parenting

Writing in Taimi Journal connected to parenting.

It was never about the trousers

August 3, 20268 min

A child may not be fighting the trousers at all, but where getting dressed leads. The return to routine strains the whole family — so the most useful question is what can be left undone.

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The pressure to be a perfect parent is making us worse parents

June 18, 20267 min

Performance pressure in parenting doesn't help the child — it exhausts the parent. Chasing perfection is exactly what makes us irritable and absent.

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