Children and Grief – We Should Teach them How to Process their Feelings, Not How to Hide Them There are times where its perfectly fine and normal to hide our stress, anxiety, fears and hurts from our children. And yet there are other times when hiding these feelings from them could cause more long-term damage then we realize. I DO hide certain pain points from my children and I recommend you do the same. As women, we tend to have lots of body image insecurities that we should try our very best NOT to pass on. don’t hate your...
Children and Grief – We Should Teach them How to Process their Feelings, Not How to Hide Them There are times where its perfectly fine and normal to hide our stress, anxiety, fears and hurts from our children. And yet there are other times when hiding these feelings from them could cause more long-term damage then we realize. I DO hide certain pain points from my children and I recommend you do the same. As women, we tend to have lots of body image insecurities that we should try our very best NOT to pass on. don’t hate your...
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October 25, 2017
How to Effectively Deal with A Toddler Tantrum in A Public Place
Terrible Two’s. Threenager. Four going on Fourteen. Parenting a little human is both amazing and horrible all at once. Your child’s ability to communicate is growing so much and yet the moment something doesn’t go their way they suddenly forget it all. They forget that they can talk and reason. It’s back to banshee screaming, leg kicking, rolling down the aisle at Target. I was under the impression that this kind of behavior was limited to two-year-olds but I was wrong. We are up into the 4’s now and it is showing no signs of stopping. Clearly, I was...
October 10, 2017
This one thing could be why your toddler is STILL not sleeping well
Hey mama. You look tired. When was the last time you got a full nights sleep? Oh, since before your toddler was born? Yea, I feel you. If you are reading this, I am assuming you have gotten to the point where you are just done with these toddler sleep problems! Am I right? And it’s probably not just one problem either. Maybe your toddler isn’t sleeping through the night and he or she is still waking up to nurse. Maybe you have been co-sleeping since they were born but now its just time to take the next step....
September 11, 2017
How to tell if you are you a selfish mom?
There is nothing that gets me going more than a selfish mother. One who ignores her children. A mom who sees herself as more important. Her time, Her patience, Her things. Who decided this type of motherhood was okay? When did we as a society make it socially acceptable to celebrate mediocrity and selfishness in raising children? Motherhood IS the most selfless job that there is. You create, carry, and birth a human. That human then relies on you for love, support, nourishment, and safety. Why did you create these children if you then did not want to commit...
June 13, 2017
Raising a strong-willed child
I gave birth to what most people would describe “a strong-willed child”. I personally hate this term. It’s just a nice way of saying that my daughter is out of control. Sometimes she is, but she’s also only three. She hasn’t learned how to properly express the emotions that she is feeling. Most adults I know don’t do too great of a job at this either. The amount of times that I have gotten irritated looks at restaurants makes me sad. I get sympathetic glances from other shoppers almost every time we are out. I see judgement from other...
May 23, 2017
We are not raising entitled children
Back Story My Little E was our firstborn, the first grandchild, niece and great-grandchild on both sides. She went through chemo at 9 months old. She was loved by her family, her nurses, random strangers. She was spoiled rotten. She wasn’t really around many other children for the first few years of her life because she had no cousins, she was very susceptible to disease and I was a SAHM and she never went to daycare. Fast forward. She is a perfectly healthy, wild, loud, little three-year old girl who LOVES life. About the time she was two and...
May 18, 2017
The Best Gifts for A New Breastfeeing Mom
Breastfeeding a tiny little human is the most rewarding and challenging thing I have ever done. One might assume that breastfeeding is this harmonious, natural thing that both mom and baby will instinctively know how to do. Sometimes it is. And yet very often it is not. Breastfeeding is a journey, and like any journey you should prepare ahead of time. Get all your supplies prepped and have them on hand so when the time comes and you NEED something, you’ve got it covered. I am an avid breastfeeding supporter. When I had my first daughter breastfeeding did not...
May 16, 2017
How to know if you should co-sleep with your baby
Co-sleeping is such a highly debated topic these days. I’m admiting right up front that we have been co-sleeping with our girls since they each came home from the hospital and we LOVE it. We now have a 3 year old and a 14 month old in our bed every night and we still LOVE it. -Update- Our girls are now 4 and 2. We are still co-sleeping at night but the girls do nap in their shared bedroom. Whether you co-sleep or not is totally up to you and your family. I want to share my own opinions...
