by Carla Naumburg | Apr 12, 2016 | Washington Post On Parenting
“Mommy, let’s play a game. You pretend to be the Mommy, and I’ll be Puberty Girl.” Puberty Girl visits our home frequently these days. She’s 13 years old, and she wears a bra, smears deodorant under her arms and drags a razor across her legs. She gets her period, and...
by Carla Naumburg | Apr 6, 2016 | Psychology Today
Breathing is getting a lot of attention lately, and I know it’s beginning to sound trite. But there’s a reason we mindfulness folk keep beating this particular drum: It works. Here’s why. First, just merely remembering to breathe requires us to...
by Carla Naumburg | Mar 16, 2016 | Washington Post On Parenting
I don’t do well with tantrums. I know there isn’t a parent alive who enjoys it when their child ends up face-down on the grocery store floor because they can’t have CocoCrunch, but my daughters’ meltdowns leave me feeling angry and depleted as I desperately scour the...
by Carla Naumburg | Feb 18, 2016 | Cognoscenti
Every time I talk about mindfulness, I hear a few common responses: “My brain is way too busy to be mindful.” “My ADD is so bad; I just can’t focus.” “The last thing I need is something else on my to-do list. I already feel guilty for everything I don’t get done.” I...
by Carla Naumburg | Feb 11, 2016 | Kveller.com
My family and I celebrated Havdalah together at home for the first time this week. It had been a fairly uneventful Saturday; the girls played at home and then at the neighbors’ house. Josh and I read the instruction manual for our new snow blower. (I can honestly say...
by Carla Naumburg | Feb 1, 2016 | Kveller.com
So, I missed Tu Bishvat. I saw references to it on Facebook; various friends who are clearly more observant/aware/motivated/creative/energetic/(insert desirable adjective of your choice here) posted pictures of their children hugging trees and displaying carefully...
