Tag: parenting

A Mindful Mother

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You know you love your kids when they drive you completely nuts, but you still manage to help them with their homework, make the...

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Reading

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Life is filled with all kinds of experiences. Most of us are fortunate that the bulk of those experiences are positive, if not altogether...

Am I Really a Good Mom?

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Am I really a good mom? I’m sure each of us has asked that question at some point. And honestly, if you are, you most...

Putting the “Grand” in Grandma

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I do not tell my mother enough how much I appreciate her. She has provided me with unconditional love and unwavering support my entire...

The Odd Growing Sensation Within Social Media Groups

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Most mornings, I skim my social media accounts to see what I may have missed overnight. Twitter—check. Instagram—check. LinkedIn—check. Facebook—check.  ....and there it is. This...

Call Me By My Name

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I have experienced countless changes since becoming someone’s mother a little over a year ago: Moving from an apartment in New York City with a...

The 10th Birthday Celebration: The Last of the Little Kid Parties

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If you have preschool-aged or early elementary-aged children, you might be in the throes of weekends filled with birthday parties. The whole class is...

Family Fridays at the Diner

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My immediate family of four - my mother, father, younger sister, and myself - went out to dinner every Friday evening with my maternal...

Why Thanksgiving Has a New Meaning Once You Have Kids

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I didn’t grow up celebrating Thanksgiving. It’s a holiday I adopted, like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, when I moved to the United States...

When Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect

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The cold weather is here, which means most of the outdoor sports activities are on hiatus until the spring. My fourth grade daughter played...