Being a good mom involves more than just taking care of the kids. It’s about creating a nurturing environment where emotions can be expressed, issues can be resolved, and happiness prevails. This is no easy task, especially with the everyday stresses of life. That’s why maintaining strong and healthy marriages and relationships is crucial for moms.
Do you find your mother-in-law hard to abide? Does she rub you the wrong way sometimes? Step on your toes?
Or, maybe, you get along great! She respects boundaries, is the right amount of involved in your life, and really...
In January there was the Women's March. In March there was "A Day Without a Woman" for International Women's Day. I want my daughters to live in a society in which they are respected and have equal opportunity to their male...
Spring is officially here, and we would argue that Boston has the greatest spring around. The trees are blooming and there's so much to see and do!
Suddenly, I missed Saguaro Lake.
I was looking out the window in our Boston apartment at the cloudy, wintery snowscape and hating it. I wasn't hating it consciously, but this Arizona girl can only take so much of grey skies and...
OK. I know you probably read that title and are rolling your eyes right now about this crazy Boston lady who's telling you to get romantic with your kids along for the ride. But hear me out. As a...
I was ending a phone conversation with my mom not too long ago, and as we said goodbye, her words to me were:
"Love you, be safe."
I am 33 years old and have two daughters of my own. But my...
Dear Husband,
Thanks for cleaning the kitchen every night while we’re all asleep. I know you don’t get enough sleep as a result, but when I come downstairs in the morning and I can see the counter, I feel like...
The other day my 30-year-old brother ate his 3-year-old’s preschool snacks. A week's worth of them. For breakfast. Neither the wife nor the child was thrilled. There were reports of tears. This was not an isolated incident.
There are those...
We don't have a TV in our home. We haven't for seven years. This might sound crazy to some people. To us, it's totally normal.
When I lived in Paris, I was inspired by the family that lived next to...
Christmastime is the most wonderful time of year, but it can quickly take over all your hard-earned savings and lead to a significant amount of stress. Year after year, my husband and I have followed a Pinterest-inspired idea that...
When I was pregnant with my first child, I documented everything. I had weekly photos and weekly blog posts. Every night, I would recount to my husband all the different sources of protein I ate, how many miles I...
In order to help our children develop into caring, productive members of society, there is a lot on our parenting "to-do" list — teaching kindness and empathy, encouraging autonomy, and modeling industriousness and self-sufficiency, to name a few.
The problem...
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TV Shows for Kids That Won’t Drive You Crazy!
If the dinner's not done, there's poop on the floor, or mom needs a shower, who do you turn to for 20 minutes of...
