At SMB we want to bring you information and inspiration from around the Valley and beyond. Here are some clickworthy links from around the web this week. Enjoy!
I have the unique privilege of parenting a child who wants everything explained. Explicitly. Over and over. Until she believes she understands. This continues to challenge me to find age-appropriate ways to unravel the world’s mysteries to someone who can’t yet dress herself. Today I stumbled upon this, a truly gifted piece of writing from a mom of a disabled child whose insight helped me think about how to talk to my kids about the differences – and samenesses – among us.
I am not cool. Never have been. Ergo, I love this post from Brene Brown at Ordinary Courage.
We here at SMB love the Phoenix Zoo. Here’s a great video from CBS12 after news anchor Mark Curtis spent a whole 24 hours hanging out at the zoo!
Have you been sending the kids outside to play with the hose every day like I have lately? Love these ideas for backyard water play!
Still have a wide-open weekend (lucky you!)? Here’s a list of local family-friendly events courtesy of MomsLikeMe Phoenix.
How do you do your online reading? Random surfing? Facebook and Twitter? RSS or email subscriptions? Be sure to add Scottsdale Moms Blog to your regular reading, however you do it!
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Sarah Powers is a writer and Scottsdale mom of two. She came to the valley from Southern California by way of Chicago and would take Arizona summers over Midwest winters any day. A perfect day for Sarah starts with coffee, ends with chardonnay and includes lots of baby giggles and sticky-fingered kid kisses in between. She loves high ponytails, showtunes and using her kids as an excuse to stay in and go to bed early, which she would do anyway. Sarah tweets early and often about the messy, tender, fun, funny and irreverent moments of parenthood at www.twitter.com/powersofmine.
