Comments on: My Daughter is Five. Parenting Starts Now.

By: Joan

Joan — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:23:47 +0000

Wow! My girl is only 9 months old now and time is already speeding by. Your article really makes me think beyond the baby and toddler years. I have to say it makes me look forward to all the good things to come. Your words are really touching! Thank you! Love Joan

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Making My Monday | WhatWouldGwynethDo — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:21:44 +0000

[...] piece on raising a five-year-old has found its way onto the Huffington Post! Hopefully you read it here first, but go there and read it again. And share! And comment! Please and thank you. (photo of me [...]

By: Sonia

Sonia — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:11:47 +0000

What a beautiful post. I’d love to read one about what you will remember of your daughters first years… When do we as mothers actually have the time to imprint our own memories? I know I only have fragments so far. I look at my almost 3 year old daughter and can barely remember her as a baby, she’s growing up so fast and the first years were so sleep deprived! What do you want to remember of your daughter when you’re old and grey? X

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My Daughter is Five. Parenting Starts Now. | Pier to Peer — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:53:17 +0000

[...] of my favorite blogger, What Would Gwyneth Do, recently wrote about how she believes parenting really started when her daughter turned five. [...]

By: Theresa

Theresa — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:39:39 +0000

Such a beautiful post, R! My earliest memories started at that same age (I didn’t realize it until you pointed it out), and I really don’t remember too much before that time. My son is the same age as Little D., and so now the most important part of the journey begins – the one he will distinctly remember.

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:49:40 +0000

Beautifully written, my friend. I had to chuckle at the time out part. I recently put S in a timeout for the first time in I don’t know how long, maybe a year or more, and I think it shocked us both and it was odd. Everything you wrote here is so true.

By: Anna Louisa

Anna Louisa — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:29:05 +0000

This was beautiful – I loved it! Also, oddly, my kindergarten teacher’s name was Mrs. Steiner too!

http://www.anna-bird.com

By: Helen | numsi

Helen | numsi — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:22:42 +0000

This is so beautifully written and so poignantly, heartbreakingly true. It’s a wonderful reminder to slow down and make good memories, and not the hurry up we have to go kind. Thank you for this. I’ll go pick up my 5 and 7 year olds and remember this. (And I’ll try not to cry on them – I suspect that mummy always weeping about the passing of time is not such a stellar memory!)

By: Victoria

Victoria — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:40:35 +0000

Love the way your wrote this. Exciting times beginning for your daughter and your family as the new adventure in the big world begins. Enjoy!

By: {plum}}

{plum}} — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:19:25 +0000

dude! {and I mean that in the most respectful way}

my daughter just turned 5 too and had the exact same lightbulb moment. I’m very aware {ok, panicked} of giving her the childhood she deserves, enjoying traditions, making memories, learning new things, and letting her fail all at the same time.

and through all of it, one thought continually remains: holy crap this is hard.

best of luck to you and yours
~ d.