This year’s holiday’s bring about what we see in the world and how we speculate our privilege and right to know every atrocity. The artificial feeling that holidays may temporarily create reminds us of things better left in the past. I am struggling to appreciate the season to be Jolly....
First and second pregnancies can be very different. For starters, your first pregnancy is a constant focus. You take time to take maternity photos and can tell people exactly how far along you are. You think about it often and avoid things like caffeine. Also, you might find yourself in...
Babies go through many different phases in their development. They start at a very basic level where they need only the simplest of things. Then they become alert and move on to being able to sit up and then to crawling. The author states the crawling phase is her least...
Family traditions become something special because of the memories associated with them. Some are religious, like lighting special candles or serving ethnic foods symbolic of your faith. Others are just generic fun. Anything you do for a holiday can become a tradition. If you have become a step-parent recently and...
Diving in and getting some holiday traditions in place is something that will make this month happier while helping to make home (and home life!) better long after New Years Eve has come and gone. And why not reinvent them to reflect your own style and personality? Isn’t that what...
It upsets me when people are so quick to judge when they a mother with her kids. Especially if the kid is being disruptive, but kids be kids. Sometimes there is not much else to do, until they grow up. You can discipline, just don’t spoil your kids. In this...
December is a traditionally special and romantic month, and obviously includes Christmas. Although a month renowned for high levels of expenditure, December is also one of the most celebratory and enjoyable for both children and adults alike. Quite aside from its spiritual and religious implications, December also sees the ritual...
Polar Express train rides have become a wildly popular event at tourist railroad and museums since the film, The Polar Express, was released in November, 2004. Numerous organizations around the country now host a Polar Express train every November or December before Christmas, which usually features a story-telling of Chris...
No one wants to die, and if we can avoid it by forcing kids to call us “Nona” instead of “grandma” or “Pretty Dancer” instead of “Aunt Aimée,” we will certainly try. Now even men are attempting to escape the specter of aging via linguistics, firmly insisting to their toddlers,...
Does being an intense mother make women unhappy? Women who believe in intensive parenting — i.e., that women are better parents than men, that mothering should be child-centered, and that children should be considered sacred and are fulfilling to parents — are more likely to have negative mental health outcomes,...