May 2010

Public school? Private school? Homeschooling? Unschooling?

May 27, 2010




I want to preface this post by saying that I am not an expert in the field of education. I have done some research on this topic, but it is not comprehensive and may not even be representative. However, my readers have been asking me for a long time to share my thoughts on this [...]

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Happy 2nd Blogiversary to Me!

May 26, 2010




Thank you for reading my blog. I hope you’ll continue to join me on my journey in search of parenting introspection and social change. Photo credit: tiff_ku1 on flickr

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School: Right or Duty? Anti-Homeschooling Law and Propaganda

May 24, 2010




In my reading on parenting and children in Germany, I came across a booklet aimed at children that explains their rights to them. In general, I think it is a great idea to inform children of their rights. However, I draw the line at propaganda in support of contentious legislation. Here is a rough translation [...]

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“Poor cities, expensive day care”

May 22, 2010




In today’s newspaper, I was reading an article called Arme Städte, teure Kitas (Poor cities, expensive day care). Let me (roughly) translate the first few paragraphs for you: It is extremely unfair for parents: Depending on where they live, they will pay very different amounts for day care spaces and often the prices vary significantly [...]

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Mothers shouldn’t have opinions

May 20, 2010




I should be barefoot, pregnant and tied to the kitchen sink. Or, as they say here in Germany, “Kinder, Küche, Kirche” (children, kitchen, church). I should spend my entire day, every day, gazing adoringly into the eyes of my children. Or so they say. In my post on 50 reasons for breastfeeding anytime, anywhere, jenny [...]

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Breastfeeding and Early Weaning

May 18, 2010




In Canada and in Germany, almost all mothers (more than 90%) plan to breastfeed. However, in both of those countries the percentage of mothers who do end up exclusively breastfeeding is much lower than the percentage of mothers who planned to. Unfortunately, there are still people out there who blame the mothers and who say [...]

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This is why I’m a breastfeeding advocate

May 15, 2010




People often wonder why I bother with breastfeeding advocacy. This is why. Someone posted a link to my 50 reasons to breastfeed anytime, anywhere on one of the message boards at the bump. The mother of a 3 month old baby wrote: Thanks for posting this.  It’s like a high five   Just when I [...]

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50 Reasons for Breastfeeding Anytime, Anywhere

May 14, 2010




Once again, there has been an incident where someone went up to a breastfeeding mother and told her she had to cover up or leave. Once again, the media feels to need to create a breeding ground for ignorance by asking questions like “should there be any restrictions on breastfeeding in public?” The answer to [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Don’t Bug Me, I’m Playing

May 12, 2010




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Züge in das Leben – Züge in den Tod (trains to life – trains to death)

May 11, 2010




They do not know how lucky they are. I do know how lucky I am. On one of our many exploratory missions in Berlin, the kids and I happened across this sculpture by Frank Meisler. At the time, I wasn’t fully aware of its significance, but the caption mentioning “Initiative Berliner Kinderskulptur” (Berlin Children’s Sculpture [...]

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