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Letting Go is Good – A Reflection on My First Mother’s Day

May 7, 2016 by Jamie Levinthal Leave a Comment

Yesterday my husband sweetly mentioned he had a secret plan for Sunday, and that I was forbidden to check the mail today, as something special was due to arrive —and only then did I realize that this year, for the first time, I too, am the object of the mother (no pun intended) of all Hallmark … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Milestones, Milestones, New Parent, Reading Lifestyle, Sleep & Self Care Tagged With: judgement, letting go, Moms, mothers, mothers day, new mom, reflection



Who has it easier? Working parents, stay-at-home parents, or work-from-home parents?

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List of Polls Next Poll … [Read more...]



Work-Life Balance: Fact or Fiction?

December 17, 2015 by Celia Behar Leave a Comment

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When I decided to have kids, continuing to work full-time too seemed like a no-brainer. All around me, women were having babies and heading back to work with breast pumps concealed as messenger bags, nursing pads secured in their bras, and nary a postpartum bump in the road. They seemed to have no … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Parent, Parenting Tips, Reading Lifestyle, Sleep & Self Care Tagged With: balancing work/family, work/family balance, work/family stress



Screen Time vs. “Me” Time

November 12, 2015 by Celia Behar Leave a Comment

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Here’s something I’ve realized about myself and parenting: Sometimes, I don’t wanna. Which, y’know, is an inconvenient feeling once you’re a parent, because you kinda lose the option. It's at those times a little voice in my head says I should plop the kids in front of a screen and let them "veg" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Common Challenges, Learn to Read, New Parent, Parenting Tips, Reading Lifestyle, School Readiness, Sleep & Self Care, Social & Emotional Life Tagged With: kids and screens, limit screens, limiting screentime, screen time



Bedtime Stories: Well Read and Early to Bed

November 6, 2015 by Maria Tallarico Leave a Comment

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It’s amazing how incredibly intuitive children can be. A perfect example is bedtime. My kids always seem to sense the end of the night is approaching and suddenly become bereft with needs. Thirst, hunger, the desire for an extra-long bath, an urge to play with every toy in their bedroom—all of these … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Parent, Parenting Tips, Reading Lifestyle, School Readiness, Sleep & Self Care, Social & Emotional Life Tagged With: bedtime routine, bedtime stories, reading, routine, sleep



Prenatal Reading: The Emotional Rewards

October 29, 2015 by Elizabeth Babbin Leave a Comment

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Have you ever thought about the emotional benefits you can receive from taking a minute out of your day to sit down and read aloud to your "baby bump"? It might sound silly, but there are many reasons to try it. Emotional Benefits Reading gives you an excuse to put your feet up—a welcome … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Brain Development, New Parent, Parenting Tips, Reading Lifestyle, Sleep & Self Care Tagged With: bonding, Pregnancy, Prenatal, reading, Reading Rituals, Relaxing, Siblings



Momopoly: Finding the Right Mommy Group

September 18, 2015 by Celia Behar 2 Comments

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The moment I gave birth, my confidence about who I was faltered; everything seemed scary and lonely. I didn’t have friends with kids and I needed some. I needed women who could assure me that someday nursing would get easier, my c-section scar would stop itching, and I would stop crying—because WOW … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Parent, Sleep & Self Care Tagged With: mom clique, mom group, mommy group, moms group



Confessions of a Sleep-Deprived Mom

August 28, 2015 by Dottie Enrico 1 Comment

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The funny thing about sleep is that no matter if your child is 16 months or 16 years, you are always worrying about whether your progeny is getting enough sleep. Why? Because if they aren’t sleeping, neither are you. The 8th Deadly Sin My kids are teens now, but some things never change. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Parent, Sleep & Self Care Tagged With: naps, sex, sleep



5 Reasons to Read to Your Baby

July 2, 2015 by Julie Temple Stan Leave a Comment

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You wouldn’t wait until your baby started forming words and sentences before talking to him or her—so why hold off on introducing the joys of reading to your little one? The benefits of reading to children have been proven by hundreds of studies led by education experts. Although most of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Brain Development, New Parent, Parenting Tips, Reading Lifestyle, Sleep & Self Care Tagged With: bonding, communication, Infant, language, newborns, reading, Reading to Babies, Reasons to Read, sleep, Stimulation



Ditching the New-Mom Guilt

July 1, 2015 by Cynthia Stierle 2 Comments

I like lists. They give me the feeling (or maybe the illusion?) of being in control. Buy milk? Check. Get the oil changed? Check. But after I had my son, lists gave me another feeling—guilt. Mission: Unaccomplished Pre-baby, I had planned to do all sorts of things with him while he was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Parent, Sleep & Self Care Tagged With: check lists, crying, Emotions, guilt, mom guilt, new mom, sleeping



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