Parenting

There are clear ways for you to heal your emotional neglect, and as you do, you will naturally become a better parent.

My two youngest kids must have told me they hate me at least a half dozen times an hour over three days. Kids hate change and here's how to cope.

I call it the look. The slight tilt of the head confused look that people give me when they find out that I am the “weekend” parent.

This straggler struggle is weighing on me! That is, the struggle of having one straggler child left at home, and I’m wondering if it will ever get better.

As each moment came to pass, I relaxed just a little more. She wasn’t the only one learning to let go. This is parenthood!

I was so consumed with being selfless that I never stopped to take care of myself, and it all came to a head. Now after turning 30 things have changed!

I can't just embrace the chaos. I wish I could follow the advice: “Stop stressing, Allison, you work full time, stop comparing yourself to mothers who don’t." But I can’t help but to play that comparing game and label myself as the inadequate mom.

There’s so much going on with a postpartum mom, so much more than meets the eye, and we need to be aware of that. Stop talking about her body!