The ABC's of Good Moms printable will help you get back to the basics of loving , guiding and encouraging your child.
Is motherhood too much for you to the point that you hate being a mom? You are not alone. I'm sharing tips on how to stop hating being a mom and how to start LOVING your motherhood journey again. Be a happier and calm mom. How to deal with hating being a mom.
15 lactation recipes to increase your milk supply. Easy lactation cookies, brownies, shakes, smoothies and energy bites! recipes to make more milk for pumping or breastfeeding moms. Moms who need to pump on the go will love these yummy lactation snacks to boost their breast milk supply while nursing a baby.
I've narrowed down the list of the best low maintenance haircuts to TWO because I know you're short on time (and I don't want you to rush!)
The reason why children are 800% worse when mom is around. A beautiful theory, which will make all moms feel a little different about those tears and tantrums.
Being a mom has taught me what matters most in life. I’m celebrating Mother’s Day with Five Things I Love About Boy #momlife.
100s of genius activities for when kids say "I'm Bored!" 100s of screen-free ideas including fun games, activities, crafts, & learning.
I grew up with an angry mom. Moms, don't live in that anger. Your kid deserves the best version of yourself.
Das Kind bockt, Mama oder Papa werden laut. Das kommt in jeder Familie vor. Doch mit dem Haargummi-Trick behaltet ihr euer Verhalten im Blick.
War room scriptures for the weary mom. Encouragement for the Christian mom who finds herself in need of love from God. Verses and prayers for the weary mom.
You may be wondering how to emotionally prepare for motherhood or how do I prepare my heart for a new baby. Are you ever ready for kids? I don’t know. But these tips are sure to help you as you seek to mentally prepare to be a mom. Its hard to give up a life you love for one you haven’t experienced.
Not a day goes by when I don't go to bed thinking of fifty ways that I could have been a better mom to Ayva. I mean, I know I'm a great mom. I love Ayva more than anything, and I work hard to make her happy, but there's always room for improvement. Sometimes I
How do we raise grateful children and un-spoil our entitled kids? These three simple steps help any parent teach their own kids to be grateful - and raise responsible hu
Being a working mom, albeit an amazing journey, certainly comes with its own set of challenges and road blocks. I think the biggest one for me has been the never-ending battle of finding the balance of time and attention to both parts of my life without feeling like I’m neglecting one or the other. I’ve often had severe anxiety over the thought that I’m not doing enough for my child or spending enough time with her during the week. I think every working mom struggles with this, especially if you’re in a working environment that isn’t very supportive of the work/life balance. Over time, I’ve learned to let my anxieties fall to the wayside and rock being a working mom with this one simple realization: it isn’t about how many hours are spent at home; it’s about the quality in those hours. The acceptance of quality over quantity is a very freeing feeling for any working mom but it isn’t enough. To fully realize your ability to be both working and a mom, I’m sharing some tips and advice that have helped me along the way to completely ROCK being a working mom. 1. Disconnect from the world to connect with those you love. For our family, this means that the TV is off and phones are put away during dinner time. We eat together as a family and talk about the ups and downs of our day, even our five-year-old contributes. She talks about what she did at school, activities and things she and her friends are learning at school for the week. It’s the perfect way to get quality time with loved ones. 2. Be completely, 100% unapologetic about your working mom lifestyle. Only you have to live your life and live with your choices. Do not allow others or society make you feel as if you are a bad mom or an uninvolved mom for your choice to work. We know this couldn’t be further from the truth but unfortunately, there are many who will try to make you feel this way. Ignore the haters and keep it moving. 3. Build your own working mom support network. Befriend other working moms in your child’s class and offer to help them anyway you can, when you can. Having these friendships makes it easier for you to ask for help when you need it, too. 4. Your child’s school calendar is king. As soon as you receive it, add all vacation days, early release days and holidays to your own calendar so you know well in advance if other child care arrangements need to be made or if you need to submit time off requests from work to be at parent teacher conferences or other important events. 