The quest for balance as a mom isn’t something that I find very easy. Usually in an attempt to meet everyone needs, I end up ignoring my own. I forget […]
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Have you even gotten sucked into the myth of the Perfect Mother whose kids meet all the benchmarks on time? It’s so easy to do. We all want to do […]
I’m always fascinated by how powerful our imaginations truly are. Below is a great article from the BBC about a study that was recently released about teaching children to use […]
Ahren comes over and asks me if him and Julia can play outside. Immediately I want to say no, but then I take a step back and ask myself why […]
I call my sister… “What are you doing?” Would you like to come over and watch ladybugs with us?” a note of desperation in my voice. We’ve been at this […]
As moms sometimes we get so caught up in trying to say the right thing that we forget that our simple present in our children’s lives is the most important […]
This is something that I have been thinking about lately. I love sitting down as a family together to share a meal, but I have a bit of a mental […]
Babies who aren’t breastfed are twice as likely to die of SIDS, study says A study published this month in the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics has found […]
ABC’s Good Morning America did a story earlier this month on the benefits of gesturing (and signing) on child development. “Does your baby shake her head when you try to […]
ABC’s Good Morning America did a story earlier this month on the benefits of gesturing (and signing) on child development. “Does your baby shake her head when you try to […]
Today I’m sharing an awesome way to stay close to your newborn baby, enhance your bond and get stuff done. I’m posting because you might not have considered baby wearing, […]
Last night as I lay down to sleep, almost nose to nose to 3 month old Markus, I was overcome with joy that he is in my life. Sleeping with […]
When I was training to be a prenatal yoga instructor, one of Jon Kabat-Zinn’s books was on our reading list. I enjoyed it very much. It reminded me of the […]
Hello everyone, A friend of mine shared these wonderful tips to breastfeeding during the holidays. I think they are great and so I decided to share them with you. Happy […]
Last night at hypnobirthing class I was telling the couples how important it is to focus on what you want to occur, as opposed to focusing on what you don’t […]