Deadline Extended to January 15, 2019. See below! As a parent or a grandparent, have you done anything you never imagined you would when parenting (or grand-parenting) your child? These are the funny stories we’re saving to tell them one day when they have children of their own. These are the moments when life was […]
Category: Raising a daughter
Ways To Help Your Child Improve Their Self-Esteem by Charlie Baulm
Charlie Baulm is a researcher in the fields of addiction and mental health. After battling with addiction himself and finding sobriety, Charlie aims to discuss these issues with the goal of reducing the stigma associated with both. Follow him on Twitter! When your child has self-esteem issues, it’s not going to be as simple as a […]
Tips for Helping Your Children Deal with Divorce and Breakups
This article was contributed, but man, it is good. It hits home, and I especially like the paragraph that I highlighted with my Practical Moms Unite logo. Since my daughter did have to live through a divorce and my ex-husband and I share custody, I know how important and difficult the points in this post […]
Gambling On Granola: An Inspiring Memoir About Being a Single Mom and Starting a Business
I am happy to tell you about a great book that WOW! Women On Writing is currently hosting as a blog tour. I am a stop on the blog tour, and so below you will find out some information about the memoir, Gambling on Granola. But before you read this info below, I want to highlight […]
The Worst Feeling As A Parent
Some things in life are very difficult. I’m sure every adult you know has some kind of difficulty whether it’s a relationship problem, financial concerns or health scares–problems and issues are all around us. I’ve had my share, but they don’t compare to what many of you have experienced or may be experiencing now. But […]
MOPS 28-Day-Truth Challenge Days 1 to 5
I am in MOPS–Mothers of Preschoolers, and I recommend if you are a stay-at-home mom or part-time working mom of children under 1st grade, FIND YOURSELF A GROUP NOW. These women have become some of my best friends and have been with me through thick and thin. Through the divorce and surgeries, they have helped […]
5 Things I Learned About Living in 2016
1. Life is a work in progress. I’m the kind of person who wants to fix everything right now. This is an impossible and exhausting way to live for two reasons. First, the only person I can control is myself; therefore, if the thing in my life that’s wrong involves another person, I can only […]
Raising a Tall Daughter
I titled this post raising a TALL daughter, instead of just raising a daughter, because all of us raising a daughter know some characteristic people bring attention to, possibly unaware they are doing this, that makes our daughters self-conscious. For my daughter, it’s being tall. Maybe your daughter is short. Maybe she is super smart. […]
