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November 28, 2016 By Jodi

Some Thoughts on the Postpartum Period

March 10, 2017 By Jodi 13 Comments

Little Bing-Bong is ten days old today. We've been home for eight of those, adjusting to life as a new family of five—mostly this means adjusting to being the mother of a newborn again. I was inspired by this post on one of my favorite blogs, Reading My Tea Leaves, to share with you what this...

Happiness Project Month 5 Wrap-Up

February 1, 2017 By Jodi Leave a Comment

This month in my happiness project I wanted to give myself an attitude adjustment. I wanted to pause to enjoy the moment, and I wanted to work on my bad habit of complaining too much. I was fairly successful in my first goal but less so in my second. It helped that I set myself up...

Adult Supervision (not) Required

March 8, 2019 By Sonia Ruyts Leave a Comment

Chances are you have a memory of something you did as a child that made you feel free, independent, brave, capable. Something that society has now decided is unsafe. Where once children were allowed to play outside unsupervised, such an action is now perceived as negligent and possibly criminal.

Preschool in Sweden: the Basics

October 7, 2016 By Jodi 14 Comments

Let me start by saying that I never know whether to use the word daycare or preschool when referring to the place where kids spend their early years here in Sweden. I suppose that's because it's sort of a mix of what we know those two places to be in the US. While I will continue to use the word preschool here, do...

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