Inside: Strategies to encourage a growth mindset in children so that they can take on challenges with confidence. “If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning.”-Carol Dweck As parents, we…
Emotional abuse often goes unnoticed because it leaves no visible scars. In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month, today I’m sharing my experience with emotional abuse. I’ve also included warning signs of emotional abuse in children. I could hear her screaming downstairs through my closed bedroom door. She was in another one of her rages and…
Mommy guilt seems to be synonymous with parenting these days. Some moms have an ideal of what kind of parent they want to be and are constantly monitoring their actions to make sure they measure up. I admit, I was one of those moms plagued by mommy guilt, and if I’m being completely honest, at…
Play dates have been a Godsend for my children and I. My husband and I both went away to college and it just made more financial sense to stay where we went to school as opposed to returning to our home town. The drawback to this is that all our friends and family live three-and-half hours away….
When I became a parent, my primary goal was to be the best mother I could be. My own parents had given me a great manual on what NOT to do, so I figured, how hard could it be? (Don’t worry, I’ve eaten those words a thousand times over.) All was good until the day…
The final weeks of school can be stressful for children. Many have just finished state exams and are ready to trade in books for time on the playground. Others are just suffering from school fatigue. Don’t let the end of the year blues get the best of your child. Here are some strategies to help…
As a stay at home mom, one of the things I struggle with the most is feeling like I am contributing to my family and society in a meaningful way. It doesn’t help that some people close to me act as if somehow me staying home has turned me into a freeloader dependent on my…
We live in a time in which the world is becoming increasingly more diverse. However, the Charleston church massacre that left nine people dead is a stark reminder that diversity isn’t celebrated by everyone. The reality is that even though the world is more diverse, racism and intolerance still exists. If you believe children are…