Tag: motherhood
Conscious Parenting :: Seeing Our Children as Teachers
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will live its whole life believing...
Pregnancy :: How Things Change the Second Time Around
I'm that person you probably hate. I love being pregnant! I feel better in my clothes (for the most part), and I have really easy pregnancies...
Navigating Early Friendships :: Lead by Example
Early childhood friendships can be sweet and endearing, but young children are still working out a lot of social and emotional issues that need...
Some “Mom” Things I’ve Learned the Hard Way
Just the other day, while I was perusing social media, a friend who is becoming a new mom in the next few weeks asked...
The New Mommy Wars: I Work. You Stay at Home. And...
Before I launch into this, I want to say that I think both camps- the Working Mom camp and the Stay-at-Home Mom camp- get...
I’m Obnoxious {Things I’ve Learned From My Teenage Daughter}
As a mother of a teenage girl, I have learned a lot about patience, understanding, and self-control. I am living the nightmare of middle...
10 Steps to a Semi-Successful Target Trip With a Toddler
Shopping with a toddler is no easy task. Especially not now while largely pregnant. But, I do it. And I do it probably way...
Parenting :: We All Fail Sometimes
I have a critical nature—both of myself and others. I hate it, but it's true. It's one of those things God may be working...
When You Were Mean to My Child
I took a Literacy class in undergrad: teaching reading seems pretty straightforward, but there's an entire science and a host of theories all intertwined...
Working and Pregnant :: More Than a Maternal Risk
There was a lot about my first pregnancy I wasn't ready for. I hated the new limitations on my body, and had a hard...
Caitlyn Jenner :: No Threat to Motherhood
Motherhood is a calling
We mamas are fierce protectors of our little ones, and many of us are also protective of the right to be...
7 Ways My iPhone Helped Me Survive Early Motherhood
I've seen countless articles maligning parents' use of smartphones, blaming our beloved electronic rectangles for turning us into distracted, checked-out moms missing beautiful, priceless...
Our Duty To Be Vigilant {Preventing Sexual Abuse}
In a cold room a frail girl sits alone, her small hands resting on a frigid tabletop, her legs are shaking and her mind...
Nursing In Public and Why the Brelfie Matters
Last week on the Today Show, Kathie and Hoda discussed their disapproval of the brelfie (breastfeeding selfie) on their segment "OK! Or Not OK"....