Katherine Ludwig

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Shy children

Children’s birthday parties typically offer a bird’s-eye view of the broad spectrum of human temperaments. You’ll...

Losing your parenting ego

There’s an old saying: “A sweater is what you put on when your mother is cold.” I’d like to add that it’s also what...

Ebb and flow

With one child still in preschool and one in grade school, I’ve already fallen into the typical yo-yo family routine...

Let it out

I vividly recall a major blowup my parents had when I was about 6 years old. I was in our basement family room,...

The art of letting go

We’ve all heard the extreme parenting stereotypes: on the one hand, the “helicopter” parents who hover and smother,...

Space relations

The issue of personal space comes up in my household a lot. Both my 5-year-old daughter and husband have a high...

Achy breaky heart

My older brother was bit by Grandma’s dog at the age of 2 and nearly lost his eye, so the story goes. Possibly even...