Here's yet another one of my Friday list of crazy things I've discovered lately.  Included this time is the realization that Mother's Day should really be Mother's Weekend.  Click over to my blog for the full list:…

For Mother's Day: A Letter to My Children

Being a mother is the most challenging, and rewarding, experience of my life. You have taught me what it means to be unconditionally loved, how to unconditionally love another, to want something better for someone else than what I want for myself, and helped me understand who I am in ways I don’t know that I would have ever…

“You might be a little better than average.”

I had asked my dad what he thought of my singing voice and that was his reply: a step above average. I remember this moment vividly, since as a preteen I took it as a cruel insult. How dare he!

I’ve always loved to sing, and being musically inclined, I can indeed carry a tune. But I am not destined to live life defined as “a singer,” and Dad (a musician) knew that.

Did his critique…

I present to you yet another one of my lists of recent wacky discoveries I've made.  Included this time is the realization that the floor is apparently a better coat rack than the coat rack.  Click over to my blog for the…

Apparently Mother’s Day doesn’t mean what it used to -- at least not to dads.…

Originally posted at:

http://mommymindfulness.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-mindful-mommy-is-not-oxymoron.html

Mindfulness before becoming a mom was fairly straightforward. So why is it so…

Over at the blog we have started a series of customized curriculum with the help of an experienced preschool teacher.   In recent years it has become popular to jump around the alphabet rather than learning the ABC song, that way the child learns the letters rather than a song.  This week on the blog we are focusing on the…

I was just reading this article on Babble.com the other day and remembered some of the things that I've heard in the past 2 years about being a working mom.…

the next day, Monday, he says he will come over that night. When I call him after work and he says he will leave in a couple of hours to head toward my place. As the time passes, I text him to find out when he will be over....and he never arrives. The next day comes, and he says he misses me and wants to see me, so he is definitely coming over. He never does.

Every day, for the next week, he tells me he will come over, and as the days pass, I never see him. Even though we talk and…

Lock Med -The Safety Product No Home Should Be Without!

Here is another one of my Friday lists of things I've learned lately.  Included this week is the realization that falling asleep on the couch never works out well for anyone except the dog.  Click over to my…

Note: This article was originally posted on my blog- Parent Trapped.

Take a minute to observe this beautiful photo taken by Morag Hastings (Also found here on Facebook). To me, this photo shows the most wonderful, natural thing in the world. It's heart-warming to me. And yet, to others, it's a…

Tom Hanks may have said there's no crying in baseball, but in little league, there most certainly is (even if they try REALLY hard not to show it).  Click over to my blog to see what's had me squirming in my bleacher seat:  …

GRIPAD weight Lifting Gloves…

My Friday list of crazy things I've learned is up on my blog.  This week's list includes the realization that neither time nor cheese is on my side.  Click here for the full list:…

I recently spent an afternoon with a good friend, who has a toddler.  While we were talking about parenting she told me her son has started biting his baby brother.  My friend said nothing she or her husband had tried is working.  Her son bit another child at childcare this week for the first time

Biting is a behavior that many toddlers display at one time or another.  It can be something that makes the adults feel frustrated and helpless.  There is hope! 

Whenever a child is…

Congratulations to Katie Bell, the April Mommy Master. Katie is a working mom and entrepreneur, who found the time to take her vision and turn it into a reality. Her product is helping moms conquer messy mealtime, one sleeve at a time:

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“Sleevie Savers ™ are comfortable, adjustable…

I walk to the front door, and before I open it, my last thought is to make sure I find out if he wants to have anything to do with the baby or not. Stop skipping around the issue; can I just have an answer already?

As I pull the door open, I stand there with no reaction. He takes a step inside and immediately hugs me. I, put my arms around him, feeling comfort once again. I pull away and go to the couch. We sit side by side, as he speaks the first words, "I've missed…