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If you’d asked me 10 years ago what my thoughts were about freezing my eggs I would have stared at you blankly. I’m 34 now and have two girls. If I want to add to my family I need to do it soon. I have a lot of friends who aren’t even starting their… [Continue Reading]
If you have ever watched a desperate mother trying to round up flailing arms and legs as she wipes her child’s snot off her arms in the middle of a shopping centre and vowed that your own sweet baby will never carry on like that brat, think again. Tantrums are a normal fact of toddler… [Continue Reading]
By Jennifer Pate and Barbara Machen, Author of The Mothers of Reinvention: Reclaim Your Identity, Unleash Your Potential, Love Your Life You can’t be everything to everybody. It just isn’t possible. All you’re doing by keeping yourself hyper-busy, whether that means over-thinking or overdoing, is keeping yourself away from spending time figuring out you. Reinvention requires you… [Continue Reading]
As mothers we lead very busy and stressful lives and through out our day…we often forget to take time out for ourselves. We are always busy making meals, cleaning the home, running household errands, playing “mom” taxi, taking care of the children and then you throw in working in our outside the home and by… [Continue Reading]
Our oldest son who will turn 20 soon recently asked me, “If you were to die today, would you feel satisfied with your life to this point?” Interesting question and not at all rhetorical. Our son was very serious. Naturally, as a parent, I was curious and concerned about what generated this question. But, before… [Continue Reading]
You have probably started thinking about switching your child’s diet to liquid and solid food. That’s a good idea to start doing once your baby reaches 4-6 months. There are many ways to find out if your child is ready. Actually your child will start giving you clues to let you know that he or… [Continue Reading]
By Jennifer L. Hartstein, PsyD, Author of Princess Recovery: A How-To Guide to Raising Strong, Empowered Girls Who Can Create Their Own Happily Ever Afters The holidays are filled with so many wonderful things: family, friends, parties, religious endeavors, and, of course, gifts. All of these things can bring us joy (along with the requisite stress),… [Continue Reading]
I miss having babies. I love the way they smell, I love their sweet little toes. But I don’t miss being pregnant. When I was first pregnant everyone gave me advice. Even people who had NEVER been pregnant. Walmart now has BABY Steps to find solutions for all of your baby needs. I would… [Continue Reading]
Bedtime Blues Having troubles getting the little ones down for bed? We had this issue for a while with my oldest and still do sometimes. Since this was our first child, I did what I could to get him calm and ready for bed. Here are some things that worked (and still work) for us…. [Continue Reading]
I joined with Hallmark for their Blog Out campaign, where bloggers shut off their computers for an afternoon or even a day and Hallmark sent us a together time activity to share with our children. This campaign was so easy for me. I take the weekends away (yes I do schedule posts but I’m rarely… [Continue Reading]
With Halloween right around the corner it was the perfect time to host a HexBug Halloween Party from Mommie Parties and InnovationFirst! I was absolutely amazed at what all was sent. I knew a little bit about HexBugs but we didn’t have any. They sent a really cool glow in the dark track along with… [Continue Reading]
I was selected as a host for the LeapFrog “Learn, Create, Share” Party which I hosted at my home and we invited a lot of our home school friends to come play. We were given This amazing Leap Pad which my 5 yr old has been playing non-stop. Here favorite game is to feed and… [Continue Reading]
My Job Chartis the free, easy to use, online chore chart and reward system for teaching, organizing and motivating your kids to Save, Share and Spend responsibly. As a homeschooling family it’s important to us to make sure the children are getting a well balanced education and making sure they have a good work… [Continue Reading]
Viva la Difference!! Over the course of this article series, I’ve talked about quite a few elements that come together to make a happy family. But there is one essential item to remember. Every happy family is different. We’re made up of different types of people. We have different histories, traditions and memories; different needs… [Continue Reading]
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