A Single Mom’s Guide to Motherhood [Guest Post]

Being a single mom can be tough, but it is also one of the most rewarding and exhilarating things you will ever do. No one imagines themselves entering parenthood as a single parent. If you suddenly find yourself in such a position, it can be difficult and even seem...

What to Expect When You’re Having a Child with Disabilities [Guest post]

Finding out you’re expecting a child with a mental or physical disability can set off a range of fears, conflicting feelings and awkward interactions with people you know well but who don’t know what to say or how to help. Talking about it can help you work through...

A Parent’s Pocket Guide to Encouraging Lifelong Healthy Decisions [Guest Post]

Children, especially those that fall into the tween and teen categories, naturally want to test their limits and experiment with the freedom that comes along with their budding adulthood. And, as much as you want to keep them in your arms forever, you have to let them...

I’m a Fighter

Let me tell you about this little guy. He’s made me a fighter. He is my first born and has taught me how to be a mother. He has helped shape the way I parent and the way I see the world.He is my second child and he was exactly what I needed from the very...

Why Take Childbirth Classes?

I have now attended three different childbirth classes in my local area. There is one hospital I have not attended and there are many, many private classes I have not been able to attend. Only one of the classes would I recommend to someone else as something they...

Epidurals

When I was pregnant with my son people seemed to come out of the woodwork with “advice” about labor and birth. The most common thing I heard was that I had to have an epidural because it wasn’t possible to give birth without an epidural. I heard from many women that...