Posts Tagged ‘Family’
Plush Poppet – #SilentSaturday
The @TIME Magazine Photo Shoot I Was Contacted For…What Would Dr. Sears Think? #AttachmentParenting
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding today’s issue of TIME Magazine. A lot of anger, a lot of praise. As someone who was contacted by TIME about being a subject in this photo shoot, what do I think?
I was late for my La Leche League Canada meeting this morning. Not because I was lazy, or Poppet wasn’t co-operating, but rather because I was driving around town trying to find a copy of this week’s TIME Magazine to bring with me. I wanted to know how these ladies felt, many of whom are strong proponents of attachment parenting. I couldn’t find a copy anywhere. Not even at Chapters. Some had not put it out, some where trying to figure out where to put it out, and some hadn’t received it yet. With no hard copy in hand, I arrived at La Leche in the middle of an animated discussion on this very issue!
When I was contacted by TIME last week, I was told by one of their photo editors that they were doing a feature on Dr. Sears and were hoping to have subjects who adhered to the attachment parenting principles. They were trying to find women who were “mainstream”, a more contemporary look. Making it look like attachment parenting is not just something granola crunchers do. At 18-months old, it was decided that Poppet was not old enough. They ideally wanted 3-years-old and above. Sigh. Oh well, it was an honour to have been personally contacted, and I eagerly waited to see the wonderful story and images that would emerge for this lifestyle choice we make in our own home. We are a co-sleeping, baby wearing, nursing family.
Attachment parenting is all about nurturing your child. Learning to respond to their individual needs. Being close to your child. Being attached to your child. You can see on Dr. Sear’s website the images of nurturing that attachment parenting is famous for! So, with this in mind, what did I think of TIME’s latest cover? Read the rest of this entry »
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Poppet’s Pick Blogs for the Week of May 7th, 2012
I love reading new blogs! You must too if you’re here on a regular basis! Often I’m introduced to topics I want to share with you, our readers, but don’t have the time to stay on top of it. And you know what they say, out of sight, out of mind (especially for the mum of a toddler)! This is the first installment of a new weekly feature on Pardon My Poppet. We already tell you about our exceptional finds in Poppet’s Picks, and we’re extending it to the blogging world.
Each week we will release a mini-newsletter with 7 of our favourite blogs from that week, one that you can visit each day. I do hope you’ll enjoy the extra reading suggestions. Don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss an issue! E-mail subscriptions are easy, simply click on the RSS feed and fill out the box for e-mail. Consider this your one-stop shop for the best reads of the week! Now, on to the fun part!
Food:
Carrie’s Sweet Life is insanely yummy!!!! I don’t know where all her recipes come from, but the pics alone are enough to make a grown man drool. Don’t believe me? Take a peek at her Coconut Key Lime Bread! Read the rest of this entry »
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Picking the Right Pet For Your Family (Frenzied Friday Guest Post)
Some folks believe that it is actually cruel and inhuman to force children to grow up without a pet. I guess my parents held that theory, although they never expressed the sentiment, because there was not one period of my youth where at least one dog was not a part of the household. Cats, turtles, goldfish and even snakes had their spells of popularity, but a dog was a fixture in our home.
By the same nonchalant attitude towards pets in general, the pet dog was chosen in a very haphazard way. A neighbor had a litter, or a mongrel was found cold and starving or the old dog died and we went to the ASPA to get a new one. Not much thought (or knowledge, for that matter) about designer or pedigreed dogs. Today, choosing a dog is, like so many other aspects of our modern life, fraught with complications. We have to have the right dog. Read the rest of this entry »
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Family Shoes (Silent Saturday)
GG aka Great Grannie (365 Days of Blessings – Day 117)
I am thankful for GG
or G-squared as Hubby loving refers to her as. She has been back in Barbados for the winter, and we’ve missed her lots! Poppet and I are heading there for dinner tonight and can’t wait!
Warmest regards,
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365 Days of Blessings – Day 93 – Time Spent with my Sister and Niece
I am thankful for time spent with my sister and niece
I headed over to my sister’s today (the author of the blog Good Grief Guru – if you haven’t checked it out make sure you don’t let today go by without clicking on over there!). We spent the time just visiting, watching our daughters quarrel play together, and just puttering around.
I opened the front door to hear my niece proclaim, “Auntie Joy!” Precious to hear those words from this almost 3-year-old! Can’t wait till the next visit!
Warmest regards,
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