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“Pro se”: Helping Children Find their Voice
Thanks to a quick Wikipedia search, I now know that pro se is the legal term used to describe the act of advocating for oneself; the Latin phrase literally translates “for oneself” or “on one’s own...
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Who’s Driving Your Car?
Metaphorically speaking. I was at a park, sitting a few feet away from my very capable 1-year-old who was climbing up and down the stairs and skillfully maneuvering the slide. The mother of a young...
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Global Voices of Care for Children: Contributors Needed!
Last year, I discovered Joseph Tobin’s Preschool in Three Cultures study (and promptly found a copy of the DVD!). My discovery came on the heels of reading How Eskimos Keep their Babies Warm, The...
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Global Voices: Mealtimes Around the World, Day 2
A quick note to let you know that essays about Israel and the Netherlands are up! Read them here. Hope you are enjoying good food today! Filed under: Anti-Bias Education, Food, Global Voices Tagged:...
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I Will Not Raise “Good Listeners”
“Good listening” in parent and educator circles encompasses far more than the actual skill of listening. Children who are good listeners are compliant, jumping to the requests of adults without a...
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Solving the “Play Problem”: What is Play?
A couple of weeks ago, I posed an idea: what if the war on play is really just a symptom of our cultural play deprivation? It seems like a logical conclusion to me. Adults, generally, don’t play, so...
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Please, Tell Me That My Child Is Incredible
Do you have a friend who helps you be a better you? I do. She and I have been friends since she was born (a mere 9 months after me). We finish each other’s sentences, cry over each other’s sorrows and...
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Is There ONE Right Way To Raise My Child?
It starts at birth. Well, before birth, really. Are you planning to have a natural childbirth? At home with a midwife? You aren’t eating unpasteurized cheeses are you? You will breastfeed, right?...
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Why I Hate “Pink”
I was traveling recently, and as I stood in the security line at the Sacramento Airport, I noticed something: I was surrounded by variety. A couple sporting matching hula pantsuits, avid sports fans...
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Dear Nationwide: Your Commercial Was Terrible. Here’s Why.
It is a shame you addressed the obvious but left the crucial conversation, the conversation that we must start having, unaddressed: how can we address of the quality of the lives of children in the...
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The Biggest Problem with Child Care in the United States
Cost is not the biggest problem with child care in the United States. The biggest problem, the "gateway problem" to solving all other problems with child care in the United States is that the parties...
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The Biggest Problem with Child Care In The United States (A Follow Up...
My blog is a place for ideas. I am a fervent believer in refining ideas in community, and I had a chance to do that this week with my friends and fellow early childhood educators, Kelly Matthews and...
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