Raising Your Spirited Baby by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.D. (Book Excerpt)
January 15th, 2021
Excerpt from RAISING YOUR SPIRITED BABY by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.D. Copyright © 2020 by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka. Used with permission by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved. Chapter 3 What Do I Need to Stay Calm So I Can Calm My Baby? Untangling Our Emotions, Reframing Our Experiences, ...
Mindfulness: Free the Past and the Future by Sez Kristiansen, author, Inspired Mama (Book Excerpt)
July 13th, 2020
My son started daycare as soon as I took up work again. I felt our connection slip away, so I decided to make “Mama and Mathias time” once a week. Sometimes it was just a morning, while other times it was a whole day; I devoted time to just being ...
Join The Virtual Later Moms/Dads Circle: Chat with Others!
May 1st, 2019
Want to make new parent friends and connect with women and men of your generation also raising kids? Want a place to share open, authentic conversation with wise, fun, supportive peers who have your back? MotherhoodLater.com is hosting THE LATER MOMS/DADS CIRCLE, led by Robin Gorman Newman & Melissa Couch Salim. We ...
Guest Blog: Great Parents Understand That Children’s Brains Are Different by Erica Reischer, author, What Great Parents Do: 75 Simple Strategies for Raising Kids Who Thrive
August 16th, 2016
[caption id="attachment_23821" align="alignleft" width="200"] Photo credit: Anthony Woolf[/caption] Two common frustrations of parents, especially parents of young children, is how loooong everything takes, and how much repetition and reminding seems to be required. Before becoming a parent, getting out the door in the morning used to be a breeze and now it ...
GUEST BLOG POST: Allowing Your Child to Make Choices by Sharon Ballantine, author, the Art of Blissful Parenting
June 28th, 2016
A book excerpt from The Art of Blissful Parenting (Balboa Press): We are all here to express our freedom, and children intrinsically know this. Each of us is here to live our highest joy and to have the freedom to create our own paths. But how do we, as parents, balance ...
As your cup runneth over….by Wendy Sue Noah
June 6th, 2016
We all know the drill as mothers. There is almost always something to do, to take care of, to not forget about, and let’s not forget to take care of ourselves, too! Being a mom is by far the most challenging, frustrating and rewarding job I have ever had, and ...
GUEST BLOG POST: Are You Choosing Love…or Fear? by Renee Peterson Trudeau
May 11th, 2016
This past Sunday evening on Mother’s Day, I returned home from an amazing retreat feeling euphoric and transformed. My husband and son picked me up from the airport. My teen had just returned from a late-night sleepover so my expectations for the evening were low: a quick bite out at ...
Things You Need to Know About Parenting In the USA (When You’re an Aussie) – By Vicky Dal Molin
July 14th, 2015
So I came across quite an amusing article today titled 15 Things You Need To Know About Parenting in Australia by Jenna Gallina**. It brought me back and reminded me exactly how fabulous growing up in Australia really was. Which made me think…. If it that much different here in ...
Kids Show Review: The Amazing Adventures of Harvey and the Princess
November 18th, 2014
By HarlemMommyrific As a single mom living in Harlem, I would’ve never expected to identify so strongly with a King and Queen from a place called PinkMountainIsland. I should explain. I walked into New York City Children’s Theater as a first-time blogger with my preschooler on a brisk Saturday morning. This was also our ...
Windows of Opportunity…Missed By: Lori Loesch
October 9th, 2014
Every child, has a window of opportunity where he can learn. Where the window is open wide, and knowledge can blow in, and enrich the child. However, for some children, that opportunity is stolen from them. For reasons that are many, the window slams shut, and the child is left ...
