Why you are never failing as a mother: http://www.pregnantchicken.com/pregnant-chicken-blog/2012/11/9/why-youre-never-failing-as-a-mother On how moms are too hard on themselves: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-belkin/no-judgment-day-parents_b_2214194.html Taking care of yourself is helping your kids: http://blogs.psychcentral.com/parenting-tips/2012/12/parents-tend-your-own-garden-practicing-self-care/ And the link between mother and child: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=scientists-discover-childrens-cells-living-in-mothers-brain
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Some thoughts on relationships…
At some point, you will be happier if you try to accept that your partner will do things that hurt or annoy you from time to time. Your partner can never be exactly who you want him to be all of the time. He may change, he may not, but it will be easier to […]
Read More »On potty training
A new study confirms that when some kids struggle with potty training, it is NOT because parents train them wrong http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/19/soggy-pants-not-parents-fault-study-finds/
Read More »On boys and body image
Some discussions on the pervasive ideal that boys perceive RE: body image, and the impact of trying to live up to that ideal: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/19/health/teenage-boys-worried-about-body-image-take-risks.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nst.com.my/life-times/sunday-life-times/my-body-my-image-1.172714 http://www.boston.com/dailydose/2012/11/19/teens-embrace-muscle-building-supplements-survey-shows-here-advice-for-parents/AAe1myr8y2SiCckK9WA8xO/story.html
Read More »On ADHD
According to a new study out of Iceland, the youngest kids in the class are more likely to be diagnosed and medicated for ADHD: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/youngest-kids-class-found-adhd-meds/story?id=17760371#.UKqNboVrdJM
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