My Three Foolproof Steps For Coping When I’m Overwhelmed

1. Accept and acknowledge what's causing you to feel stressed. This is the most important step! You have to uncover the root of the problem, rather than just addressing the symptoms. For example, many new moms feel overwhelmed and frustrated with their lives as they adjust to a new role that's harder than they imagined. They might think the problem is that they suck at motherhood, but really the … [Continue reading...]

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Here’s Why There’s No Such Thing As “Glamorizing” Teen Pregnancy

"Yes, we should support teen mothers, but we shouldn't, really, glamorize teen pregnancy, you know..."  Let me be blunt: It's not possible to glamorize teen pregnancy. It's not. It's like glamorizing 40+ pregnancy, or a pregnancy of multiples. Teen pregnancy just IS. What people are really concerned about is whether we make teen pregnancy look easy. Fun. Worthwhile. But these are all the … [Continue reading...]

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I’m Not Superwoman But My Cape Is Kind Of Fly

#171623360 / gettyimages.com   Yesterday I had one of those days. Where you get a "well done!" email from a client. When you manage to make dinner while breaking up a fight between your kids without breaking a sweat. Where you make it to 9 p.m. with just enough energy to spend some time on you and paint your toes or try a new hairstyle. When you feel like, "Yup, I got this. … [Continue reading...]

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Summer Vacation Is Coming. Get Excited…Or Not

  #186543898 / gettyimages.com It's quite hard to believe that the summer months have come upon us once again yet here we are, getting ready to brave the heat in an attempt to enjoy a carefree summer filled with fun, sun, friends and family. But what it really means is that its time for the kids to get out of school for summer vacation and in theory, it should be a time that the whole … [Continue reading...]

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Why Don’t Men Have To Be Taught The “Oxygen Mask Analogy”?

One weekend this winter, my husband and I left the sanctuary at church to grab our coats from the hallway and then go down to the basement to pick our kids up from the children's service. I grabbed my coat, my daughter's coat and my son's coat off the hangers and then fumbled trying to keep them all from dropping on the floor while I attempted to get my arms into my sleeves. The kids' hats and … [Continue reading...]

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What Nobody Told Me About Raising A Boy

Every day, without fail, I end up repeating the same thing to my son: "Stop bouncing around the house." He's so full of energy but he's not good at focusing that energy so he ends up just ricocheting from one spot to the other, using up my little bit of energy just watching him be so active. He's on the couch, then rolls onto the floor to grab a toy. Then he sprints into the kitchen, hugs his … [Continue reading...]

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GIVEAWAY: “The Nut Job” DVD Is Perfect For Family Movie Night

Lately, I've been feeling like I'm going through the motions with my kids. They go to school, I stay home and work and in the evenings we're just kind of existing in the same space, but we're not really talking and we're not really connecting as much as I'd like. Part of me was happy when I was knee-deep in Young Mom Summit details, because they were content to play together and didn't demand as … [Continue reading...]

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Disney’s “Give A Book, Get A Book” Campaign Gets Books Into Hands Of Low-Income Children

On Saturday, Disney kicked off some HUGE news during its 2014 Social Media Moms Celebration. It unveiled its Give A Book, Get A Book partnership with First Book that will donate up to ONE MILLION books to U.S. communities in need, as well as present families with free digital books from Disney Publishing. This is an initiative that is near and dear to my heart because I truly believe EVERY … [Continue reading...]

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