Ask any Baton Rouge mom what she wants for her children, and health + wellness will be one of her first responses. Whether it’s the mental health of her teenagers, how much screen time to allow her toddlers or struggling with breastfeeding, moms simply want the best outcome for their children’s overall health.
Prepare yourself, summer is coming! Actually, if you're reading this in Louisiana, summer has already arrived, and that can only mean two things: shorts and bathing suits.
The warmer weather has people in the mood to exercise and get fit, and I've been seeing tons of "summer body" challenges on Pinterest and Facebook. Unfortunately, I have to burst that bubble. We can't spot train our way to fitness, and as a busy mom, I don't want you to waste your time. Chances are, if you do squats for 30 days, you may see some results, but overall you will not see any significant change. I totally understand the appeal of the 30-day challenges -- it's supposed to be quick. Don't we all love instant gratification? However, the best...
Thanks to the Internet and social media, we now live in a world where our lives are on constant display. It's a territory that our generation is navigating for the first time in history- raising kids in the era of the Internet. I can't help but think that this culture of show off, do more, glorify busy, and be picture-perfect doing it has an impact on our "IRL" (in real life) relationships too.
Vulnerability is already hard enough. Allowing another person to see some of your faults and realities is overwhelming because it opens you up to judgement. But when we're used to being able to filter out all the junk, edit our image, and share only what we want on-line,...
A Word of Encouragement From the Other Side
My husband and I were married for seven years before we decided to have a child. He knew he always wanted a child (or children). I wasn’t so sure. The fact that we weren’t in the same place with the idea didn’t really matter because both of us were busy working and enjoying our jobs and each other. We were enough. We were totally happy. As I got older, we discussed it a bit more often because BIOLOGY. At 30, I wasn’t ready. Nope. Not 31. Or 32. I had Ellen when I was halfway to 34.
My least favorite thing about having a child in the beginning? Everything.
Every. Single. Thing.
Let’s take it back even...
This feels like it was a lifetime ago and not even real life, but as I recount the past memories, it was indeed very real. Only my family and closest friends have heard these details, so please bear with me.
I was young, having fun and at the tail end of finishing a successful high school career where I was surrounded by girlfriends I adored, and there was a bright future awaiting me. As with a lot of teenagers, dating was a part of the high school scene. I didn’t have much experience of course, but I was smitten with this one boy who was a little older me. When we started dating, it seemed like a harmless adventure that...
I can't tell you how many times I have stared at a form in a doctor's office thinking, "When did he start eating solid food? What will happen if I put the wrong answer? What did I write on the last form?" As parents we are constantly asked about our kids' developmental (and other) milestones. And if you are like me, your mommy-brain sometimes forgets every little detail. And the older my son gets, the foggier my memory of his earliest moments is. I can only imagine how confused I'd be if I had more than one kid. Don't worry- I remember the big ones, like when my kiddo started walking, but I couldn't tell you how old he was...
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