Society encourages us to keep our children clean in a manner that is potentially more harmful than good. Overkill when it comes to maintaining hygiene can actually cause a child to be more susceptible to infections. Many of the products we use can actually end up damaging us if we’re...
Over 30 percent of hospital births are c sections mostly because the hospital staff wants to get the birth over with instead of waiting out a long, vaginal birth. Only 2% of the US population have had a home birth but it’s starting to become popular again in modern America....
Having a child turns the social life of a parent upside down and brings into their life a whole host of new faces while simultaneously changing the nature of existing relationships. Old friends who do not have children themselves will have trouble adapting to and understanding your new role as...
“Babying the baby” is a multifaceted practice often occurs because the child represents the last opportunity to be a parent in formative years or because it is more expedient to do things for the child than let them learn for themselves. Parents who are friends to their children and overindulge...
When you miscarry a baby, often the hospital staff speaks to you about disposition options, the availability of a chaplain, and possibly a memorial service. However, there are other more personal ways you can choose to honor your child. You can memorialize your baby by planting a tree or placing...
A mother describes a variety of alternative parenting techniques that she has tried over the years with her own child. She tries a variety of parenting methods from her own upbringing, as well as from a variety cultures she comes into contact with and methods learned online. Among them, she...
Instruction manuals would be wonderful if they came with every new baby most would agree. The only problem is the new bundle of joy is unique and so is every new parents routines and adaptations that follow. There is no right way to parent as long as your baby is...
The 1st way to stop your son(s) from being like Harvey Weinstein Is to make sure they can show their emotions. Make sure your son understands that Money and Winning isn’t the only way to be successful. Your son she be taught about consent. Ask him if he would like...
Some moms may have a war of words over certain aspects of their lives. But one writer suggests that these are not mommy wars, but just a vibrant debate. It is important to talk through some of the hardships about being a mother. These people want to contribute to the...
Don’t let anyone tell you that there’s not a million and one great things about being pregnant. Those special nine months are those you should cherish, though some you’d rather forget. This list of seven things that is great about being pregnant includes ideas like being treated nice by everyone...