One of my college roommates recently sent this to me. As a mom of “older kids” I just had to share a few excerpts from it: Dear Lonely Mom of Older Kids, Remember when it was easy to post photos of your adorable baby, or messy toddler on Facebook? Remember how you could publicly bemoan […]
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Acknowledgement: A New Year Resolution for Parents
It’s that time of the year again. We reflect on the year that has passed, our accomplishments, our failures. We walk into the New Year with hopes to fulfill our resolutions of eating better, working out. You even take action and buy a monthly gym membership and only go once. If you are shaking your […]
3 Things Parents Want You to Stop Doing. NOW.
Mommybites is a site for parents and, as such, it is a site to help parents, so here ya go. Send this as a mass email, post it on Facebook and Twitter. Share with the world. Enlighten and remind folks just what you don’t need as a parent of a young child – or two […]
Wheat Germ Waffles with Cinnamon Chips
Are you looking for a healthy way to start the morning? Check out these easy wheat germ waffles with cinnamon chips! Don’t have cinnamon chips? Make the waffles without them or add your own topping such as white chocolate chips or raisins. These waffles are healthy, high in fiber and full of flavor. They are […]
Resiliency of the Human Spirit
Back in 2011, I started the first newsletter of the year by sharing “Buzzfeed’s Most Powerful Photos” of the previous year. So, in keeping with that tradition, here are “The 45 Most Powerful Photos of 2014“: Here’s to the common theme that emerges year after year in these photos – the resiliency of the human […]
Dr. Gramma Karen: When Grandchildren Ask About A Family Secret
What advice do you have for grandparents whose grandchildren ask them about family secrets? For example, our 8-year-old granddaughter, Elaine, asked us, “Who is Trudy’s real mother?” (Trudy is her cousin on the other side of the family). We know Trudy’s biological mother is her young aunt and that Trudy believes an older aunt is […]
Parenting a Child With Special Needs
More and more parents are faced with the challenges of raising a child with special needs. In the United States alone, about one in six children have one or more developmental disabilities or delays. They are the children that have impairment in physical, learning, language or behavior areas, and therefore require special care. The moment […]
Surviving Car Travel with Squabbling Siblings
Under normal circumstances, normal parents might not consider forcing squabble-prone siblings into a confined area together. Still, we (normal parents) do this over and over, every time we have to get somewhere in the car. Sometimes, that somewhere is an unavoidably very, very long drive away. I’ll first gloss quickly over the options I have […]