Recently, a public relations executive for an unnamed organization said that parents should “engage in imaginative play with their children for at least an hour every day.”
At first glance, this parent wonders when everyone will stop telling me what I should and should not do with my child. Full disclosure, I ...
Originally Posted on Lifetime Moms
If you ever wondered where the mean girls and guys of middle school and high school went, just check a message board of a mom blog and you’ll find ‘em – hypercritical, uber-uninformed and super-perfect in their own lives, of course.
I’m not alone in my observations. Tina ...
Originally Posted on Lifetime Moms
Unfortunately, we have all seen the terrible headlines about abuse and neglect by childcare givers, and I think that we can all agree that on some level or another, this scares the sh*t out of every parent that leaves their child in someone else’s care. I happen ...
Originally Posted on Lifetime Moms
My daughter recently started preschool and because of this, I have been giving a lot of thought to the fact that she has now started a new phase of her life that will last for about the next 20 years – where teachers will sadly be spending ...
Originally Posted on Lifetime Moms
I am really not sure why, but the idea of potty training has stressed me out since my first trimester of pregnancy. Which is really interesting considering I was very single and pregnant in my first (and subsequent) trimesters, but despite all of that – the idea ...
Originally Published on Lifetime Moms 1/17/13
As a parent, I learned early on that changes in routine and transitions to a new routine can create upheaval in a child’s world. And depending on the type of transition, changes can be equally as unnerving for Mom – regardless of how anticipated they are.
Last ...
First Published on LifetimeMoms.com 12/22/12
My sisters and I anxiously awaiting Santa.
I have vivid memories of celebrating Christmas as a little kid. I clearly remember that feeling I would have on Christmas morning…waking up a little too early, listening carefully to see if anyone else was awake, tip-toeing out of my room ...
Ellie meets Kermit the Frog, and my heart smiles.
Ellie is turning two on Monday, which is both mind-boggling and heartwarming. Everyone told me the days would be long, but the years would be short…but I didn’t fully understand until now, how loooooong those days would be, and how shoooooort these years ...
Originally Posted on 11/21/12 on Lifetime Moms
Much has been written about the downside of single motherhood – and yes, some of that writing has been done by yours truly. Alas, I am not here to tell you that the inability to shower without an audience, or make dinner without a tiny human ...
Yes. You read me correctly. My love for the gay community just got a little more intense (as if that is possible).
This past weekend my dear almost two-year-old child exhibited her obsession with family dynamic yet again.
Like my sister said, “Kids get obsessed with all sorts of things, some 3-year-old kid ...
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