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Screen Time Check-In

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 18, 2023
  • Post category:Family/Parenting
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So a few weeks ago, Peter texted our family chat and asked everyone to share a screenshot of their screen usage numbers for the previous week.  Screen Time Check-In I’m…

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Read more about the article Mother.ly | I’m a much better parent of tweens than I was of toddlers
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Mother.ly | I’m a much better parent of tweens than I was of toddlers

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 27, 2022
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I am a much better mom of teens and tweens than I was of toddlers. Or at least, I enjoy being the mother of teens and tweens a lot more…

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“I Don’t Want Anyone to ‘Fix’ My Kid”

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 1, 2022
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Disability/Healing/Parenting
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I listened to Heather Kirn Lanier and Bishop Curry in a beautiful conversation about disability and parenting and what it means to believe that we each are beloved as we…

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Read more about the article Friday Favorites: Novels, a Memoir, and Podcasts

Friday Favorites: Novels, a Memoir, and Podcasts

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:December 3, 2021
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For my Friday Favorites this week, I'm sharing two novels, one memoir, and several podcast episodes. Quick Links: All That is Secret The Whole Language Crossroads The Bible for Normal…

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Read more about the article Small Talk Book Birthday

Small Talk Book Birthday

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 28, 2021
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I got to hold a baby yesterday. A bright-eyed baby who smells soft and sweet (I know—how does someone smell soft, but she really did) and who cries and grabs…

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Read more about the article A Few of My Favorite Things: Week 10 | Three New Books

A Few of My Favorite Things: Week 10 | Three New Books

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 22, 2021
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Disability/Parenting
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Ending the day without anxiety. Receiving spiritual truth and practical wisdom from another mother of a child with a disability. And entering into a story about the extravagant tenderness of…

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Read more about the article The Miscellaneous Life of a Parent

The Miscellaneous Life of a Parent

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 18, 2021
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Much of the default parent life should be filed under the category “miscellaneous.” That’s what my friend Patricia says. Things like... Filling out the forms for soccer (I talked a…

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Read more about the article Big Feelings and Growing Up with Marilee

Big Feelings and Growing Up with Marilee

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 5, 2020
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What do you do with a child with big feelings? Especially if you are a parent who has never had similarly big feelings? Yes, I am the parent with feelings…

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Read more about the article Reading Small Talk: Behind-the-Scenes

Reading Small Talk: Behind-the-Scenes

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 6, 2020
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Want a glimpse of Small Talk behind-the-scenes? How do my kids REALLY feel about being stuck at home with our family?! What do they think I am having a hard…

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Read more about the article A Mother’s Day Gift: Reading Small Talk Podcast

A Mother’s Day Gift: Reading Small Talk Podcast

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 1, 2020
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Download Audiobook To all the mothers and fathers of young children who are struggling right now, I have a small gift for you—the Reading Small Talk podcast—that I hope might…

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