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While browsing through the eclectic Anthropologie the other day, I came across a really amazing old book, How to Behave and Why, by Munro Leaf. Though first published in 1946, the lessons are as useful today as they were back then, and the lang (read full article)
At the end of almost every school day, I find little heart-shaped notes with my name written on them inside my five and a half year old son's backpack. Some days he'll slip them in my pocket when I pick him up from school. He is suc (read full article)
It's girl scout cookie season here in North Texas and I always stock the freezer with them at this time of year. I always think I'm buying enough to last for months but inevitably they are consumed almost instantaneously. Not by me, of co (read full article)
The past month has been a busy one chez EcoMeg, which accounts for the sparse posts here on the blog. Here's what I've been up to... In mid-January, I started potty training my toddler. This turned out to be remarkably easy. He got (read full article)
My younger son is not a great sleeper. This is nothing new to me as my older son wasn't either - not until he started going to school. Both gave up regular naps at age 2. My younger son is now two and a half and still wakes at lea (read full article)
You parents out there know what I'm talking about. The moment you become engrossed in something, your potty training toddler forgets to run to the bathroom and has an accident. So I'll step away from the computer for a while and get back to bloggin (read full article)
My five year old son, Becket, decided to start a website where he could post videos of himself explaining how to do everyday things that 5 year olds typically learn to do. I had to give it a good deal of thought. He is, after all, just five. But I (read full article)
I am constantly trying new ways to get my kids to eat their vegetables (I've written a few posts on the subject: see here). My older son is pretty good about it but my younger son is one tough customer. Among other methods, I've tried: p (read full article)
As every parent knows, a toddler is a most reliable alarm clock.Thanks for reading! If you have not yet subscribed to my blog, please do. Go to: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ecomeg (read full article)
My toddler is sick and is feeling yucky. We're cuddled up together under his Diego blanket watching Diego (of course). Every once in a while, he looks up at me, touches my face and smiles. I am exactly where I want to be, where he n (read full article)
My 5 year old son is very aware of how he dresses - he notices all of the little details. He likes certain colors, likes his tops and bottoms to match, likes to look tidy and aspires to look cool. My toddler just wants everything his brot (read full article)
I stole that title from one of my favorite children's books, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. I'm being dramatic. Obviously, I am completely blessed and have no reason in the world to complain. At all.&n (read full article)
I've only been away from my children on my own three times - never for longer than two or three days. I attended two school reunions and took one trip to visit family. Each time, things were a little different when I returned. Certainly (read full article)
This has been a tough few months for the kids. We've probably been through 4 different viruses since school started in August, despite being chronic hand washers, having a no-shoes policy in the house and disinfecting our hands whenever we ente (read full article)
Yesterday, as my five year old son and I walked past our Town Hall, he asked what was inside the building. I told him that it is where city officials work and the town council meets to discuss how to run the city. It is also where the Public Libra (read full article)
My toddler refuses to eat his green vegetables. I always put them on his meal tray so has an opportunity to eat them plain and he knows they are a regular part of our diet, but I also cook, puree and hide them in his pasta sauce, grilled chees (read full article)
In the push and pull of everyday life, it is easy to lose sight of how fortunate each of us is. No matter our circumstances, there is always a reason to be grateful. The photo, above, is one of the many ways in which I am fortunate: I (read full article)
When I was a little girl, there were a few books that had a particular impact on me - books that I remember to this day and associate with my childhood. One of them was What Color Is Love? by Joan Walsh Anglund. I thought it was a charmin (read full article)
Each family in my 5-year-old's Montessori class is asked to assume morning snack duty for a few weeks during the school year. The school has a few ground rules: no nuts, no sweets, and all natural whenever possible. My philosophy is that snack (read full article)
Last year at my 5 year old's Montessori school there was a Fall Festival (code for Halloween party). This year, instead of the Fall Festival, they are celebrating International Month. Each child must come to school with a "Proud to (read full article)
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