I was catching up on some reading and came across this article, Having Three Children Is Most Stressful For Mom, Survey Finds. My first thought was “Yes, I am not alone!” See, I have felt the pain of having three children for the past 6+ years. Going from one to two didn’t see this stressful. I kept wondering why the …
When I sat down to write this article on a parenting habit I need to break, I started to think about all the little things that occur each day with my children. I am embarrassed to admit that there was a plethora of bad habits from which I could select; however, iParenting was the habit that stood out the most. My youngest child …
When I wrote this Guest Story for Tiny Steps Mommy, Mean Girls: A Conversation With My Daughter About Bullying, I did not yet know that my daughter had also become a friend, and advocate, for others who were being bullied. I am so proud of her and how passionate she is about making sure that others do not suffer through …
Since writing an article on the 5 Parenting Lessons I Did Not Learn from My Mother, I learned another lesson that I want to share with you: Co-parenting is much harder than it looks! My mom was a single parent–as in the only parent. My dad lives in Greensboro, NC and I would go and visit him once and a while …
My oldest will be 16 in July. He has average grades, plays football, and is, of course, glued to video games when not hanging out with his friends. When he and I discussed the article I wrote, Why I Regularly Invade My Teenager’s Privacy, he made an excellent point (which I already knew but I kind of let him think …
Let me start with a little background. I am a divorced mother of three who lives in the suburbs of Northern Virginia with my kids, mom, and sister. My ex-husband is involved in our children’s lives but the situation is a little complicated. Long story short, he does not see the children on a regular schedule (i.e. every other weekend) …
