One mom's plan to raise a kid — without raising greenhouse gases
December 2011
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12/27/11You Decide: Giving Kids a Choice When Making Decisions With Positive DisciplineIf you offer kids two choices and ask them to decide (à la Positive Discipline), they get structure and power while you control the outcome — and avert a stand-off Posted at 10:00 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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12/20/11Cultivating Gratitude During the Holidays: How to Teach Your Kids to Be Gracious and Give Thanks This ChristmasDespite its good intentions, Christmas becomes a buy-fest, pushing otherwise fiscally responsible parents into crazed over-spenders and turning sweet, polite children into green-eyed gimme monsters Posted at 08:00 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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12/13/11I Feel Pretty, Oh So Pretty: Why Constantly Telling Your Little Girl She’s Beautiful Does More Harm Than GoodIt’s been said that women who were constantly told they were beautiful as young girls have poorer self esteem than those who were praised for other attributes (or not praised at all). What do you think? Posted at 09:00 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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12/06/11Longtime Friends and New Moms Bond Over Parenthood (and the Occasional Dance Party)I’m grateful for the friendships that have not only survived motherhood, but deepened because of it Posted at 09:00 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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About This Blog
Shannon Gallagher
Rhinebeck, NY
Dutchess County native Shannon Gallagher can be found in Rhinebeck, embracing her new role as mother to Coraline and all that it entails: little sleep, a constant eau de spit up, and a general aura of disorganization. A contributing editor for Hudson Valley magazine, she also teaches Pilates. While in her non-pregnant state she could often be found climbing in the ’Gunks or jumping out of airplanes, for now she is keeping both feet on the ground, watching her baby grow and exploring the many ways to raise baby green, happy, and healthy.
Recent Posts
- Time Magazine’s Breastfeeding Cover: Good for Print Image, Bad for Attachment Parenting? | Comments: 0
- Differing Personalities: Understanding Your Spirited, High-Needs Kid | Comments: 0
- When to Get Pregnant and Have Children: Before or After Age 30? | Comments: 0
- How to Stop a Whining Kid (Without Whining About It) | Comments: 0
- A Word on Compassionate Living, Animal Cruelty (And Appreciating Plant-Based Diets) | Comments: 0
- The War on Sweets: Saying No to Sugar (and Getting Kids to Eat Healthy) | Comments: 0
- Play Date Advice: The Do’s and Dont’s of Parenting When You’re on a Play Date | Comments: 0
- The Busy Lives of Stay-at-Home Moms and Dads: Do Full-Time Parents Have Any Free Time? | Comments: 0
- Who’s the Boss? Being the Parent in Control of a Bossy Kid Is Harder Than You Think | Comments: 0
- What to Do When Kids Use Bad Words | Comments: 0
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