Being a mom is a difficult job and you’re bound to have some rough days, but that doesn’t mean you’re a bad mom or that you’re not doing a good job. Once upon a time there were no parenting books or Internet, after all. Paala shares some mommy words of wisdom in this great blog post. Read the full article
Read moreSo many people say not to read the comments on Internet articles, posts and videos, but sometimes reading other viewpoints can make you a better parent. Diane Ashoff at She Knows has a great article about how reading comments about different parenting ideas gives her more perspective. There will always be conflicting ideas about parenting because everyone does it differently.
Read moreGrandparents are wonderful, but they’re also great at completely ruining your parenting strategies. Something weird happens when parents become grandparents. All of a sudden sugar, gifts and toys are plentiful and your kids turn into royalty. This humorous article over at She Knows describes ten ways grandparents unravel your parenting plan. Read the full article here: 10 ways grandparents destroy
Read moreThere’s no doubt about it – raising children is a challenging endeavor. You will have sleepless nights, you will have to clean up many messes, and you will get poop on your hands. Sometimes talking about these things to another adult (or posting about it online) makes you come across as whiney and full of complaints, but it’s also a
Read moreBabies and toddlers don’t understand much about the world. When you arrange throw pillows, they think that’s their signal to toss them around the room. Mirrors and windows are supposed to be full of fingerprints, don’t you know? There are many tasks parents continue to do, even though it seems like they don’t make a difference. Do we do them
Read moreBefore you had kids, did you ever see children misbehaving or being obnoxious in public and shake your head, wondering why their parents didn’t teach them how to behave? I think most people do this, because until you have kids you don’t realize how uncontrollable they can be. This article by Annie Reneau at Scary Mommy features a great list
Read moreTalking to a toddler is a little bit like talking to another species. They might understand some of what you say, but they don’t really care. In this article Christina Antus gives a bunch of hilarious examples of toddler responses to simple adult requests, such as “get dressed,” and “please share with your sister.” The language barrier is strong with
Read moreIf you share your life with a toddler, you understand the joy, the fun, the drama, and the mess living with one can bring. Photographer and mother Anna Angenend knows exactly how crazy things can get, and she captured the chaos in a fun photo series titled “Mom Life.” From messy arts and crafts to wardrobe tantrums to the trials
Read moreThere’s no such thing as a perfect parent, and everyone loses their cool with their kids sometimes. Yelling, criticizing and sarcasm are fairly common “bad parenting” behaviors that almost all parents are guilty of once in a while – we’re only human. No one wants to, but it happens. This simple idea from Modern Parents Messy Kids could squash this
Read moreLife is pretty crazy when you have a new baby. That’s where life hacks like these come in really handy – they can save you time and so many parenting headaches! For example, bathing a baby in a bath tub can be difficult with them sliding around everywhere, so sit them in a laundry basket surrounded by favorite bath toys.
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