Links for Tuesday, December 18
Dec 18th, 2007 by Jill
- The Mommy Blog - Not sure what to help your kids or stepkids give to their parent(s) at the other house? Mindy has a good idea: “It’s my favorite gift, ever, and what I suggested to my own children when they asked what they could possibly give Dad with no money and no transportation at their disposal.” (more)
- Stepmother’s Milk: Stepmom on Ice - Izzy Rose’s thoughtful post on joint holidays and asking for changes. “Here’s what I think. I, or any other stepmom, can’t fit in to an existing family unless everyone (kids and parents included) can let long-standing dynamics shift and be willing to welcome in a new member who has her own voice.” (more)
- Generation Ex Files: Soundtrack for Children of Divorce - songs and music videos about what divorce can be like from kids’ perspectives
- Becoming A Stepmom - Jacquelyn Fletcher publishes a great monthly email newsletter for stepmoms. Scroll down to the bottom of becomingastepmom.com to read the archives and to sign up. (By way of Stepmother’s Milk Stepmom Spotlight.)
- The Arbinger Institute: The Parenting Pyramid - “Parents weren’t meant to spend most of their time correcting their children. How do we help things go right, instead of just reacting when things go wrong?” (more)
- This I Believe: Navigating Turbulent Waters - “I believe in using the turbulence in my life. I learned this studying fish. . . . I believe I can get around the obstacles in my life not by fighting them, but by yielding to them and pushing off from them.” (more)
