I tend to begin these posts with the same opening I almost always use on my correspondence: \u00a0“I’m sorry it has been so long since I wrote …”<\/p>\n
But let’s focus on the positive. \u00a0I’m posting! \u00a0Now!<\/p>\n
I begin by humbly sharing a link to a piece I wrote for Tots to Teens. \u00a0It’s about Mama Guilt. \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Other links now. \u00a0Research from Australia<\/a> mightn’t surprise anyone … child care workers are underpaid and undervalued. \u00a0The tragic bit is that even the parents of the children being cared for are guilty of the undervaluing. \u00a0Let’s just contrast that with a new report from the Abecedarian project,<\/a> pointing to still more life long benefits of high quality early childhood education. \u00a0Oh, but here’s a wee reminder<\/a> of how not all ECE is high quality … \u00a0Irony! \u00a0She is not dead!<\/p>\n Here is a report<\/a> called the Global Youth Wellbeing Index, and here is a link<\/a> to reinforce the power of education for helping parents be cool about their wacky li’l babes. \u00a0This about infant sleep and reasonable expectations.<\/p>\n We’ve linked here before, but let’s do it again … a family friendly music podcast<\/a> to dig on. \u00a0Kia Ora.<\/p>\n Finally, let’s just be honest about how often we check our smart phones,<\/a> shall we?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I tend to begin these posts with the same opening I almost always use on my correspondence: \u00a0“I’m sorry it has been so long since I wrote …” But let’s focus on the positive. \u00a0I’m posting! \u00a0Now! I begin by … Continue reading