Parenting — 5 Minutes for Mom

Happiness is Just a Conversation Away with TableTopics + Giveaway

by Laurie May 23, 2012 12 comments

When you have a family, it can sometimes be hard to get everyone talking when you want them to. For our family, dinnertime is our time to chat about our day or anything else that [...]

Checking in With the Sisters – The “Good Enough” Mom

by Lolli May 19, 2012 0 comments

Being a mom is tough work, all magazine controversy aside, and it’s pretty normal for a mom to question the “quality” of her job as a mother. I know I have compared my parenting styles [...]

What Did You Expect When You Were Pregnant? + Giveaway

by Michelle M May 18, 2012 8 comments

When I was pregnant, I expected that my pregnancy would just be like everyone else’s – yes, I was truly that naïve. I thought that I could open up the book and follow along with [...]

Do Dr. Sears and Attachment Parenting Make You Feel Guilty?

by Susan May 15, 2012 17 comments

Does Dr. Sears with his attachment parenting suggestions make you feel extra guilt? The ladies on The View are worried that Dr. Sears is making moms feel unnecessary guilt. They all say he’s making them [...]

SmartMune Review and Giveaway

by Guest Contributor May 15, 2012 17 comments

This has been a tough year for my family. We have had to cope with some pretty high stress issues the last 6 or 8 months and the stress has definitely taken a toll on [...]

Tackle It Tuesday – Mom-and-Me Time

by Lolli May 15, 2012 3 comments

Lolli here… If you were to go back through the Tackles that I have written over the last several months, you would see a very strong trend. I am not exactly proud of the trend, [...]

Perfect Motherhood

by Shera May 9, 2012 3 comments

Guest post written by Shera. As the mom of 6 boys people automatically assume I possess superpowers, today I’d like to clear up that myth. I am the most imperfect mother I know, but it’s [...]

Checking In With the Sisters – I’ve Had it Up to Here With Teenagers

by Lolli April 14, 2012 0 comments

Sometimes I am so glad I have a second place to write, off of my own blog, where all of my family and neighbors read everything I write. I’ve gotten in trouble before when I’ve [...]

Bullying – We Are All Guilty

by Susan April 9, 2012 12 comments

I get enraged when I think about the bullying crisis in our schools today. It is out of control. Completely out of control. I’m disgusted and furious when I watch the trailer below. But I’m [...]

A Perfectly Imperfect Life {Guest Post}

by Guest Contributor April 8, 2012 6 comments

Today’s guest post is brought to you by Sue. I love how she shares about being imperfect. I am sure we all can relate. “The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and [...]