While meal trains are often thought to be helpful to new parents, it can be inconvenient to be saddled with people dropping off unwanted food, especially when the parents have no control over what kind of food is delivered, how much, and when. This situation can be remedied by creating a calendar the parents can control, providing information about food

Kathy DiVencenzo, a mom of two has taken to social media to show how postpartum depression can affect new moms and hopefully, help lift the stigma involved. She posted side by side pictures one of her we’ll put together smiling with her kids, the other shows her disheveled, tired surrounded by a mess. She relates birth are her and it

Going back to school to earn a diploma means a better job, more money, and a feeling of reward. but, if you are the parent of small children, you might feel that you are unable to go back to school to earn a degree, or that it is just too hard to pursue your dreams, think again. Pursuing your dreams

I did precisely that! It was far less demanding to simply go get another pen than to hazard perhaps stalling out staring me in the face and knees and calling for offer assistance. Now and again, it’s good to the point that for one minute you overlook that you’re even pregnant! Those minutes don’t tend to last, however. Once you’re

When kids receive immunizations against measles, they don’t suffer from measles. It’s now thought that when a community immunizes its kids from measles, it also affords them protection for other infections. It was previously thought that this effect was a result of the access to health care implied by immunizations, but it’s now theorized that the devastating effect of measles

This pregnant mom, with a one year old shares insights into a typical week in her life. She’s either up early with her one year old, finding it hard to go back to sleep or stressing when her one year old sleeps late. She tries to balance, family, church and social life while trying not to be too fatigued. Her

Timeouts do not always work when trying to discipline children. This time spent alone needs to be one where the child is aware of themselves and their behavior. One trick you could try is to call the timeout “Breathing Buddies.” This is basically meditating with a stuffed animal on their chest. After that, walk them through how they are feeling.

Toddler sleeping habits can be alarming especially after getting used to a sweet infant that sleeps through the night. Erratic nap schedules and times, getting out of bed and other toddler sleep patterns can cause lack of sleep that can be detrimental for parents. It is nice (or unnerving) to know that having a sleep debt, hours of sleep lost

Mothers day is coming up and it can be a wonderful holiday. However for many it can feel uncomfortable because you are lacking a mother or mother like figure. There may not be a way to bring your mother back but why should you have to sit and dread such a beautiful day? Modern Loss has created a gift swap

Parents are always interested in hearing about their child’s day at school, but some kids have a little bit of trouble actually divulging the information. If you would love to get the conversation going and help your child open up about their daily life at school, this information will benefit you greatly. There’s many tips for parent to help them