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1. Mommy Burnout - 6 Ways to Lose It
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Feeling burnout as a Mom is very common. It does not mean that you are failing as a Mom. It's mostly due to the isolation that a lot of Moms face in our culture, as well as the overscheduling and overwork that a lot of us deal with. Here are 6 things you can do to prevent burnout and treat it if it comes up. {relatedarticles} - Find your tribe: Find a support group of like minded Moms. There are neighbors, people... Read More
Feeling burnout as a Mom is very common. It does not mean that you are failing as a Mom. It's mostly due to the isolation that a lot of Moms face in our culture, as well as the overscheduling and overwork that a lot of us deal with. Here are 6 things you can do to prevent burnout and treat it if it comes up. {relatedarticles} - Find your tribe: Find a support group of like minded Moms. There are neighbors, people... Read More
2. Loneliness Cures for the Stay-At-Home Mom
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In the 18 th and 19th centuries, American pioneer women spent months alone on the prairies raising their children, doing endless backbreaking chores, and protecting the homestead from countless sources of danger. Some of these women would go on to develop lifelong mental illnesses resulting from the continued stress and isolation. While very few 21 st century stay-at-home moms will ever have to deal with such... Read More
In the 18 th and 19th centuries, American pioneer women spent months alone on the prairies raising their children, doing endless backbreaking chores, and protecting the homestead from countless sources of danger. Some of these women would go on to develop lifelong mental illnesses resulting from the continued stress and isolation. While very few 21 st century stay-at-home moms will ever have to deal with such... Read More
3. How to Succeed as a Stay-at-Home Mom
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Stay-at-home moms are no longer just the co-stars from Leave It To Beaver , The Brady Bunch , and other television shows from a bygone era. Taking care of the kids has become the cool thing to do again for women in their 20s and 30s. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are at least 5.4 million stay-at-home parents in the United States alone. These are a dynamic bunch of women, and men, who see opportunities in... Read More
Stay-at-home moms are no longer just the co-stars from Leave It To Beaver , The Brady Bunch , and other television shows from a bygone era. Taking care of the kids has become the cool thing to do again for women in their 20s and 30s. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are at least 5.4 million stay-at-home parents in the United States alone. These are a dynamic bunch of women, and men, who see opportunities in... Read More
4. Maintaining Your Adult Relationships
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The old saying "everything changes once you have kids" is a truth for the ages. There's no part of life that isn't touched by the experience of becoming a mom. For the most part, the changes are positive, but sometimes they can be emotionally difficult. {relatedarticles} When children come into our lives, they automatically become the center of our world. They're helpless, completely dependent on us, and in need of almost... Read More
The old saying "everything changes once you have kids" is a truth for the ages. There's no part of life that isn't touched by the experience of becoming a mom. For the most part, the changes are positive, but sometimes they can be emotionally difficult. {relatedarticles} When children come into our lives, they automatically become the center of our world. They're helpless, completely dependent on us, and in need of almost... Read More
5. Making Friends with Other Moms
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Some of us imagined that when we had children, we would become a member of a special tribe, a global community of mothers where we'd always be able to find common ground and form strong bonds. Ideally, that is the way it should be, but reality doesn't always live up to the ideal. Making friends in general can be a challenge, and that doesn't always change when a woman has children. Many mothers find it difficult to hook... Read More
Some of us imagined that when we had children, we would become a member of a special tribe, a global community of mothers where we'd always be able to find common ground and form strong bonds. Ideally, that is the way it should be, but reality doesn't always live up to the ideal. Making friends in general can be a challenge, and that doesn't always change when a woman has children. Many mothers find it difficult to hook... Read More
6. How to Advise Your Tween About Gossip
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If you have kids who are about to hit their teenage years, then you may have noticed an uptick in the chitchat, whether on the phone, online or when they have friends over. Girls in particular are eager to compare thoughts and experiences with their peers, while boys aren't usually as interested in sharing information about their relationships and behaviors. But how do you head off a gossip girl before things get out of hand? First of... Read More
If you have kids who are about to hit their teenage years, then you may have noticed an uptick in the chitchat, whether on the phone, online or when they have friends over. Girls in particular are eager to compare thoughts and experiences with their peers, while boys aren't usually as interested in sharing information about their relationships and behaviors. But how do you head off a gossip girl before things get out of hand? First of... Read More
7. Help Your Child Make Friends
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While it's true that you can't do everything for your child, there's no reason you can't guide him down the right path, especially when it comes to making friends. Bonding with others can be a new experience for younger children. Of course, you can lead by example, but there are steps you can take to set your child up for success. In ideal world, your child would have no trouble developing lifelong friendships from the get-go.... Read More
While it's true that you can't do everything for your child, there's no reason you can't guide him down the right path, especially when it comes to making friends. Bonding with others can be a new experience for younger children. Of course, you can lead by example, but there are steps you can take to set your child up for success. In ideal world, your child would have no trouble developing lifelong friendships from the get-go.... Read More
8. Friends and Family - Family Matters
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For many couples this isn't a problem at least not at the beginning of the relationship but when children come along difficulties with partners' families often crop up. Difficult decisions have to be made about parenting and a competition between 'my family' and 'your family' can arise. Often each of you wants to raise the children in the same way as you were brought you up. It is important to remember that grandparents can be a... Read More
For many couples this isn't a problem at least not at the beginning of the relationship but when children come along difficulties with partners' families often crop up. Difficult decisions have to be made about parenting and a competition between 'my family' and 'your family' can arise. Often each of you wants to raise the children in the same way as you were brought you up. It is important to remember that grandparents can be a... Read More
9. Can You Be Friends with Non-Moms?
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There's plenty to bond with other moms about, especially when your kids are the same age. But how do you make and retain those friends of yours who don't have kids? Keeping things relatable on both sides is the key to retaining those friends who either don't yet have kids, are having trouble conceiving or just plain don't want kids. Of course, an old friend will share in the joy of your newborn children, but don't expect her to want to... Read More
There's plenty to bond with other moms about, especially when your kids are the same age. But how do you make and retain those friends of yours who don't have kids? Keeping things relatable on both sides is the key to retaining those friends who either don't yet have kids, are having trouble conceiving or just plain don't want kids. Of course, an old friend will share in the joy of your newborn children, but don't expect her to want to... Read More
10. Is Your Child Being Bullied? Or Bullying?
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Sticks and stones will break their bones, but names will never hurt them, right? Think again. Bullying has been around as long as kids have, but with the introduction of different forms of communication, it's risen to alarming levels. {relatedarticles}The implications of bullying and being bullied have grown more serious, as we see children committing suicide or violence against one another. So as adults, how can we prevent bullying... Read More
Sticks and stones will break their bones, but names will never hurt them, right? Think again. Bullying has been around as long as kids have, but with the introduction of different forms of communication, it's risen to alarming levels. {relatedarticles}The implications of bullying and being bullied have grown more serious, as we see children committing suicide or violence against one another. So as adults, how can we prevent bullying... Read More
