“Quit Crying” and Other Phrases You Should Stop Saying to Your Kids
By Megan Stonelake In my work with parents, we often discuss parenting strategies that feel brand new. They may be counter to popular parenting…
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How giving children less, actually provides them with so much more
By Jamie Geurtjens With the dramatic increase in anxiety, behavioral and attention disorders among our children, there is a new kind of parenting and…
Reflections on when my husband was a stay-at-home Dad
By Lauren Keenan This week, my baby girl reaches the age my son was when what I like to think of as the Great…
Why I will Never Ignore Her Cries
By Motherhood Rising Tears stream down my face as I read these words. These facts. I have read many an article on Facebook while…
Is it harder to make friends when you’re older?
By Lauren Keenan An old friend of mine lamented recently how hard it is to make new friends nowadays. She’s lovely, so lack of…
What has surprised me the most about parenting
By Lauren Keenan Before having kids, I thought I knew everything. I’d read parenting books, observed mothers, and spent hours on parenting forums. I…
7 Strategies for Positive Discipline
By Megan Stonelake There are some misconceptions about how parents discipline when they don’t use punishment. The assumption about discipline appears to be that…
When You and Your Child Need Some First Aid Fast
By Dr Laura Markham “When we act with love, trying to understand the other person, it is easy, natural to have more patience.” —…
Rethinking the nappy
By Miriam McCaleb When we think about adults spending quality time with children, I wonder if it’s just me, or does your mind go…
“To the mom hiding in her bathroom, needing peace for just one minute, as the tears roll down her cheeks..”
By Bethany Jacobs To the mom who is so tired she feel likes she can’t function anymore and would do anything to lay down…
How to Stop Punishing and Start Parenting With Empathy
By Megan Stonelake Recently I watched a great webinar with Eric from 1awesomedad.com. He spoke about peaceful parenting and how parents can move from punishment…
I’m Sorry…The Working Mom’s Mantra
By Barrie Bismarck I’m sorry. These are words that I know all too well and I say far too often in my life. Not…
6 Reasons Why I Don’t Force My Children To Share
By Margaux Khoury Through the happy noise of children running, climbing, playing at a local park, I am with my son in the sand…
Why the working mother/stay home mother debate hurts us all
By Lauren Keenan I’m sure I’m not alone in being completely sick of the stay-at-home vs working-mum debate. Although, in this context, “debate” makes…
“Swedish Dads” project turns dads on to paid parental leave
By Hannah Schenker Sweden has one of the most generous paid parental leave systems in the world, with parents eligible to stay at home…
How to Be a Good Dad
 By Megan Stonelake My husband is a guy’s guy. He likes sports and beer, and other men are drawn to him like a moth…
Jemima Kirke (from Girls) talks about her parenting insecurities
By Hannah Schenker Style Like U have recently released another video in their series called “What’s Underneath” – this time with Jemima Kirke of…
Body autonomy: Help protect your child from abuse
By Hannah Schenker By teaching your child about body autonomy you will be helping to protect them from abuse. These Body Safety Rules are…
Nobody said it was easy
Nobody said it was easy, this parenting gig. But nobody said it would be this hard. Nobody told you how tired you would be….
The work within these walls
Re-published with permission by Amanda Metcalf of Misadventures of a 20-something Mom 1700 square feet. 3 bedrooms. 2 baths. A dining room that somehow…