Is it OK for kids to wear secondhand shoes?
When kids grow out of their shoes so quickly and good shoes can be very expensive to buy, secondhand shoes and passing shoes down…
Parenting
Chorus of Compassion: Pain as a Messenger
By Jessica Rios As I laid in bed yesterday, the left side of my head ripping apart from the inside with constant pressing pain,…
Little Girl Talking To Her Mama In The Bathroom Is Too Cute
By Hannah Schenker Does your little one follow you to the bathroom? Can’t get even a few minutes in there by yourself? This video…
To Raise Brave Girls, Encourage Adventure – a TED Talk by Caroline Paul
By Hannah Schenker Filmed at TEDWomen 2016, this talk by Caroline Paul explores the idea of bravery among girls. How to raise girls to…
Why going to a developing country was the hardest and best thing for my parenting
By Jessica Kumar I have written before about my husband’s Indian heritage. He is from a traditional Hindu farming village in the north of…
What We Tell Our Daughters About Body Hair
By Lauren Apfel I learned to deal with unwanted body hair at my mother’s knee. I am dark and she is dark and this…
Mama, You Are Still You
By Kimberly Poovey Hey mama. I see you there. In your hole-y leggings, with dry-shampooed hair, re-heating your cup of coffee for the 5th…
Self-Esteem – A PREVENTION to Bullying
By Lisa Cheaney-Hogan Bullying is a ‘hot topic’ in education today and will continue to be for some time. Throughout the country there is…
5 REASONS WHY I AM NOT A CRUNCHY MOM
By Chantel Quick There is a word on the interwebs and beyond used to describe moms like me. That word is, “crunchy.” According to Urban…
7 reasons why you need an au pair in your life.
With so many choices of childcare, it can be difficult for parents to make such a big decision for their child and family. An…
Parenting is Not That Hard
By Holly Blair I am a foster mum, and a stepmum, but as people often tell me, because I am not a ‘real mum’…
Emotional Intelligence and Creating a Richer Language
By Becky Cashman. This is the second of two articles on Baby Sign – first article found HERE. There is great power in using…
My Baby Taught Me How To Be a Mum
By Suzi O’Shea I saw an article posted on one of the countless parenting Facebook pages, suggesting that parents who ‘sleep train’ their babies are…
Could You Dare NOT To Discipline?
By Dr. Laura Markham I am a loving mother and mostly my children are very good. But everyone knows that children need discipline. What…
The Shadow World of Positive Thinking
By Becky Cashman I cut up the toast before I put the cheese on it, and for that I would pay. You see, Isaac…
Exactly what is Attachment Parenting?
By Cherie Raymond I’ve often been asked, “So what IS attachment parenting”. After long winded explanations, for ME, it boiled down to this: “In a practical…
Becoming Mommy
By L.R.Knost “Parents aren’t perfect people. They are people being perfected.” In the deep stillness of the night, a newborn’s cry pierces the silence….
Marriage Isn’t Over After Kids
By Jennifer S. White After the kids go to bed, it’s our only real time together. We pry our own sleepy eyes open and…
Babies Don’t Manipulate-They Communicate
By L.R.Knost On a recent trip to the park, I overheard a parent ranting and raving about a little one “being a brat and…
Brene Brown tackles how to talk to kids about hateful rhetoric
By Hannah Schenker Brené Brown is such an incredible gift to the world. Her thoughtful books and talks on the ins and outs of…