How Moms Can Adopt A More Realistic View Of Self-Care
I’ve been planning my self-care staycation for months.
After celebrating Christmas with my husband, 2-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter, I’ll spend two to three days doing things for, and by, myself. I’ve told myself that...
The Thing Our Kids Really Need
Let’s face it. We’re living in a time and culture where needs and wants are kind of a blur. We have unprecedented access to one anothers’ lives through social media and our kids are...
Why We Are Breaking With Tradition
“We’ve always done it this way.” That sentence always makes me stop in my tracks. Growing up, I never questioned when someone would say that girls and boys should act a certain way. I...
Laser Hair Removal? Here are 11 Things You Need to Know Beforehand.
When all of my friends around me were raving about laser hair removal and getting their under arms, faces, legs, and way down under area hair removed, I just couldn't get behind it. I...
The Way I Love My Husband Matters For My Kids
I am sure we have all noticed the differences in our societal expectations when it comes to parenting.
The never-ending list of expectations that women have to be a "good mom," and how it seems...
You’re Doing Parenting All Wrong
Welcome to parenting, where you’re given no guide to navigate yet still manage to do it all wrong.
If you grew up in a perfectly parented home, hopefully you can pass along the goodness. If...
I Have A 504 Meeting For My Kid…Help!
Approximately 2.8 million children in the United States are diagnosed with a disability- a physical, mental, or emotional impairment. Researchers believe the true number is much higher, as many children are not diagnosed until...
American Girl Introduces 2020 Doll Of The Year With Hearing Loss
Mamas! The American Girl's 2020 Girl of the Year doll is Joss Kendrick.
The new doll, which debuted on "Good Morning America," is a competitive cheerleader and a surfer from southern California.
As a first for...
How to Have a Fantastic February
February may be the shortest month, even with an extra day tacked on every four years, but it's long on celebrations! It's a month of love and libraries, freedom and fasting, Black history and...
How to Simplify in 2020
I think it’s safe to say that many of us are looking for a simpler life in 2020. I know I am! Do you feel like you have more tasks on your list, than hours...