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Toddler Techies: Disconnect to Reconnect
Men have become the tools of their tools. – ThoreauLike many parents, I am trying to get my head around the confusing issues surrounding technology and kids.Questions like: Whats happening in your childs developing brain and how does technology affect that development? Is it true we are creating a new society of socially awkward children whose best friend is their iPad? Is it fact that children who play more on their tablets …
Disconnect From Distractions And Try Running Unplugged!
While out for a run today, I was reminded of all the times I tell my kids to turn off their electronics and just appreciate what is around them. Well, it took me over 3 frustrated miles of my run to truly learn that lesson.
Parent Burnout: Top 3 Ways to Thrive with Community Support
Authors: Dr. Eve Loren Goldstein and Danielle Matthew, LMFT It was Friday morning, the end of one of those typical exhausting weeks of work and weeknight commitments. The last thing I wanted to do was to squeeze in one more obligation, but I saw on my calendar "coffee with the principal" at my child’s school. …
Today, I Was THAT Mom…
Today, I was 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 mom. You know the one. You’ve judged her- that mom on her phone, completely disengaged and unaware of her children’s endless requests to “watch 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨!” I was her. She was me. We were one. You see, we’re on the second day of an out-of-state move with my 3 and 5 year-old…
We Don’t Want Pre-Pandemic Motherhood Back
It’s too much. Mothers everywhere are feeling desperate for relief...from the chaos of never getting a break from their kids; from the insanity of working from home with their playmate-deprived children underfoot and needing a teacher; from the stress of uncertainty, the stress of job insecurity, and the stress of parenting with partners who kind…