5. Sunday is your reset day. I talk a lot about the Sunday Reset. This is your day to organize for the upcoming week: meal plans, laundry, synchronize schedules with your spouse and get your kids prepped for the week as well. I can’t stress how much of a difference this plan of attack makes for me in my working mom world…and how much of a disaster I feel my week can quickly become when I don’t do it. 6. Don’t forget your spouse. So many times, we focus our thoughts and attentions solely on the kids thinking our spouses can take care of themselves but they need our love and attention, too. Don’t forget to find little ways to connect with your husband or wife. Sometimes the smallest things mean the most. 7. Make time for you. Yes, it’s important to think of the kids and your spouse but it’s also just as important to schedule a little “me time” onto your calendar. This is the source of your energy and inspiration. Don’t let your tank go empty! 8. Delegate. Being truly connected with your spouse or partner means knowing when to let go and let them. If you’re anything like me, this can be hard to do {hello, control freak!} but it is necessary in keeping your balance. 9. Find a routine that works for you and your family and stick to it. Bottom line, predictability makes you more successful and productive at home and in the office. 10. Be intentional and greedy about your time and commitments. Aside from Maddy and Michael, time is my next most precious thing. Feel confident and okay in saying “no” to events, people or activities that don’t really mesh with your family or that take you away from your family without a good reason. Know what your limitations are and respect those boundaries. Last but certainly not least, if you feel that you’re missing out on your kid’s activities during the week, volunteer to be involved with their extra-curricular activities on the weekends or by planning little excursions or activities. These are my top 10 bits of advice on rocking being a working mom. What tips or advice do you have to share?
Is it time to make a change in your life? These "Better Mom" habits will inspire you to make small changes for an improved and rewarding life.
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The road to brotherly love is paved with struggle in most families. Sibling rivalry may be common, but here's why we should be intentional in addressing it.
Ever wonder what life might be like if you were to wake up BEFORE your kids instead of TO your kids? See what happens when this "Night Owl" mom takes on the Early bird challenge and how it changed her life!
Do you want your kids to remember you as a happy, fun mom? Try these 53 activities to become a happy, fun mom that your kids will love to be with.
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I'm not sure about anyone else but I feel like there's a lot that ends up left unsaid between bio moms and step moms. I feel like there's a weird limbo sometimes where you really want to say something but it's super uncomfortable because well ... drama. Who the heck wants to deal with that? Well! I've been a step mom going on four years shortly and I've learned SO MANY LESSONS. One of which is to stop keeping my mouth shut, hence my now very public brand! I've given bio moms the benefit of the doubt and I've been spit on and lied to. So here's a dedicated blog to all the bio moms out there as to what's really going on in our minds and what we're really thinking! 1. WE LOVE YOUR CHILDREN. *gasp* I said it. Suck it up. I understand you're bio mom and that kid came out of your cooch but children are encouraged to love people. Why can't more than one person love your kid? We love all the same things about them that YOU do! Their laugh, their jokes, their incessant need to play with purple sand they don't actually like. The way they figure out how to blow bubbles in their cup. They may not have come from us but dammit we love them also. We may not have that immediate motherly bond with them but there's a different kind of bond and it's filled with love. I promise. 2. We aren't trying to replace you. Seriously, read that again girlfriend. I deal with three different baby mamas and can only keep a relationship with ONE because were real with each other. I can count on one hand how many blow out fights we've had screaming at each other but look at us ... adulting. Becuase she KNOWS I'm not trying to replace her as a mother. Seriously that's the legit truth, it's not smoke and mirrors. Plenty of step moms have their own biological children. We're literally married into this and for the sake of the child's mental and emotional health, we try to make this a family. Let that happen. Don't let your craziness and your insecurities affect your kid, because that isn't fair and you know it. 3. We want to get along with you. Legit we want to form a relationship. I've tried to form relationships with