Welcome to the Sunday Surf, a tour of the best blogposts I've read throughout the week.
Celebrating with a free sundae for my FIVE-year-old!
Well. It's been an eventful past couple weeks. I missed last Sunday Surf because my computer died. As it turned out, it was an $18 fix, but several days in the making.
Alrik and I had taken the bus to Portland to visit Ms. Amy Anktangle (yes, that's her real name),1 so when my computer went kablooey, I just had to chill out, disconnect from blogginess, and help her with her garden and enjoy her lovely family. (Can you tell I wasn't too sad?)
Despite the sunburns for the pale folk among us, and sand in strange places, it was a supremely lovely time. I just can't believe I have a five- and a one-year-old!
The links! Lots and lots of goodness saved up for you all:
You will LOVE this Dr. Seussian poem by Anktangle outlining all 8 principles of Attachment Parenting! Funny and touching.
For instance, this is Feed With Love and Respect:
When you feed me, Mama, dear: How? And where? Do let me hear!
I’ll feed you—nurse you—anywhere!
with a bottle
at my breast
at our table.
You know the rest!
I’ll feed you full and feed you strong
You’ll feed yourself soon, not too long.
“Many women have shared with me that they did not feel like they could talk to anyone about their emotions and anxiety due to the weaning process. In other words, they wish they’d had more support. In this video, several of my breastfeeding friends talk about support they had (or wish they had) while weaning. One of the most important things I have taken from this Carnival and this video series is that we are not alone – every breastfeeding mother experiences a loss and accompanying emotions after their nursling has weaned (and/or anxiety before and during the weaning process). Reach out to someone to talk about weaning. Working through your emotions can do so much to make you feel at peace with the end of your breastfeeding journey.” (via Weaning Video Series #2: Support During the Weaning Process | Code Name: Mama)
I’m a mess-averse mama living in a small, carpeted space … who knows little ones crave messy exploration. I so needed this list of ideas for making it manageable.
Love this idea for including children in the decision-making process.
I can think of many scenarios in which we parents may feel the need to just step in and DO or TELL our kids WHAT to do, when they are perfectly capable of figuring it out themselves. How about:
GETTING WEATHER-APPROPRIATE CLOTHING ON: It’s pretty wet outside. What do you think we should wear to stay dry?
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TIME MANAGEMENT: Remember that you have piano lessons on Friday. What’s your plan for practicing this week?
Really interesting look at the process of “de-schooling” (when a child moves from a school setting to homeschooling or unschooling), and how the transformation period affected this whole family.
We love following along with fellow Sunday Surfers. If you have your own post of reading links to share, please link up your post on Hobo Mama or on Authentic Parenting. The linky will go live every Sunday, and you can link up any day that week. If Sunday doesn't work for you but you do a links list another day, feel free to play along. You only need to add your post to one of the sites, and the linky will automatically show up on both sites.
I'm Lauren Wayne, writer and natural parent. I embrace attached parenting with an emphasis toward green living.
Riding the rails with my husband, Crackerdog Sam, and our hobo kids, Mikko Lint Picker (born June 2007), Alrik Irontrousers (born May 2011), and Karsten (born October 2014). Trying every day to parent intentionally and with grace.
We love following along with fellow Sunday Surfers. If you have your own post of reading links to share, please link up your post on Hobo Mama or on Authentic Parenting. The linky will go live every Sunday, and you can link up any day that week. If Sunday doesn't work for you but you do a links list another day, feel free to play along. You only need to add your post to one of the sites, and the linky will automatically show up on both sites.
I'm Lauren Wayne, writer and natural parent. I embrace attached parenting with an emphasis toward green living. 
4 comments:
Thank you so much for sharing my poem! Looking forward to exploring all these other great posts, too. =)
Oh thank you for linking to me, Lauren. <3
And happy Birthdays & Anniversary!
I really needed a couple of these, thank you! (The messy thing and nursing in a carrier.)
What a great why to celebrate all those great milestones. A beach party I think is the way to go!!!
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