A new round of debates about motherhood and feminism have been spawned by the book, “Conflict”, by Badinter. In The Eternal Internal Mommy Wars, Dell’Antonia describes the debates as an expression of the constant war within mothers (and now more frequently within fathers) between satisfying their own needs and those of their child. This dichotomy Read More
Ending Parent Self-Neglect: One Downward Dog at a Time.
Child neglect is a form of child maltreatment. In the absence of poverty, child neglect can be defined as a deficit in meeting a child’s basic needs like supervision, nutrition, rest, emotional nurturing, shelter. Thank goodness, most parents do not neglect their children. As a matter of fact most middle class parents are giving their Read More
Yoga, Parenting and The Dandelion Wars…
“Everybody thinks their opinion is the right one. If they didn’t, they would get a new one.” Anne Lamott I spent the afternoon harvesting dandelions for dinner tonight. I haven’t always had a cozy relationship with the so-called weed. For years, the beginning of spring heralded what I fondly referred to as the Dandelion Wars. Read More
Recognizing The Teacher
This week Adrienne Rich died. She was known for her influential poems and defiant political stands, but she was also a mentor and visionary for many silent readers; women who read her work and recognized themselves but never spoke. I loved her work for it’s unapologetic uncertainty and her humanity. And I loved, especially, her Read More