4 Words Every Mother Longs to Hear
Which four words would you rather hear? “Did you lose weight?” “You look much younger.” “You’re a good mom.” I’m going to venture a guess at your answer, and tell you something you need to hear: If you’re pushing the double stroller up the hill for the fifth time today because there’s bad juju in the house [...]
What Do You Expect? She’s a Teenager!
How often do you hear mothers of girls talk about their dread of the tween and teen years? Oh, the drama. Oh, the eye rolling. Oh, the door slamming. How will you get through it? Arden Greenspan-Goldberg, MSW, LSCW, BCD has a new book with great insights and tips for moms of teenage girls. We asked [...]
OFF MY NOODLE: Were Those Really the Days?
by Judy Gruen By the time you are old enough to get neurotic about your cholesterol counts and how soon you can tap into your IRA funds without a tax penalty, you are also likely to start romanticizing the past. But looking back through the mists of time can cause memory cells to fog over, [...]
THE HAPPIEST MOM: The Secret to Housecleaning…There is no Secret.
by Meagan Francis I asked readers to tell me their biggest keeping-the-house-clean challenges. Although you each have your own most-hated household tasks (mine would be mopping the floor) a couple of broader themes emerged: Difficulty getting your spouse and/or kids to help out enough, or to your standards Taking those first few painful steps in [...]
Teens or Toddlers? Nothing to Sneeze at
When my kids were little, I used to get excited whenever I got sick on a Friday afternoon, because it meant that I might actually get to rest over the weekend while my husband was home. Which is amusing, because in college, I used get excited whenever I got sick on a Monday because at [...]
