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Parenting as a practice
What do you practice? Yoga? Basketball? Piano? prac·tice - /ˈpraktəs/ verb perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order…
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Being better at a human scale
Years ago, as we watched our 6-year-old daughters play in the forest, I found myself with an uncomfortably apathetic conversation partner. Observing…
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War, peace, and family stories
“Will you come to the assembly today? It’s in the gym.” It was 7:12 am, and the sun had only risen minutes before. I raised our blinds and clipped them…
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Finding family flow
This summer I had a moment while out on a family canoe ride where I realized that the gentle, respectful and positive Montessori-inspired family life…
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October 2023
Calling Rue
Independence and the power of play
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Your personal new year
Do you imagine your birthday as your personal new year? A time to say thank you for what nourished you, and goodbye to what did not serve you well. An…
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Instructions for living a life
Welcome to season 3
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July 2023
Can we see kindness?
A gratitude practice for busy families
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June 2023
Where we all came from
The frequency illusion and its curious effects
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Nurturing Raise In Place
Year 1 review in numbers and looking ahead to year 2
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February 2023
December 2022
A quiet gift guide
Montessori inspired gifting for families
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