Tag: parenting
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...
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...
My Four Parenting Truths {That Other Parents Might Not Like}
The hardest part of parenting is the other parents, myself included. But there are certain principals I live by when it comes to parenting...
Potty Training 101 :: 5 Tips to Help You Through
Potty training. We've all been through it ourselves and once we have children of our own we get to experience the side of it...
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...
Montessori :: Why We Chose a Child-Focused Path
We cannot create observers by saying 'observe', but by giving them the power and the means for this observation and these means are procured...
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...
The Monster Called Childhood Depression
will come straight out and say that I battle depression. I have battled depression on and off most of my life. In sixth grade...
Toddler Phases :: No End In Sight
"Often when you think you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something else." -- Mister Rogers
Ahhh, the toddler years. I...
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...
On Spanking :: Why We’re Hands Off
Good kids sometimes express their needs in bad ways. They hit, they scream, they bite, they tattle, they whine and they simply don't listen....