Archive for the ‘Baby Bloomer’ Category
Halloween: Tips to Avoid Tooth Decay – By Dr. Margaret Mitchell, DDS
October 24th, 2012
Candy usually contains sugar, which is the perfect environment for breeding bacteria that cause tooth decay. Consequently, to avoid future dental problems, it is important to keep two things in mind when eating candy: 1) Avoid excessive consumption of these sugary treats, and2) Lessen the amount of time the sugar is ...
Bloomin’ Moms: A Later Mom Shares – By Kay McIntyre, A Grandma-Mom
September 25th, 2012
I am a 52 year old mother of a 26-year-old daughter and 31-year-old son. I was a "stay at home mom" while they were growing up but was widowed 13 years ago. I needed to find a way to support us without a college degree. After my husband died, I ...
Seedlings: Helpful Books – By Amy Wall Lerman, Editor
September 25th, 2012
We’re later moms so many of us have encountered death in some form or another. Most of us lost our grandparents a long time ago; many of us are facing, or have faced, the death of our own parents; and if you’ve been struggling to become a parent, you may ...
The Choice to Grieve: Coping with Loss – By Arleah Shechtman, M.S.W and Author
September 25th, 2012
On April 13, 1978, I came home and found my fifteen-year-old daughter, Sharon, dead of a drug overdose. I know those stark words are hard to read. They are hard to write, too - nearly 35 years after her death, this arrangement of pixels on a computer screen have the ...
When Grief Collides with Parenting – By Dina Ramon
September 25th, 2012
A seven-year-old doesn’t dwell on grief. As my own child has demonstrated, they know death happens and that whoever or whatever died isn’t coming back, but their period of visible sadness doesn’t tend to last very long and it forces a parent who may be caught in the middle to ...
Healing Methods: Working with Children – By Patricia Bubash, Professional Counselor
September 25th, 2012
Adults often are not always aware of the emotions children are having upon the death of a loved one, friend, relative or even the family pet. Grief manifests different in everyone but perhaps most noticeably in children. Children do not always exhibit what they are feeling. They might not cry ...
Bloomin’ Moms: A Later Mom Shares
August 23rd, 2012
By Laurel Steinberg, Psychotherapist, member of NY Chapter of Motherhood Later, and a Contributing Blogger for MotherhoodLater.com Being a new mother at 35 is challenging on many levels. Like many of you, one thing I have had to contend with, that perhaps some younger women have not, is the need to ...
20 Reasons I Can’t Wait for My Kids to Go Back to School – By Rene Syler
August 23rd, 2012
Don't get me wrong; I love my kids. I love spending time with them, I love learning and watching them grow. And, just like them, I embrace the break from the rigid school schedule that the summer brings. Yep, for about 4 weeks. Without fail, right about this time, I ...
Seedlings: I’m Not Ready! – By Amy Wall Lerman, Editor
August 23rd, 2012
I am a sucker for my son’s hair. Always have been. When he was little he didn’t have very much hair and when it started to grow it was soft and gold. As far as I’m concerned a baby’s hair belongs to Mommy. It’s hands-off for anyone who thinks a pair ...
Overcoming School Phobia – By Leah Davies, M.Ed.
August 23rd, 2012
Normal separation anxiety typically occurs between 18 to 24 months. Children this age may cling, cry and/or have temper tantrums when they are separated from their parent. However, some older children continue to have difficulty being away from home. The parents of these children are often attentive and loving, but ...
