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Trying to “celebrate calm”

November 22, 2010 by Jessica 3 Comments

When I first took Rene Hackney’s Positive Discipline class as part of a play and workshop series at Parenting Playgroups, my son wasn’t even two, and he was too cute for words. Just coming off of some intense separation anxiety and just starting to string together sentences, he could do no wrong. It was easy…

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TV-free month

October 25, 2009 by Jessica 1 Comment

After a summer of moving and letting the light box run for way too long so I could make food or unpack something or wait on hold on my cellphone trying to get our phone and internet connected, I was really hoping to cut the cord to the TV once school started. For crying out…

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Filed Under: D.C. Metro, The Arts, Uncategorized Tagged With: media, PBS, priorities, SteveSongs, television

TV Blues

June 11, 2009 by Jessica 1 Comment

Last month PBS Kids hosted a lovely event for us DC Metro Mom bloggers. I ought to have posted something about it, but it was kind of culture shock for me, and I didn’t want to write and sound ungrateful. Before the event, I didn’t know anything about Super Why or any shows for preschoolers….

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Filed Under: D.C. Metro, The Arts, Uncategorized Tagged With: home, media, PBS, priorities, television, Waldorf education

Sleep saga continues

October 19, 2008 by Jessica 1 Comment

Well, there’s a first time for everything. My son fell asleep in front of the television on Friday. We normally do not have the television on during waking hours except on weekends during sporting events. So it’s not like there was ever really the opportunity for this before grandpa wanted to check on his stocks….

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Little Tits Yoga

December 20, 2007 by Jessica 1 Comment

Who knew I’d create a television tyrant? My plan was to remain TV-free for at least my son’s first two years. Well, not counting hanging out with his dad in front of some Saturday or Sunday sports with no sound and Tivo-ed-through commercials. As a proudly crunchy mama, I figured it was hardly progressive to…

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