Dear Dr. Gramma Karen, My husband and I are grandparents with grandchildren in college. Although they appear to be handling their experiences fine, we are becoming alarmed by the many articles in the media about the increase in anxiety, depression, and suicides among college students. One of our friends who has similar concerns about this […]
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This Is All You Need to Know about Potty Training for Working Parents
As a working mom, you juggle all your professional and personal responsibilities and, somehow, you make it look simple. Life is busy, though, and you’ve got a huge task to add to the to-do list: learning how to potty-train.
Becoming a Twin Mom: Our Conception, Pregnancy and Birth Experiences
Over the next few months we will be sharing our different personal experiences and approaches on the same major parenting milestones. In this first article in our Mommybites series, we’ll be chatting about what it was like for each of us on our journeys to becoming twin moms.
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Grandparents’ Favoritism Is Upsetting Young Parents
My husband and I have two sons, a four-year old, and a two-and-a-half-year old. We are dealing with some grandparent favoritism issues. My husband’s parents will drop everything for their daughter’s family (who has two kids, three and six), but my family and kids always seem to come second. For example, after my husband and […]
Sanity Saving Tips for How to Deal with Toddler Tantrums
We hear it start — the crying, whining, and stomping. The feeling of dread and helplessness sets in. Dealing with toddler tantrums is stressful, confusing, overwhelming, and downright frustrating. Instead of letting frustration get the better of you, here a few tips that may offer a bit of relief for the next time a tantrum hits, or perhaps to help you avoid one in the first place.
5 Adaptations Parents with Disabilities Can Make for Better Child Care
Being a parent with a disability can make raising your littles ones much harder. Here are some great tips on how to talk to your kids about your disability and make your life a little bit easier!
Secrets to Surviving Newborn Sleep
Having a newborn is so crazy and excited – and EXHAUSTING! Here is how you can survive the sleeplessness that is having a new little one.
The Global Fertility Crisis: The Future of Infertility and Low Birth Rates
Governments and researchers call it the ‘global fertility crisis,’ but what does that even mean? Is there a crisis, or are women in control of their reproductive systems for the first time? One thing is clear: today’s global average fertility rate is just below 2.5 children per woman, which is less than half of the global fertility rate from 50 years ago when the average woman had at least five children, if not more.