by Carla Naumburg | Apr 29, 2014 | Seleni
I’m really good at the bad mother talk. You know what I’m talking about. Those little ways we knock ourselves down when we think we aren’t making the “right” parenting choice. For example: “I’m such a bad mother. I gave my...
by Carla Naumburg | Apr 28, 2014 | PsychCentral.com
It’s been about a month since I’ve posted on this blog, and while some of the reasons are fairly banal (random viruses, strep, school vacations, etc.), the main reason I haven’t been writing as much here is because I’ve been putting the finishing touches on my...
by Carla Naumburg | Mar 26, 2014 | Kveller.com
So, we’ve made a decision. Our older daughter will be starting kindergarten at the Jewish Community Day School (JCDS) just outside Boston in the fall. That’s right. We’re sending her to day school. And we’re psyched about it. Perhaps more importantly, she’s psyched...
by Carla Naumburg | Mar 24, 2014 | PsychCentral.com
“A recent study has shown that if American parents read one more long-form think piece about parenting they will go fucking ape shit.” That’s the opening line to the latest New Yorker piece making the rounds of my Facebook feed, and the rest of the article is just as...
by Carla Naumburg | Mar 19, 2014 | Kveller.com
I see that sheet of paper every time I drop the girls off at preschool. There’s a green one in my older daughter’s classroom and a yellow one in my younger daughter’s. Each page has three columns: one for your name, one for the date, and one for the color...