From John Paul II: All members of the family, each according to his or her own gift, have the grace and responsibility of building day by day the communion of persons, making the family “a school of deeper humanity”: This happens where there is care and love for the little ones, the sick, the aged;… Read More »
Act, don’t React
I finally got my projects on Ravelry. You can find me there as leilamarie! I know from comments and emails I get that some of you aren’t quite sure what I mean by my first golden rule of parenting: Act, don’t React. I get the feeling that some of you… Read More »
The Reasonably Clean Kitchen starts with rules for the kids.
I’ve thought a lot about where exactly to start with this mighty topic, and I’ve decided that before we get into organization, work flow, and actual cleaning, we have to have a little talk about a habit your children must learn. Although we mothers begin to find meaning in what we do by understanding it… Read More »
Ask Auntie Leila: Weaning and solid foods for the healthy nursing baby.
Dear Emily writes to ask: Dear Auntie Leila, If you’re ever up for it, could you tackle how to transition from the little baby–nursing often at night bit–to the next stage (big baby)? And also introducing solids? I gather that you are a huge proponent of nursing, and I am too; I worry only that… Read More »
Try this little secret of mine, instead of "because I said so."
I’m sure I’ve said “because I said so” in my time. I believe I’ve said it all. Maybe my new lens will come today! These photos are from July… There are so many things you say to your kids every day (and here again I’m talking about kids older than two or three) — “Please… Read More »