When it comes to baby milestones, everyone talks about crawling and walking. But our 6.5-month-old daughter has just unlocked a less championed, but still game-changing, new ability. She can sit up on her own. Our baby has never liked lying on her back. She’s prone to reflux, and in the early colicky weeks, digestion seemed […]
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Phew! We’ve done it folks. Another Vermont summer is in the books. The weather is just a little bit cooler these days, and the trees are starting to get some kisses of color on their branches. Reminding me, not only of how lucky we are to be living here, but also how lucky we are
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A dispatch from Alex McGuire, mother of six. MiniBury: Describe how you’re feeling today. Alex: Relieved (the kids are done with their schoolwork!) MiniBury: What is your kids’ relationship with screens these days? Alex: So much schoolwork is now done on a screen. Prior to the pandemic, our kids were allowed screen time only rarely.
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A dispatch from Abby Adams, mom to a 7-year-old daughter; librarian at Platt Memorial Library in Shoreham. MiniBury: In one word, describe how you’re feeling today. Abby: Settled MiniBury: When are you doing the bulk of your work? Abby: 1/2 at home, 1/2 in a closed, darkened library building MiniBury: What is your kid’s relationship
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A dispatch from Willa Abel, mom of three. MiniBury: In one word, describe how you’re feeling today. Willa: Twisty MiniBury: What is your kids’ relationship with screens these days? Willa: We use screens more consistently than before COVID. Every day we have phone calls with the school, view a few read alouds (either from professionals
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A dispatch from Caroline Corrente, mom of 3-year-old Casey and co-owner of Middlebury’s Haymaker Bun Co. and the Arcadian MiniBury: In one word, describe how you’re feeling today. Caroline: Stretched MiniBury: When are you doing the bulk of your work? Caroline: I am running our bakery in the mornings between 6 a.m. and 12 p.m.
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A dispatch from David Miranda Hardy. MiniBury: Tell us who you are. David: Husband, dad, educator, filmmaker MiniBury: In one word, describe how you’re feeling today. David: Adrift MiniBury: When are you doing the bulk of your work? David: 4 hours a day, alternating mornings and afternoons with my wife. Some nights, too. MiniBury: What
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A dispatch from Erin Davis, mom to Asa, 4. MiniBury: In one word, describe how you’re feeling today. Erin: Depleted MiniBury: When are you doing the bulk of your work? Erin: Very early morning, before 7 a.m. MiniBury: What is your kid’s relationship with screens these days? Erin: He watches about the same as before
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