Parenting Wars
Do or do not - there is no try. The ins and outs of one of the most difficult jobs on earth: parenting.
A Silent tragedy
There is a silent tragedy that is unfolding today in our homes, and concerns our most precious jewels: our children. Our children are in a devastating emotional state! In the last 15 years, researchers have given us increasingly alarming statistics on a sharp and steady increase in childhood mental illness that is now reaching epidemic proportions:
By Danika harnett 6 years ago in Families
How I Got My Lazy Kid to Clean Up
Right around the ripe old age of 13, my son concluded that I wasn’t very bright. It took me a while to notice this because he never actually said it. Something was telling in the tone of his long drawn out sighs and the tenor of his voice when he said, “Muuuuuuuum!”
By Toni Tails6 years ago in Families
5 Things We Never Thought We'd Do As Parents
Before I became a mother I never thought I would be a mother. Of course, when I got pregnant, I had an idea of how I would parent. I was going to be my little girl's best friend. But there is a giant list of things I would never thought I would do as a mother starting with this
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Families
I Swore I Wouldn't Be *That* Mom
Finding out you're pregnant is such a whirlwind of hormone and emotion. A million thoughts of a potential future immediately flooded my mind. What will my baby look like? What kind of toddler will they be? What kind of mother will I be? I spent every day of my pregnancy wondering what our futures would hold. For every "I wonder", there came plenty of "I will never" as well, but let me tell you, unless you've lived through motherhood, you should truly never say never.
By Emma Conrad6 years ago in Families
Introducing: The Google Generation
A new twist on parenting Note the date. Today, I am coining a new phrase–Google Generation. This is not the same as “Generation Google” which attempts to categorize a generation of younger folks who are supposedly more adept at Google skills than their elders.*
By John Teehan6 years ago in Families
Best Advice for New Mums
Let me tell you a little secret: When I was given this assignment title I did cringe a little. As a new mum, I really wanted help and advice when I asked for it, but I was inundated with unsolicited advice and opinions from EVERYONE and anyone that had a kid.
By Samantha Bentley6 years ago in Families
What Is Attachment Parenting?. Top Story - December 2019.
From the moment we pee on a stick and find out the reason we are so moody and bloated, is because a tiny little human has started to form in our womb, we begin to think about the kind of parent we want to be. There is nothing more personal than parenting…
By Samantha Bentley6 years ago in Families
5 Common Coparenting Conflicts to Stop Now
The endless back and forth, the texts, the emails, the drop off and pick ups, holidays, lawyers… there’s no end to the problems that come up when coparenting with an Impossible Ex. We’re exhausted, overwhelmed, sick and tired.
By Julie Beckerman6 years ago in Families
