parenting books and trusting yourself

By Adriel Booker | 19 comments
first time mom of a baby

Do parenting books inspire and empower us? Or leave us feeling more confused, insecure, and disheartened?     There’s nothing more thrilling and terrifying than being a first-time parent to a newborn. Even as your heart is exploding with newfound love and affection, you’re desperately trying to tick all the boxes and do everything “right”. [...] [...]

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parenting to build relationships, not robots

By Adriel Booker | 26 comments
make trust the goal of your parenting

Is raising obedient (or well-behaved) children the goal of your parenting? At times Levi has hit me out of anger. He’s disobeyed, ignored me, thrown himself on the floor in protest, turned his back on me, run away from me, chucked food across the kitchen, banged his head on the floor, kicked and flailed. The [...] [...]

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