By: Amber Leventry October is National Bullying Prevention Month. And while I fully support raising awareness about this growing epidemic, there are things we need to do every day to prevent our kids from being victims of bullying. A study done by The Center for the Advancement of Health shows that it is never too […]
By: Amber Leventry My partner and I recently took the kids to our favorite pizza place, which for four of the warm Vermont months also serves as our favorite ice cream spot. We were in the middle our farewell to summer dinner, eating pizza outside on a warm, late September evening. The manager came out […]
By: Amber Leventry Parenting is such a weird thing. It doesn’t make much sense to those who never want to become parents and it doesn’t make much more sense to those of us who are parents. The gut feeling that lets us know we are destined to be called mom or dad is really the […]
By: Amber Leventry Dear Teachers, For the last three months, we have answered and asked questions, we have exchanged emails and had meetings. My partner and I have done our best to keep you up-to-date, informed, and comfortable with the definition of transgender and what it means for our child. In anticipation of her entrance […]
By: Amber Leventry The morning air was cool today and without humidity for the first time in almost a week. And there was something about the way the evening sun hung in the sky that felt urgent and tired at the same time before it dropped below the horizon for the night. We still have […]
By: Amber Leventry If you take a set of twins to the park it might be because they looked at each other, the playset in your backyard, the sandbox, and 73 outdoor toys and declared they don’t have anything to play with. They’ll look at you with hopeful eyes as you look at the clock […]
By: Amber Leventry That’s not normal. Can you just act normal? It’s totally normal. Fitting in can be no easy task, especially if we and our children are always trying to live up to normal standards. But what does it mean to be normal anyway? Author Tara Lazar explores this question in her newest children’s […]
By: Amber Leventry We took a family trip recently. I hesitate to call it a vacation because trips with kids are not really vacations. Time at the beach is not relaxing, sleeping with a child kicking you in the back or on the floor beside your bed is not restful, and road trips to reach […]
By: Amber Leventry Parenting is the ultimate dichotomy of emotions. Some days, some moments, swing wildly from joy to sorrow, pride to frustration, and easy to hard. All days are long, but some are more satisfying than others, more enjoyable and full of what you always hoped parenting would be. Those are the days you […]
By: Amber Leventry One of my daily intentions is to be present, to be in the moment, to plop myself down in whatever the current situation is. I don’t know the name of the person who originally said these words, so I don’t know who to credit; instead, I will thank the universe for giving […]
