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Mother’s – Not Good Enough?

Not Good Enough If you’re like me, you’ve yelled at your kids. If you’re like me, you’ve felt so overstimulated at times you think you may combust into a million pieces. If you’re like me, you’ve impatiently and unrealistically hurried your little ones thru the putting-shoes-on-process. If you’re like me, you’ve begged, “PLEASE….

Return to Work after Maternity Leave

Child Birth, Children, Family, Parenting, Return to Work

The final weeks of maternity leave are here, and you feel the time slipping by. How has it gone by so fast? But also so slow? Your baby is no longer a peanut, and so much has changed in the past few weeks/months. The transition back to work seems like yet another change…

Winter Blues

Children, Counseling, Depression, Mental Health, Winter Blues

At this point, it’s no secret that winter blues are a real thing. Add the extra barriers that mothers face in getting out of the house, such as packing a full diaper bag, finding everyone’s hats, coats, gloves, the nightmare of getting everyone buckled in while you stand in the cold, assembling a…

Did I Fail My Children?

Children, Mother, Parenting

“I’ve Failed”. This is a phrase commonly uttered in counseling. So many of us parents feel as if we have failed our children at one time or another. This could be brought on by our pediatrician telling us our child needs additional developmental support or more of a certain nutrient in their…

Changes as infants get older

Children, fathers, Infant, Parenting, Toddler

Change As mommas, we learn from early on in our motherhood that structure is key (if we haven’t already learned this in our own lives). We learn nap schedules can “make or break” us. We learn how one swaddle versus the other can ensure a good night’s sleep and the other sleeplessness….

Adoption

Adoption, Adoptive Family, Children, Infant

National Adoption Month November is dedicated in the state of Illinois to build awareness of adoption, but are you aware of the different ways that adoption can have an impact? As a trans-racial Hispanic international adoptee, I have been pretty open about my adoption, especially having two obviously white parents. There is…

Fear of Repeating History as a Parent

Children, Family, Parenting

What if my baby turns over in their sleep? What if I didn’t give them enough formula? What if they’re sleeping in a dirty diaper? There are many worries and fears that arise in a new parent’s mind. These fears and worries, however, are not limited to food, physical safety, or hygiene of…

Mom Guilt

Child Birth, Children, Family, Guilt, Infant, Mother, Pregnancy

Is this My Fault? As a mom, our guilt can appear as soon as our pee turns the stick to a +. “Shoot, I had a margarita last weekend. Did I workout too hard yesterday? I drank coffee this morning!!” It’s a mom brain reflex. And before we can blink, we are…

End of Summer – Back to School

Back to school, Children, Mother

Summer Ends The time has come for us to trade our pool gear for school gear. Whether you’re prepping your little one for year one of preschool or an older child for their last year of grade school, we all feel the shift in energy. There’s anticipation that is usually accompanied by…

A Mom’s Happy Place

Child Birth, Children, Mental Health, Mother, self care

Happy Space Do you have a happy space? My house on a regular basis is overflowing with sippy cups, stuffed animals, crayons, and bags (for some reason?). I know I must not be the only one tripping over last month’s Happy Meal toy or feeling the millions of crumbs stuck to the…

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