I was meant to be a mom. At some point, probably in childhood, the belief that someday I would be a mother, that having and raising a child was something I was meant for, took hold and became an inherent part of my identity. I loved babies and toddlers, and even when my own six-years-younger […]
If you are going to be a first-time mom, your list of baby necessities is probably out of control. Like most moms, you have probably thought that you will need to have everything if you want to do the whole parenting thing right, however, you will probably discover that there is no such thing as […]
Birth: one of the most private, personal and intimate moments of a woman’s life. And for good reason — most usually end with a baby being pushed out of a vagina, and that’s pretty damn intimate. Yet at the same time, how one births has been long debated, challenged, and talked about in public, with […]
The colossal amount of time that kids spend every day on social media, gaming, and other online activities is undoubtedly a top concern and frustration of parents. Some of these parents point their finger at tech companies and their predatory marketing schemes. The narrative is simple: kids are more anxious, depressed, asocial, and unmotivated than […]
It can be hard for young couples to manage between work, home, social life, and their baby. It is because of it that young mommies and daddies are turning towards finding a caretaker for their baby to relieve some of the pressure. We won’t dwell too much on it so this article will serve as […]
When it started, I thought it was just a stomach thing. I had probably unwittingly eaten some dairy, my usual digestive foe. But the mild nausea showed no signs of letting up. Two weeks, then three. I couldn’t ignore it anymore. It had gone from a minor inconvenience to an omnipresent feeling, lurking deep down in […]
When a neighbor’s dog began attacking their four year old son, Jeremy Triantafilo. Tara (a stray who was adopted into the family six years ago) put one of her nine lives at risk by heroically going after the dog and interfering with the attack. Tara’s courage and compassion saved the young boy’s life and captured […]
Parent involvement in a child’s learning is essential to the child’s success. Children feel that their work is important when their family takes an interest in what they are doing. One of the ways to support your child is helping out with homework. Homework help does not need to be painfully going over each problem […]
Growing up, I thought the perfect host was a combination of Betty Crocker and Donna Reed: perfect clothes, perfect hair, perfect food, and perfect personality all coming together to ensure her guests are well taken care of. However, Steve Martin, a Republican State Senator from Virginia, has a different take on the what it means […]
