Parenting
I Am Friendly, Not Friends With My Kids
As our children get older, the line between parent and friend can seem less clear. This licensed mental health counselor explains there is a difference between being friendly and being friends. My children are entering high school and middle school this year. It has...
This Mom Got Into Advocacy For Her Three Daughters With Sickle Cell Disease And Is Now Helping SCD Families Worldwide
If you are an entrepreneur and not a social entrepreneur, but you want to raise awareness and make a difference when it comes to the issues you care most about, how do you make the leap into advocacy? What’s the first step? If you find yourself...
From One Mom To Another: Are Godparents Necessary?
I was having a conversation the other day with my husband where we were discussing the cultural phenomenon of “godparents.” My husband had one growing up: his aunt. All of his cousins had godparents as well. Godparents aren’t a thing in my family....
From One Mom to Another: When Is The Right Time to Have “The Talk” With Your Child?
Source: Hero Images / Getty Most parents dread having "the talk" with their children, mostly because they can't conceive of their babies becoming young adults and being at an age where sex is a very probable thing. Some parents struggle with how much to tell their...
From One Mom To Another: Coming Out To Your Children Later In Life
Source: Marilyn Nieves / Getty Usually the question arises of how to handle your children coming out to you, but what do you do as a parent when you realize later in life that you have same-sex sexual preferences and are ready to come out to your children? The first...
From One Mom To Another: How and When To Tell Your Child They Are Adopted
Source: MStudioImages / Getty As a child who was adopted by one parent who was married to my other biological parent, I personally believe the sooner you confront the topic of adoption with your child the better. While this can be a sensitive subject that requires...
From One Mom To Another: How To Move The Family Forward After Infidelity
Source: skynesher / Getty Moving on from infidelity is hard in the best of scenarios and is even more difficult when there are children involved. You may find yourself being suspicious of your husband hiding his phone, or perhaps your wife wearing a new perfume and...
From One Mom To Another: 5 Signs You Family Is Experiencing Too Much Stress
Source: skynesher / Getty Stress is typically a condition we don't recognize until things are far out of hand. Whilst some can manage it by smoking cannabis out of an AFM glass bong, others are left with high blood pressure and a prematurely bald head. We may say...
From One Mom To Another: How To Deal With The “Terrible Twos”
Source: Lisa5201 / Getty The "terrible twos" is a time when your child is starting to come into their own sense of self, becoming more independent, learning the power of "no" and starting to defy mommy and daddy. While these growing pains are a necessary part of a...