baby moms and I have zero relationships with one, sort of a relationship with another and a sister wife relationship with my husband's ex-wife. Mainly because she's the most mature! There's never a time where we WANT to hate you and create drama. There's a whole list of things in my head and hating you is NOT one of them. I've done Mothers Day gifts for my bio moms, I've sent text messages, I've put my feelings second in order to preserve theirs. So take that into consideration when you're genuinely just thinking that we married your ex for drama's sake. Trust me, we'd rather be on a beach in the Bahamas drinking Bay breezes than fighting with you. 4. We love your ex, even if you don't. My husband's ex-wife will tell you she still loves my husband but she isn't IN love with my husband. Comes off weird at first right? But my husband helped create this super awesome tiny human and for that, he is loved. She fell out of love with him when they got divorced and that's okay. I married him because I LOVE him and that's what matters. Everyone is trying their best in these situations so let's try to keep it kosher. Just remember he's my husband and there will always be a form of protection there regardless of who's wrong. 5. Divorce sucks, I know. I would never wish a divorce on anyone or a breakup. Ideally, two people make a baby and they're together forever. But the reality of that is it's just not true all the time. In my step kids situations, they were young enough to where life really just seemed normal to travel between two homes and have two sets of parents. My youngest Ashley will never know any different. It's always been Kristen and daddy and mommy and whoever she's with. That's just life but I would never want a kid to have to go through that. So let's just play the same game and try to ensure this child has a really awesome life okay? 6. Being a step mom is not what I envisioned for myself when I was younger. Can we just be honest here? No step mom ever sat around dreaming of their wedding to a man who's divorced with three kids by three different moms. That literally never even occurred to us. But here I am ... living the life. Step moms have always been shown as evil people (thanks, Disney, jerk). But this is the life I chose with my husband and I'm willing to swallow my pride on most things and try to live my life the way I want. Remember sharing my house and finances wasn't something I chose either. so when you try to get my husband to "not tell me something" just realize that isn't going to work. I'm going to know everything and just like I swallow my pride, you're going to have to swallow yours. Kay? 7. Sometimes you genuinely need to stop being so fucking crazy, there I said it. Sit down and turn the psycho off. I'm not saying every bio mom is this way but two out of three of mine are and that's not a fun ratio. I get your protecting your kids but relax. Get a glass of wine and get to know me and understand me before you go nuts. Don't text my husband in the middle of the night asking stupid questions. Don't tell him to not tell me things. Don't tell him you miss him or want him back. Seriously, it's over. lay off. You are co parenting, please leave it at that. I'm not the jealous type but certain things send up red flags for me, so please just be normal and parent your kid. please.
Being a good stepmom also means being involved with your children's biological mom. Here are 8 Truths Stepmom's wish bio mom's understood.
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To the One Who Made Me a Mom, Growing up, I never really had an urgent need to one day be a mom. I knew that one day I wanted to be one, and when I did, I wanted to be the best mom just like my mom. But I didn't rush it. As life
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Love banana bread? Then you have to make these super simple banana bread muffins that bake a whole lot faster and taste like the real thing! Hi friends! Just stopping by really quick to share a baked good recipe that I pretty much SHOCKED my taste buds with. When something sweet hit my palate at
I wanted to share our reasons for having our fourth baby. Near the end of May, there will be four under six in our household of two working parents. It is going to be crazy - crazy beautiful. This is our life adventure.
It's like a page out of Thomas' Snowsuit - you know, the Robert Munsch book about the kid who gets wrapped in layers, goes outside, throws one snowball, then yells that he has to go pee. Only in my case, it's not pee with my bundled-up three-year-old. It's poop. Every day I&
An hour later I will realize that once again I forgot to ask how you are. I promise myself I will do better. Yet the next day the same scene plays out.
My boys crave my one-on-one attention and these Mother and Son Date Ideas are simple ideas for creating memories with your boys.
