by Cecilia Hilkey | conflict, parenting, sleep
Hello there! We’re going to keep this one short and sweet. We had a rough evening. Everyone was tired, grumpy, hungry, and irritable (except Cecilia, because she is always “peaches and cream”). Dishes clashed, voices got louder, and maybe a door slammed. Then, after...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting
As much as we wish we didn’t have to see our children in pain, sometimes things happen–a grandparent dies, a beloved family pet has to be “put to sleep”, or a friend moves away. These situations, when our child comes face-to-face with loss, death, or grief, can...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting
All we really know at the beginning of this video is that we have a really upset child. We don’t know why exactly he’s upset, nor do we know how to make it better. He acts like want me close. He acts like he doesn’t want me to talk or help. I’m sure there is a good...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting
I hate cleaning up. However, I do believe cleaning up is a valuable skill for kids to learn—not to perfect, but just participate in … at least a little bit. How do you get kids to clean up? Normal people would offer ice cream or time outs. But if you don’t want to use...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting
Sometimes young children do things that we’ve forgotten how to do–like to play. When we look at what kids do, and really take on their perspective, the courage of children is often staggering. Their wisdom can bring me to tears. And their delight at life, trust...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting
Usually I don’t get this personal in our blog posts but today if you will indulge me…. Jason and I, of course, are classroom teachers and the end of the year for us is crazy busy. We worked most of our waking hours at school last week. Then hauled our kids to school...read more
