How To Prepare Your Oldest Child For The New Baby The arrival of a new baby is very exciting, especially for the expectant mother. Along with the excitement, the newest arrival can bring many changes to a family. Parents spend a ton of time talking about the new baby, preparing the nursery and even buying […]
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The Dangers Of Being A Helicopter Parent Chances are you know one a helicopter parent. They mean well, they want to make sure their children have the best in life, every advantage, every opportunity. Specifically, these examples of a helicopter parent apply to the parents of college students and their over-involvement in their lives. The […]
Hawkins Stern is the economist you’ll have to thank for the rest of your kid’s childhood; he’s the reason why there’s candy at the check-out line in every store in America. Stern was the man who discovered ‘suggestion impulse buying’, which is when people see a product and visualize a need for it, not […]
Parents and children both can walk away from power struggles feeling disconnected, exasperated, and confused. Even when one party gets their way, there are usually never any true winners. Here are 7 Strategies for avoiding power struggles in the first place. 1. Identify Why The Power Struggle Is Happening “A common reason for power struggles, is a […]
Transitions are hard for children. Change is actually difficult for all human beings to handle well, but children can experience this anxiety not just when they are leaving a neighborhood or their school, but just when they are leaving the park or their toys and free time behind. If you have two (or four) children […]
It happens every day. You decide to go to the movie and see an R-rated movie. Once inside you happen to spy a number of kids throughout the theatre. Whether they snuck in or had someone get them in the movie, it made me stop and think – “How young is too young for an […]
I’ve been pretty lucky over the years with my daughter. Some of the tougher issues, like weaning your child off the pacifier, I have been able to avoid. Unfortunately, this did not apply to the tantrums. Growing up in a large family, I was able to watch different approaches to fixing this issue. Some tantrum […]
One of the hardest things that we as parents have to teach children is how to admit when they are wrong. This is something that most adults do not even like to do, so it is a very hard concept for children to learn. Now factor in that as parents we all make mistakes and […]
I want you to know that I’m trying. My niece keeps posting exercise related status updates on Facebook: “Workout till it hurts!” “You have to put the hard work in to get results!” “I’m sick of people whining about being fat – if you’d work out as hard as I do, you wouldn’t be fat!” That […]
Knowing that not all families are started the super traditional way (i.e. girl gets pregnant with ease, pops out baby), we bring you our column Paths To Motherhood, highlighting women who have taken a less than typical route to becoming a mother. Michelle Fiona, Malia Spanyol, and River Mae San Francisco, CA Michelle (top left), […]
As you start this week, may you find a nugget of courage to do the hard thing your heart is aching to do. May you find enough freedom to do something brave and risky, something that taps that gift you were given but haven’t yet fully and outwardly exercised. We are all artists in some […]
by Lisa ByrneAbout a year ago, I was on the couch at the end of a very long and exhausting day catching up with my husband. I remember saying to him, “I used to be a generous person.” In my pre-mom life, I went on international volunteer trips, I built schools and taught English in […]