The Decolonial Parent

a continuous work in progress

Tag: ancestry

  • Battling the overwhelm

    Battling the overwhelm

    We are getting so good at taking the path of least resistance that we are losing the skills to hard things: critical thinking, creative writing, conversation. Are we really ready to let AI do the thinking for us? Is this the world we want to give our children, or can we take back our skills…

  • Hopeful holidays and special days

    Hopeful holidays and special days

    As much as I want to instill a sense of responsibility, reflection, and connection in everything we do, I recognize this needs to happen in proportion to the magic of childhood, too, especially when it comes ro festivals.

  • Take what serves you and leave the rest

    Take what serves you and leave the rest

    I’ll probably write about this a few times over the next month-to-a-year, as it’s a topic close to my heart. For today, I want to focus on the idea that when we honour traditions we need to adhere to them. While on the one hand I absolutely agree with and advocate for the notion that…