Tag: Parenting
What is Emotional Poverty?
The human brain is so amazing. The more we learn about it, the more we know we don’t know.
I find brain-based research...
Want to Join The Military Mom Collective? We Need Writers!
The Military Mom Collective is looking to add to our contributor team!
Are you a military parent? Do you love to write and create? Do...
Extended Breastfeeding, Part II: I Just Weaned My 3-Year-Old
This is part two of a series about extended breastfeeding. To read part one, click here.
Growing up, I had very little exposure to breastfeeding....
Making Female Superheroes Mainstream
Making Female Superheroes Mainstream
Have you heard this riddle before?
A boy and his father are driving down the road and crash. The father dies. The...
Sticking Together for the Kids? That Might Be a Bad Idea
Being in the military is stressful, and being married is stressful. Being married in the military is something only those who experience it know!...
In Defense Of Positivity: Do You Really Want To Hear The...
So a reader commented on a post recently that it was great for the positive spin the writer was giving, but what about the rest...
Let’s Cancel Apology Shaming
Our society is full of different types of shaming, and it's got to stop for the sake of our kids.
Shaming has taken on different...
The Princess Problem
Are princesses a problem?
More than ever, I hear my friends saying in hushed tones, "We're trying to avoid the whole princess thing." And while I'm...
First Time Homeschooling: What’s Working and What’s Not
This post is about my family's choice to homeschool. I realize we are extremely fortunate that it is a choice and acknowledge that for...
The Boys were Being Strange at School Today: Difficult Parenting
Parenting is hard, am I right?
Before I had children, I felt that I was a much more confident parent. I knew how I would...
Six Ways You Can be a Disability Ally
One in five Americans – more than 54 million people– have a physical, sensory, or intellectual disability. This makes the disabled community the largest...
The Scourge of the Elementary School Snack
Listen, guys. This year has been rough—like, really rough.
All our lives have been upended in ways we never could’ve imagined. Mundane activities like walking...