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Launching Rocket Babies

Parenting is not rocket science, but this is one not-technical mama's experiment in raising curious, adventuresome explorers.

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Your Guess Is As Good As Mine

On July 12, 2019 By launchingrocketbabiesIn Curiosity, ParentingLeave a comment

I think my favorite thing about this parenting gig is getting to experience the world through the eyes of a child. This manifests in a million different ways on any given day, but recently I've been enjoying it through my favorite 5-and-a-half-year-old's guesses. It was last spring when I first started noticing him use the …

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The Icing on the Cake

On April 26, 2019 By launchingrocketbabiesIn Adventure!, It's a Big World!, ParentingLeave a comment

Since it was just Easter, last weekend around this time I was sorting through the few things I'd gotten for our big boys getting ready to hide their Easter baskets Sunday morning. Jonathan was amused since I was insisting they must have Easter baskets, a tradition he didn't grow up with, so he wondered why …

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Just Start (Easter Egg Activity)

On April 17, 2019 By launchingrocketbabiesIn Parenting, STEM ToysLeave a comment

Anyone else get stuck sometimes? The afternoon can sometimes seem so long. Anyone else's kid say things like, "Mo-om, what can I do?" Utterly bored, but then refuse all suggestions of fun activities? Here's the latest trick that's working for us: I start doing something. Maybe it's pulling out the train track and just starting …

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Paternity Leave Perks

On April 10, 2019 By launchingrocketbabiesIn Adventure!, Parenting, Science2 Comments

Someone recently lamented to me how they've never had the glorious free time afforded by a maternity/paternity leave. First of all, HAH! While yes, 6 weeks without the daily grind of the nine to five sounds like nothing but time for all those extra tasks around the house or a nice vacation, the truth is …

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Mixel Magic

On April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 By launchingrocketbabiesIn Creativity, Parenting, STEM Education, STEM Toys1 Comment

Someone gave us one of those easy reader books, the ones with large print and simple sentences about subject matter which might appeal to a five or six year old learning to read. I'm all about encouraging kids to read, but the topics are what get me. Some of them are great. Then there are …

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More Than We Bargained For

On January 13, 2019 By launchingrocketbabiesIn Adventure!, It's a Big World!, Parenting3 Comments

Funny story. The last day exploring Rome, last day of a long, full trip, we went to Aqueduct Park just outside Rome. We had a few hours to spend before our "big" adventure to the Vatican and Castel St. Angelo that afternoon, so it sounded like a low key adventure to spend the time wandering …

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Seasons

On December 2, 2018 By launchingrocketbabiesIn Adventure!, Creativity, Math, Parenting, Science, Space StuffLeave a comment

It's been a busy season around here. I'll spare the details, but suffice it to say, combined with my low energy/pregnant state, I'm sorry to say this little corner of everyday adventures has fallen a bit by the wayside. Don't get me wrong, things are still happening, but I miss chronicling them, documenting them, all …

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Parenting and Personality

On September 14, 2018 By launchingrocketbabiesIn Parenting2 Comments

If you're like me and tend toward conflict avoidance, you know, people's distress causes you serious stress, then can we just acknowledge for a minute how this makes parenting hard sometimes? Sure, I get it. I have to teach my kid good behavior. This includes, from time to time, reprimanding bad behavior or sticking to …

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New Routines

On August 24, 2018 By launchingrocketbabiesIn Adventure!, ParentingLeave a comment

Eddie's school adventure is off to a great start! This week he went from nerves and apprehension Monday morning to the gushing report, "I like school!" when I picked him up that afternoon. He was eager to help me fill out the forms sent home by his teacher, insisted so adamantly in fact, I ended …

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School Ready

On August 16, 2018August 16, 2018 By launchingrocketbabiesIn Adventure!, Parenting, STEM Education1 Comment

Around here we're getting ready for a BIG deal: first first day of school! All the feels, guys. ALL the feels. Eddie mostly feels nervous. From what I've read online that's totally normal. From what I remember from my own young school years experiences, that's totally normal. From what I know of his personality, that's …

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Welcome! I’m Kali

I am not a rocket scientist. Not even close. It’s not my natural inclination to explore, ask questions, experiment, be curious, research, figure things out, etc.  I need a place to keep me intentionally adding a bit of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) to this mothering gig. Who knows? Maybe we’ll end up launching some rocket babies.

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