Teenagers
Pregnancy
First Pregnancy
Being pregnant for the first time causes a whirlwind of emotions. They can range from excitement, anticipation, and joy to...
I missed my Period – Could I Be Pregnant?
Reactions can range from disgraced expletives to nagging excitement and instantaneously the past, present and future feels changed somehow. “I...
Engorgement – Dealing with Swollen Breast from Feeding Your Baby
Yikes, it hurts and it is very common after delivery whether you choose to breast feed or not. Engorgement is...
Pros and Cons of Having Twins
Double trouble. Twice as nice. Two times the charm. You get the picture, when you have twins; there is automatically...
Children
Parents Must Lead By Example
If you were to group together a bunch of parents and their children in one room, within an hour, you...
Parenting the Middle Child – The Kid Stuck in the Middle
Somewhere in this world there is a brilliant psychologist that introduced the idea of “the middle child syndrome.” Perhaps it...
Negotiating with Children – The Pros and Cons
Negotiating with children is like trying to swim against a rip tide. It is difficult, tiring at best and a...
My Baby is Growing Up – Enjoy Your Babies As Much as You Can
It’s almost sudden the way our kids grow up. It’s similar to how sometimes summer just blows out of the...
Motherhood
6 Tips for Raising Confident Daughters
Raising a daughter who is confident, well-mannered and has a good self-image is not easy, especially in today’s uncivil world....
Six Tips to De-Stress the Newly Single Mom
Being a mother is demanding enough without the added stress of all that accompanies the dissolution of a marriage. From...
Going from One Kid to Two Was Hard
Becoming a mother was one of the most wonderful and difficult things that’s ever happened to me. Everything I’d ever...
Education
Are Teachers Messing Up Our Children?
A recent article published in The Guardian said it well, “Schooling without learning is just time served.” There is an...
Why Raising Upstanders Gets an A+
Schools are where children gain knowledge but it’s also the place where they create connection and develop as social beings....
Three Good Reasons for Building a Bond with Your Child’s School
When my oldest began First Grade, a neighbor of mine who had children slightly older than mine, gave me this...
Common Benefits of Online Learning You Should Consider Today
If you have a child who is looking to get a college education soon, whether they’ve recently completed high school...