Single Parenting BABY NEEDS A PARENT Baby don’t need no silver spoon Don’t need no rub-a-dub-dub It’s apparent that a baby needs a parent who Can give that baby some love! Now every baby’s got one Mama And every baby’s got one Pop These days some babies live with one or the other ’Cause the […]
Audience: Parents/Foster Parents
Take A Step
– only one way to get started! TAKE A STEP If y’got a great big mountain to climb And that mountain’s covered with slime There’s only one way to get to the top, One step at a time! Cho: Take a step! Take a step! Who knows, it might be fun! Take a step! Take […]
My Body
– the most basic boundary! MY BODY Cho: My body’s nobody’s body but mine! You run your own body, let me run mine! My nose was made to sniff and to sneeze To smell what I want, and to pick when I please! My lungs were made to hold air when I breathe, I am […]
It’s Only A Wee Wee
– so what’s the big deal? IT’S ONLY A WEE WEE As soon as you’re born grown-ups check where you pee And then they decide just how you’re supposed t’be Girls pink and quiet, boys noisy and blue Seems like a dumb way to choose what you’ll do Cho: It’s only a wee-wee, so what’s […]
You’re Okay!
– we’re not all that much different! YOU’RE OKAY! Our cat Carlos has dandruff, Our dog Homer has fleas (scratch, scratch) Daddy’s breath in the morning Smells like very old cheese! (p.u.!) My big sister has pimples That just won’t go away (oh no!) If something’s wrong with you too, then you’re okay! Cho: You’re […]
The Newborn
– incredible Rosita Perez poem! THE NEWBORN It was 1963 and the three-week old baby Was turning blue in the bassinet Very obviously choking. The two year old was saying that she was sorry And crying and looking very scared. I removed a piece of ham from the baby’s mouth. Her sister had been eating […]
My Little Clock
– live version by Willow Geer-Alsop MY LITTLE CLOCK You’ve got a big clock I’ve got a little clock too Your clock’s for your time Your big clock pushes you When you’re in a hurry My little clock’s pushed aside Y’make me use your clock Y’don’t care about my clock’s size When your clock is […]
Don’t Put Your Hand In My Pants
– setting boundaries DON’T PUT YOUR HAND IN MY PANTS Cho: Don’t put your hand in my pants Just ’cause we’re in love Don’t put your hand in my pants I just wanna be hugged Please hold my hand when we kiss I’m so tired of tugging your wrist Don’t put your hand in my […]
Aaargh!
– perfectionism pressures AAARGH! I am always good as gold I do exactly what I’m told I do what the grown-ups say I don’t complain, ’cause it’s okay. I don’t talk back, I don’t get mad I don’t upset my Mom and Dad I don’t get sick, I comb my hair I wear clean socks […]
Logical
– in our head instead of our heart LOGICAL Cho: Logical, logical! Why do you have t’be so logical? Ne-ver-mind, . . don’t tell me why, You’ll have a logical reply! Kid: Dad, I’m too full to eat my beans Dad: You’re too full? What does that mean? Kid: My tummy’s got no room, it’s […]