by Carla Naumburg | May 29, 2013 | PsychCentral.com
“Despite how hard it is, mindfulness is precisely what is needed for successful potty training. We need to pay careful attention to our children and the signs they might be giving us that they need to go to the bathroom. (My little girl tends to get very quiet...
by Carla Naumburg | May 24, 2013 | PsychCentral.com
“To be honest, though, I had always thought that mindfulness was going to require more effort in my parenting. I worried that all of that awareness, all of that figuring out what is going on inside my crazy mind (as well as my daughters’ minds!) was going to be...
by Carla Naumburg | May 21, 2013 | PsychCentral.com
“Parenting isn’t about getting it right, even if that were possible. What I know is that our children need us to fail them. As long as we aren’t truly abusive or neglectful, our failures teach our children that their actions have an impact on other people, that...
by Carla Naumburg | May 21, 2013 | Kveller.com
“In the back of my mind, I wondered if I am at an increased risk for breast or ovarian cancer as I am both of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, and my paternal aunt died of breast cancer when she was just 45 years old. I finally decided I needed to learn more. I called...
by Carla Naumburg | May 21, 2013 | Kveller.com
“I’m tired and scared and tired of feeling scared. I’m scared of sending my daughters to school, to large public events, and in my more difficult moments, anywhere beyond my front door. I have fantasies about dressing them in Kevlar suits and helmets and...
