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I’m not a great mom, I’m average at best. I’m tired. I cut too many corners to win any type of parental award. I’m not your greatest example of what an ideal mom should look like. I don’t even want a “Mother of the Year” honor because I’m naturally not that person and I don’t…
New motherhood is my life. As an Obstetrician, I see mothers and fathers in their first dear-in-headlights moments of parenthood. Worrying about your children is every parent’s right and it starts in the womb. Am I eating enough? Am I drinking enough? Am I reaching too high? Am I bending too low? Will the baby be…
As a mother of three, the last of my brood being a 2-year-old girl, I am currently deep in the trenches of potty-training. I’m winning, though. Anytime we can take diapers and wipes off of the shopping list, we are all winning. I have a few tricks that I have learned along the way, and…
In this week’s parenting news roundup, we look at a controversial Washington Post essay about treating phobias in an autistic child, pregnant women who smoke, the Georgia teacher who shot a gun in school and why it costs $233,610 to raise a kid.
Why does screen-time matter? Screen-time consists of watching television, using a computer, tablet, cell phone or video game. In our technologically-advanced society, it’s popular to use one or more of these gadgets daily. Let’s be real, some of us use several at the same time! But I digress.
This week in parenting news is a roundup of the biggest stories you ought to be following right now.
We were on a routine trip to the grocery store when I realized how my 20-month-old noticed how much more his younger sister was favored. When people would look their way, instead of his bashful “hi” like he would sometimes say before his baby sister, his greeting became, “Baby cute?”, “Sissy ad-o-ble!”. People usually only complimented…
The Christmas season is in full force! Everywhere I look I see red velvet bows, decorative houses bright with lights, the classic Salvation Army rep spreading cheer and ringing bells at our local grocer entrance, and one of my favorites, the Holiday seasonal drinks from Starbucks!
I’ve been doing Halloween my entire life, but now that I have two kids it’s taken on a whole new angle. When I had one kid, and he was a toddler, Halloween was simply dressing him up and answering the door. Maybe we went by the neighbors to introduce him to the idea of saying…
Introducing the Little Miss and Mr. Men books to my own kids allowed me to relive my ENTIRE childhood! I can remember being a little girl and my mom reading these books to me when I was barely able to read myself.
I’ve been a mom, like forever. I can hardly even remember when I wasn’t a mom. Don’t get me wrong, parenthood is amazing, stressful, glorious, exhausting, joyous, and infuriating all rolled up in one chaotic ball. But did I mention, it’s amazing? And guess what is doubly amazing….becoming an aunt! I had no idea that…
My daughter takes make-believe to the next level. She has an infant babydoll/family member that is always around. Wherever we go, she goes. Kind of like “my buddy” for those of you old enough to remember.
I’m headed off to Target. I’ve got lots of shopping to do. I load the car with all three of my kids: 5, 3 1/2 and almost 2.
Now that school is out, are you looking for activities to do with the kids, but don’t want to spend an arm and leg? Summer is a perfect time to visit loved-ones and enjoy activities that we missed during the school year due to hectic schedules and tons of responsibilities.