Moms / Mom Time
Having at least some me-time everyday is important. But between kids, jobs, errands, maintaining a household and the other 10,000 things we do everyday, finding that time can be difficult, to say the least. Fortunately, almost all of us (if we really tried) could find 10 minutes somewhere in our…
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Moms / Mom Time
A relationship has its ups and downs and problems may crop up along the way. It is normal for couples to try and patch up things by themselves. However, there may be times that a couple may need help in resolving their conflicts, so they go to couples counseling. Couples…
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Moms / Mom Time
If anyone needs some time for pampering and self-reflection, it’s a single mom. Single motherhood demands so much of a woman that it barely gives her time to sit back, breathe, and enjoy the moment. A partnered mom can ask her spouse to keep an eye on the kids while…
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Moms / Mom Time
Forms of electronic organization may not be for everyone. For many busy moms, it can be a blessing for hectic schedules and the list of things to do. The following time-saving ideas can certainly be game-changers. 1. Clipping and Sorting Coupons Saving money is a high priority for most moms….
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Moms / Mom Time
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,…
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Moms / Mom Time
Paula’s last child had just gone off to college and Paula was struggling with a deep inner emptiness. While she knew this day was coming, she was not really prepared for the intense hollowness that welled up within. After all, she had a life of her own. Her work as…
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Moms / Mom Time
When I was in my early 20s, I read Adele Davis’s book, “Let’s Eat Right To Keep Fit.” I learned from her that “you are what you eat.” I also learned that our babies are what we eat while we are pregnant, and then are what they eat once they…
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Moms / Mom Time
Is it possible to be using our children addictively? Anything that we use to get love, avoid pain, and fill up inner emptiness can become an addiction – even our children! If your children are your whole life – if you don’t have a strong spiritual connection with a personal…
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Moms / Mom Time
“What are some of the ways in which you explain to kids that mom and dad need time alone, without feeling guilty about it?” A journalist, writing an article on having time alone and couple time when you have kids, asked me this question. Parents will feel guilty only when…
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Moms / Mom Time
In the 18th 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….
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