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It takes a village to raise a family; advice and tips to make the most of yours.

The Single Mothers Survival Guide Series - Balancing Your Life
“Eventually, though, I had to listen to my body and go with my life’s direction.” There are 24 hours in a day for everyone, but most single mothers definitely needs more. Perhaps 40 hours in a day would be more like it. Whatever the circumstances, it seems like there is never enough time to do everything. Just for starters, balancing life takes ingenuity, patience, and discipline.
By Nicole Orozco6 years ago in Families
Tips to Make Visitors
Every new baby brings a lot of visitors. When you should be focusing on learning how to care for your baby, it can be that much harder with people coming and going. This can be quite stressful for new moms and you definitely do not need the stress!
By Shelley Wenger6 years ago in Families
Tips to Help Parents
Being a parent to a child with special needs is a daunting task. It is never an easy job to care for someone all day every day, and there are going to be days that seem like they will never end.
By Shelley Wenger6 years ago in Families
How To Keep Your Relationship Alive After Baby Arrives
Babies are a blessing - but they’re also hard work, which leaves less time and energy for your relationship. If you’re looking for ways of how to keep your relationship alive after baby arrives, it can be reassuring to know it doesn’t have to be complicated or take hours - it just has to be done.
By Leigh Norén6 years ago in Families
Eye-Opening Parenting Tips Every New Mom Could Benefit From
Congratulations, you're a new mom! While you're most likely dealing with lack of sleep, the intense healing process after giving birth, and just the pure rush of emotions and hormones that come after giving birth to a beautiful little human, know that you're not alone. Every new mom has gone through some version of this, and it always helps to have a supportive community to offer advice, tips, and tricks. Because let's be real, mamas. This can be a very lonely, lonely time — even if you have another human latched on to you 24/7.
By Casey Chesterfield6 years ago in Families
"A Letter to My Unborn Children"
By and large inspired by a couple of back to back viewings of Hamilton and fear that my current children will be at a private viewing of me before I have the chance to drop these random gems on them.
By Nefarious Darrius6 years ago in Families
7 Ways to Instantly Feel Better In Your Post Baby Body
If you’ve just had a baby, then you should be feeling on top of the world! You’ve just created the miracle of life. However, some mums experience low levels of confidence and self-esteem due to new things that come along with motherhood.
By Ankur_Saloni6 years ago in Families
A walk in the park
Parenting is supposed to be this wonderful thing. A magical moment two people share when they created one living being. That is not always the case.
By Montana Dawn Fleming6 years ago in Families
Baby Momma
Baby Mamma dos and don't Hey ladies my advice is from personal experiences some good, some bad. I have learn these things while dealing with my children father, but also watching other fathers go thru the ringer. I say this not to get anyone hurt or feel obligated to do as I say but to help us all be better educated parents. Ladies here a myth I had to come to grip with if the father doesn't make time to be with you why should your energy be given to him. I have also found out that some fathers not all only pretend to spend time with you to get sex and barely look or talk to the child(ren) and this is not good for you or the child or children in the long run. My children are grown and sometime I still have to talk to their dad(s) just because my children don't want to be disrespectful to him( I taught them no matter how much some one disrespect you don't do it to them) I am here for that. Fathers are human and entitle to error not one parent is perfect far from it but it seem like some try more than others. Here are some things I say let happen it might work for you. Yes let him buy the child(ren) what ever they need no sense in burning your gas to go get it. Yes let him introduce your child(ren) to his other kids they are(half) brothers and sisters. Yes please please tell the child about him but only positive stuff. Let them find out his flaws as they get older don't want to seem like the bad guy or just bitter. Now here is the don't list: Don't let him visit his child(ren) if he is not to take care of his child(ren) or have the best interest of that child(ren). Don't send your child(ren) to him if he is abusive, violent, and overall a bad person or maybe a person who does bad things. Don't ever downplay a father who is trying to show that he wants to spend time with his child(ren). Don't try to use your child(ren) against a good father its a waste of time and energy. Don't ever let your child(ren) see you and the father argue over something that is a waste of energy or time.I never did this don't argue with the dad over him coming to get his child(ren) if he has a girlfriend unless you have learn she is not a good person or treat the child wrong. Never, never keep a child away from a dad who is 100 percent hands on because you two are not together. Ladies if your kid(s) dad want to spend time because he want your kid(s) to see him respecting you let him. This will show your son or daughter on how to treat the opposite sex in a relationship well a good one. Now if the intent is not good doing any of these things don't give him the energy or time because we are grown and we should act so. Don't want this to be a one sided story so gentlemen if this is going on in your world then you should try some of my advice as well. It should work on any parent least I hope it does because one day we all have to grow up and realize its not about the adults but the little people who look at us as mentor, heroes, and just good people. I love that my children love me when I am being mean(as the say) and when I am being loving because I am far from perfect but I not a doormat too. Ladies and Gentlemen this is not advice I am giving to you to see some drama in your life but to help life get a little easier and better between two adults who decide to have child(ren) and be grown to handle their responsibilities. Ladies the whole reason for choosing(or the choice was made for you) to becoming a parent is for your child(ren) to feel love and appreciation from both parents. Parenting is never a one side story but it can be a great experience if parents do or try a little harder on becoming great parents. So parents lets show our children the world is full of crazy people and things but at home it can get better and feel safe as well as love.
By Lawnda Boston6 years ago in Families
Infants at risk for COVID-19
Voice recording of a published CDC article on infants at risk for COVID-19, read by Pattye Anderson, board certified Family Nurse Practitioner from online after hours tele medicine clinic for medications, labs, imaging & more ➡️ www.SlenderImage.org ⬅️
By Nurse Pattye6 years ago in Families
The positive side to Covid-19
When was the last time you took a breath and looked around at the people in your life? Stopped rushing from one place to another and just stood still? I used to run here, there and everywhere looking after everyone else, never truly looking at my life and appreciating what I had or who I was. I would snap at my children to “hurry up we are going to be late” at least ten times a day. We would rush through meals because we were always going somewhere, and I would feel like I had achieved nothing if I wasn’t exhausted by the end of the day.
By T. J6 years ago in Families
Life in an Hourglass
Every time I looked at him, I'd see a man staring back from somewhere deep within his eyes. It was somewhere there, that I saw a bright young soul that I would always be proud to call my son. Even as a baby, I still felt an overwhelming sense of achievement every time I looked through his glowing eyes. It was there, in his perfect face, that I always felt home.
By Jord Tury6 years ago in Families