Uncategorized – Cindy Pierce

Considering Screen Time (even though we don’t want to)

Review the introduction to this blog series: Manageable Doses of Advice for Parents

Most people are concerned about how time on screens increasingly and negatively impacts human connection and our mental well-being. However, when anyone suggests that kids and parents reduce time on screens, reasonable humans often react with an automatic stiff arm and feisty defensiveness. » Read more

Manageable Doses of Advice for Parents

It is hard to receive advice when you are in the thick of parenting young children. Survival mode is a recipe for fierce boundaries. Perhaps a morsel or two of what you read here and in a three-part blog series in 2025 could inspire a wee crack of openness to consider ideas and resources that could make parenting easier and more joyful as you go forth.

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Back Squawk

Three Hecklers, Two Moms, One Cringy Conversation

Flying under the radar is easy for me, especially with my gray hair, a slightly tragic fanny pack, supportive hiking boots and a well-worn baseball cap. Confronting intoxicated college student hecklers at a sports event is not a practice I relish, but sometimes I can’t help myself from stepping into the mix. » Read more