Post-Baby, Postpartum Visiting Pitfalls
Things to avoid when visiting or staying with brand-new parents.
Things to avoid when visiting or staying with brand-new parents.
We finally had The Sex Talk with our firth grade son. A long talk. A couple of talks, in fact. And throughout the process, we all learned a few things about the best way to handle discussing sex at this age and stage.
Vote between “Daring Greatly,” “The Whole-Brain Child” and “Sticks and Stones” for our next Alpha Mom parenting book selection.
I’m 17 and pregnant. My family is wonderfully helpful…to the point that I’m afraid I won’t be allowed to raise my own baby! How can I ask them to back off without alienating my support system?
I never thought I’d homeschool my kid, but somehow this is where we ended up. Spoiler: We both kind of love it.
Teenagers today are dealing with incredible pressures but in some ways they are still very much the same.
Motherhood is full of opportunities to learn important, and not so important, lessons. You might as well laugh through them all.
Craft up a useful gift for Mother’s Day. Bottle Cap Bookmarks are the perfect handmade gift for kids to easily make for mom, grandma or other loved ones!
Need something you can whip up quickly that is sure to put a smile on your mother’s or grandmother’s face on Mother’s Day? How about a framed bouquet!?
The secret to successfully blending a family is making peace with it being messy and ongoing and scary and wonderful.
Should I get a tubal ligation done during my C-section? Or is that too much, all at once?
May 4th is the official Star Wars Day (May the Fourth be With You!). Here’s a fun printable with cut-outs to decorate your desserts for the day. Perfect for a Star Wars celebration or even a party.
As Teacher Appreciation Week and the school year-end approaches, here is a fun and free printable card to present an iTunes gift card as a thank you.
Can a “cooperative kid” be made of a troubled teen? With a lot of parental changes (and tongue-biting), signs point to yes.
A couple of life lessons I have learned and want to pass on to my 13-year-old daughter, Cal, before she enters high school about age and frenemies.
I have two job offers and a million people I’ll be letting down if I choose either option. How can I stop trying to please everyone else long enough to figure out what I want?
Solutions for when your child wants a name brand item that you simply can’t afford.
You know who deserves a gold star for excellence? Your kids’ teachers. This is a splurge teacher’s gift, but we show you how to make edible chocolate gold stars to give as teacher gifts for Teacher Appreciation Week.
I like to do less and wouldn’t we all like to enjoy our lives more? But what exactly do the authors mean by minimalist parenting, was a question that I wondered. Do they advocate living like Tibetan monks? Eschewing possessions and leaving our children to play with sticks? Does it mean letting your kids run wild with minimal parental interference? Is it hands off parenting?
Turns out it was none of those things.
Our family is most definitely composed of omnivores, with a heavy carnivore bent when it comes to cheeseburgers. However, my teen daughter is a vegetarian. This is how we make it work.