Category: Parenting

Elegant: Daily Post Writing Prompt

Elegant: Daily Post Writing Prompt Don’t we all wish to be that elegant mom that you see on TV, but instead we are messy hair, jeans, and a T? But you know what? That is okay. Our children do not care about our hair or our clothes as we clean their runny nose, or push ...

Five Tips ​on Remaining Connected with Your Teen:

  Tell them you love them randomly several times a day. When they are in need of feedback, let them know that you only want good things for them. Say something encouraging each day. They still need your positive feedback. Reminisce about your favorite memories of them. Let them hear you talking positively about them ...

Don’t Wait Until You Are Drowning to Learn How to Swim:

I know as my teen goes storming out of the house that our fight could have been heard several houses away in our quiet neighborhood. I worry about where he is going, and what he will be doing. It won’t be anything good with him in this state of mind. Do you ever wish you ...

Let Go of Your Guilt and Come Out of the Darkness:

I have only just recently come out of a pretty dark place. I felt as though I didn’t even have the energy to just exist day to day moment to moment. It was a place where I could not even empathize with the pain I would leave behind if I were to just quit. Oh, ...

So what makes you Super Mom?

So what makes you Super Mom? In my opinion, there isn’t a single qualified Super Mom as determined by today’s unrealistic standards. So, I say we redefine what Super Mom really stands for. Super Mom can be the woman that knows she is flawed and searches for information with which to educate herself so that ...