What started as a quiet time to drink our morning coffee quickly turned into a YouTube addiction that led us straight to tantrum hell – so I ended it.
2022 was tough – I’ve never felt so exhausted! But a lot of good things happened, too – with this 2022 Year in Review, I look back at what I learned in the year that’s ending and list my goals for 2023.
It seems like every parent on LinkedIn is sharing life lessons their enlightened children are teaching them, so I decided this was a good time to share what my offspring have taught me so far.
I’ve been an avid reader since I was 7 and I owe it to my parents. Today, reading and writing isn’t just a hobby but an essential part of my work, and I’m following my parents’ recipe for passing on the love of reading to my own children.
We can apply the 12 permaculture principles to every aspect of life – I use them as a guide for my parenting. Here’s how I use the first principle, “Observe and Interact,” in raising my children.