Why Do Parents Call their Children by the Wrong Name?
December 26, 2019
Researchers asked 1,700 people if they ever called someone by the wrong name. Have you ever done it?
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Parental Empathy is Exhausting
December 17, 2019
I think that empathy helps make me a helpful, compassionate mother. But it’s also really freaking exhausting.
How One Conversation With My Mom Shaped My Parenting
July 20, 2019
There is a popular adage that says, “Never judge someone by the opinion of others.” While my mom didn’t say these exact words, I can still remember the conversation when she imparted this wisdom.
Sometimes You Can’t Walk It Off
July 16, 2019
I stepped funny before school drop off—I was probably doing and thinking of a thousand different things at the time, in that way that anyone who has ever gotten a kid off to school is fully familiar with—and felt a pop.
I Just Made the Last Preschool Payment…I Should Be Happy
July 11, 2019
There are so many reasons I should be celebrating. Making that last preschool payment should make me want to jump for joy…but I’m not.
Parenting is Not an Innate Ability
July 9, 2019
Parenting is not an innate ability. It does not live in all of us and then magically present itself the day our children are born.
Parenting Through Anxiety
July 5, 2019
Summer sports, camps, trips, boredom, and crafts take over my world, space, and mind. I find myself spinning in circles some days.
Coparenting After Divorce: Learning To Co-Parent Alone
May 23, 2019
The word co-parenting is a lie. In my experience, co-parenting doesn’t always mean two people working together. In our house, for a long time, co-parenting meant one person working alone.
Ten Things You Need to Know About Motherhood
May 21, 2019
As new mothers, we all want to know the secret that all the other good moms seem to know. Here are ten tips that will help you, mama.
Letting Our Children Grow By Letting Them Fail
April 12, 2019
My point today is that not EVERY situation requires intervention. We want to grow responsible, compassionate humans. To fail is to grow.
Why Do Parents Call their Children by the Wrong Name?
December 26, 2019
Researchers asked 1,700 people if they ever called someone by the wrong name. Have you ever done it?
Parental Empathy is Exhausting
December 17, 2019
I think that empathy helps make me a helpful, compassionate mother. But it’s also really freaking exhausting.
How One Conversation With My Mom Shaped My Parenting
July 20, 2019
There is a popular adage that says, “Never judge someone by the opinion of others.” While my mom didn’t say these exact words, I can still remember the conversation when she imparted this wisdom.
Sometimes You Can’t Walk It Off
July 16, 2019
I stepped funny before school drop off—I was probably doing and thinking of a thousand different things at the time, in that way that anyone who has ever gotten a kid off to school is fully familiar with—and felt a pop.
I Just Made the Last Preschool Payment…I Should Be Happy
July 11, 2019
There are so many reasons I should be celebrating. Making that last preschool payment should make me want to jump for joy…but I’m not.
Parenting is Not an Innate Ability
July 9, 2019
Parenting is not an innate ability. It does not live in all of us and then magically present itself the day our children are born.
Parenting Through Anxiety
July 5, 2019
Summer sports, camps, trips, boredom, and crafts take over my world, space, and mind. I find myself spinning in circles some days.
Coparenting After Divorce: Learning To Co-Parent Alone
May 23, 2019
The word co-parenting is a lie. In my experience, co-parenting doesn’t always mean two people working together. In our house, for a long time, co-parenting meant one person working alone.
Ten Things You Need to Know About Motherhood
May 21, 2019
As new mothers, we all want to know the secret that all the other good moms seem to know. Here are ten tips that will help you, mama.
Letting Our Children Grow By Letting Them Fail
April 12, 2019
My point today is that not EVERY situation requires intervention. We want to grow responsible, compassionate humans. To fail is to grow.
