Being a good mom involves more than just taking care of the kids. It’s about creating a nurturing environment where emotions can be expressed, issues can be resolved, and happiness prevails. This is no easy task, especially with the everyday stresses of life. That’s why maintaining strong and healthy marriages and relationships is crucial for moms.
"Once upon a time, there was a little girl who knew she could be whatever she wanted to be. So one morning she woke up and decided she was going to be a chef. She worked very hard to...
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We all break some parenting rules here and there so we can get by, right?
For one, don't talk to me in the morning. I'm not a fan of mornings, so...
Not long ago, I ran into a college friend while my husband and I were out to dinner. By way of introduction, I told my husband how she and her husband were my neighbors in our senior year apartment complex.
"Actually,"...
"It's not even possible," said my client, Cammie*. "There's nothing for me to do. I can't call her — what would I even say? I haven't been through it. It would sound fake."
Cammie's good friend had had a miscarriage three...
At 35 and 36 weeks pregnant I ended up in the hospital's labor and delivery unit with chronic pelvic pain, back pain, exhaustion, and a pain that felt like severe menstrual cramps. Both times, I was hooked up to a...
I like to call the practical part of myself "Practical Joe." PJ for short. In many ways, PJ is awesome. He makes sure I don't impulsively buy that hot pink T-shirt with the banana on it I find so...
We all love our kids.
Children bring us extremes of emotion — joys and sorrows — like we've never known before. Our hearts swell, and we become completely enrapt with these little gifts. I'm the first to admit, I probably...
Before I became a mom, before I met my partner, I had an idea of the perfect dad.
My husband is nothing like I imagined.
Thinking forward to a hypothetical pregnancy, I pictured a partner who would excitedly make lists of...
"Piece by piece
He restored my faith
That a man can be kind
And a father should be great"
When I first heard Kelly Clarkson's latest song, "Piece By Piece," I found it to be a sweet, emotionally driven song....
When I was 19 I went on vacation to Italy with two girlfriends. In Catania, in a hostel in the middle of a fish market, we met an Australian guy and girl — cousins — who were backpacking through...
Do you ever just look at your husband as he's parenting your kids, maybe wiping someone's bottom or tying a shoelace or something totally dad-like, and say to yourself, "Now how the heck did that happen?!" How did your...
No parent likes to see her kid fail.
I consider myself a calculated risk taker. And yet, when I became a mom, the worrier blossomed in me. When my son was born, I felt like my heart sprouted two legs and started walking (or rather,...
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