Yeah, That’s My Kid At The Top Of The Play Structure, & She’s Fine

Mind your business. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ May. 5, 2023 IT'S FINE! [Yeah, That’s My Kid At The Top Of The Play Structure, & She’s Fine]( Today, Julia Williamson is thinking about the time she watched her two-year-old climb to the very top of the play structure, utterly confident. She was proud and trusted her daughter’s abilities. The other moms? Maybe not so much “But looking around, I see some other mothers giving me some serious side-eye. I suspect they must think I’m wildly negligent. I’ve had parents ask whose child that is way up at the top, did I realize she’d gone so high? Didn’t I recognize how dangerous it was?” Well, now she’s defending the importance of letting your kids do stuff that might make your heart beat a little faster just watching them. Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor [Read More ⮕]( Latest PURRFECT DAD [A Male Cat Adorably Supported His Partner During Labor & Now Women Are Side-Eyeing Their Husbands]( You know it’s bad when a cat is more helpful. [Read More.]( OH, NO [Gentle Reminder From A Pediatric Emergency Doc: Don’t Slide Down The Slide With Your Kid]( It's all fun and games until someone breaks a leg. [Read More.]( THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH THIS ONE [5 Things To Know About Young Jedi Adventures, The First Star Wars Series For Little Padawans]( The creators and young cast spill on what makes it so great. [Read More.]( Featured presented by Stanford Children [What You Should Know About Well-Child Visits]( One of the best things a parent or guardian can do to protect their child is to take them to see their pediatrician for [routine well-child visits](. This way doctors are able to check on growth development, nutrition and behavior, and recommend vaccines and immunizations needed to stay healthy. Not to mention, check-ups also allow [pediatricians]( to monitor for any problems, so they can be addressed quickly. With over 25+ primary care locations across the Bay Area, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is nearby to provide care for your child. Check out the primary care locations and pediatricians at [stanfordchildrens.org]( now. [LEARN MORE ⮕]( Featured PEACE AND QUIET [My Kids Are In Elementary School & I Never Gave Up Naptime]( If you’ve got older kids, you probably remember the naptime days with a little bit of longing. Personally, I enjoyed that break more than my kid did. Well, Ashley Schuster Downend’s kids are too old for naps, but she managed to pull off a pretty neat trick: she never quit naptime. “I still need regular breaks from sibling squabbling, demands for snacks, and requests for the latest Descendants songs on Spotify. If anything, I need it more as they get older and their needs get more complicated. I am still, after all, a sensitive introvert, but now my household is even louder and more chaotic. I need time during the day to reset — quietly and alone,” she writes. Read to find out how she did it. [Read More ⮕]( What We’re Reading ⮕ [Books That Are Helping Me Untangle My Own Complicated Mother-Daughter Relationship]( ⮕ [10 Phrases You Should Never Say To Kids During A Divorce]( ⮕ [Why Our Children Should Be More Demanding, Not Less]( [Want to Advertise With Us? Get in Touch.]( You're receiving this email because you signed up to receive communications from BDG Media. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely[unsubscribe](. Or to manage preferences click[here]( BDG Media, Inc. · 315 Park Ave. South · New York, NY 10010 · USA Copyright 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved.