When I attended a screening of the ground-breaking documentary What the Bleep Do We Know?, there was a Q&A with the filmmakers afterward. I loved the fact that one of the producers, Betsy Chasse, had a babe in arms then. That babe is now 12, has a younger brother, and Betsy is turning her energies toward something so many of us share — a deep desire to find, and make, something meaningful through our motherhood.

In honor of Betsy’s new “Meaningful Mom” initiative, I contribute a rarely-offered nutshell of Parenting for Peace. Think of it as a sort of CliffsNotes to my not-so-slim book!! Read more here: