Tag: parenting
A Little Peace Please!
Spring is fast approaching, and I am still having a hard time accepting and embracing the promise of a new and better year. In...
Integrating Diverse Books for Children Into Your Home Library
Over the past two years, I have been earning my master's degree in Educational Studies with a major in Literacy. Most of my work...
Second Child: An Adorable Menace?
We all know kids like to play pretend, morphing into dinosaurs or the Paw Patrol and mine are no exception. One day in the...
Hang in There. You Got This!
When life is filled with ups and downs, hang in there. The blessings of motherhood are still hidden within the difficult days; you have to...
Making Decisions: We Can Do This
Moms are the ultimate decision-makers. From deciding on what to serve for dinner each night to planning fun family activities, we were doing it...
I’m Not A Boss Mom
I’m a boss (sometimes). I’m a mom (all the time). However, I never call myself a Boss Mom.
I’ll preface this by saying that I...
The 2021 Mother: An Ode to Us
To be a mother in the year, 2021 was no joke. We mothered like we’ve never before!
Breaking out the fancy new planner in January...
Parents, Let’s Stop Publicly Shaming Our Teens!
As the sun creeps in and I scroll through my Facebook feed, I am startled to see another post publicly shaming a local teen....
Supporting Function in the Anxious Child
Anxiety tends to stink, for the most part. There are times when being anxious can be useful, such as when you’re in fight-or-flight mode...
The Failing Parent – How I Finally Gave Myself the Break...
I’ve always been hard on myself. In school, my grades were never good enough. As a teenager, I was never thin enough. And now,...










