Thank goodness there are illegal moves in chess! It would not be a very fun game if all the pieces could move any which way. Let's take a [Read More]
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On Belay? Belay on!
So, what is your role as a parent? In a nutshell? For those who climb, I suggest this answer - your role is to belay. For those who [Read More]
Parenting as an Art Form
I am a physician. Ever since the med school days, we had it hammered into us that Medicine is both a science and an art. Even before you got [Read More]
A Crack at Martha Code
"Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion, which shall not be [Read More]
Introduction
en·tro·py /ˈentrəpē/ noun 1. a thermodynamic quantity representing the unavailability of a system's thermal energy for conversion into [Read More]
Autobiography a la Borges
I need the medium of a dream to allow for leaving loose ends. And so, I was a house. A log cabin. I was built out of choice red cedar logs [Read More]
“Learned Optimism” by Dr. Martin Seligman ***** (Mama)
Strengths: well researched, well written, a pleasure to read, doesn't claim to be anything it's not Weaknesses: long. Completely [Read More]
The Blind Men and the Elephant
That is how child raising is. You get a bunch of blind "experts" groping at different parts of it and giving you their account of the issue. As [Read More]
Surviving the Newborn – Getting Your Husband on Board
If you are lucky, your labour went well and you are thrilled to hold your newborn in your arms. If you are not so lucky, you are so exhausted [Read More]
Sine qua non Baby Books
Monkey Puzzle Gruffalo Gruffalo's Child Guess How Much I Love You Runaway Bunny Book of Virtues by Bennett Each Peach Pear Plum The Very [Read More]