Parenting blog: advice, tips & resources.
Written by admin on July 30, 2007.
Desperate Housewife No More- 8 Ways to Take Back Your Life
By Marie Roker
Do you feel that you are living someone else’s life? Do you want to feel good and positive about yourself and your life? These 8 simple steps will help you to break free of what is causing distress in your life. [More]
Written by admin on July 16, 2007.
How To Deal With Supermom Stress
by Kathy Wilson
One of the top stresses for women today is what many are calling the “supermom syndrome”. Many of us are led by society today to believe that in order to be successful Moms, we have to do it all, and give all. Nonsense. We all want to do our best as Moms, as we should. But at some point, for our own mental health, our best has got to be good enough. Here are some great ideas to reduce the syndrome at your house. [More]
Written by admin on July 10, 2007.
As reported by Reuters Health today, findings from a recent research study published in Psychological Sciences suggests that family life and biology both play a role in a child’s personality development. Also suggesting exaggerated stress responses by children who live in stressful family environments can lead to behavior problems.
After reading the findings of this study reported on by Reuters Health, I am thinking many of the findings didn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out. As we all know family life plays a pivotal role in the development of our children but nonetheless worth reading. To read the article click here.
Written by admin on July 4, 2007.
Am I a bad mom?
by Tina Allen, LMT, CIIT, CIMI
Do you ever wonder what makes a baby cry? As crying is one of the few ways babies have of communicating their needs to us, they cry about almost anything. They have a special cry when they are hungry, feel pain, have anxiety and are over stimulated. Even when they have gas, are exhausted, scared or frustrated, babies fuss and cry. It must be frustrating and stressful when they are doing their best to communicate to us and we don’t understand. Stressful not just for babies, but also for parents, who by nature want to respond with action. But, how can we respond appropriately? [More]
Written by admin on June 15, 2007.
Surviving Colic
by Tammy M Pinarbasi
Colic is basically uncontrollable crying in a healthy baby. It can come as early as two weeks and last as long as three months. Typically they will cry for hours at a time and may do this a few times a week. [More]
