Mommybites Chit-Chat: Conversations with luminaries, entrepreneurs and influencers in the parenting world Tell us a little about you (your background, your job, what makes you tick or anything else you think our Mommybites moms will find interesting). I’m the Founder & CEO of Momtrends Media, a million-dollar brand providing busy women with a daily dose […]
Tag: Relationships
We all need human connection, although we don’t always do our best to cultivate and foster the relationships we value so much. Stable relationships form in infancy. A child’s earliest relationships with caregivers and family members shape her future connections. Read from the Mommybites Relationships archive. From advice for new moms, to marital relations, to relationships within an extended family, you’re sure to find something beneficial.
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Grandson Thinks His Grandmother May Be Gay
I never thought I would ever be writing to someone like you for advice, but my girlfriend’s mother suggested I contact you because she wasn’t sure how to advise me. Here’s my situation. I am a college sophomore. I grew up in a great two-parent household with two younger siblings. One set of my grandparents […]
How to Take a Good Family Photo Without Losing Your Mind
Sometimes when I look at a family photo we took for a holiday card, I can’t believe how much older I look. But it’s not the additional years that are adding those wrinkles (well, at least, not just those additional years). It’s the family photo process itself. It ages me. It seems to be a […]
CARDAMOM – Meet Moms in Your ‘Hood: S.O.S. Product Review
I recently downloaded a free application called CARDAMOM. The idea behind the app is to bring together “mom” friends in the same city/neighborhood, as well as to help moms make play date connections for their children, and even help establish professional connections/networking.
Mommybites Chit-Chat: Erin Ziering
Mommybites Chit-Chat: Conversations with luminaries, entrepreneurs and influencers in the parenting world Background My name is Erin Ziering. You may know me as the wife of Ian Ziering or from our family and lifestyle website, At Home with the Zierings. I grew up in a small farm town in Ohio. My father owned a Christmas […]
How To Cherish The Traditions of Your Entire Blended Household
One of the most common challenges that often comes with blended families is learning how to adjust to each other’s lifestyle. Each person brings their own habits and traditions into the family once everyone is under the same roof. To ensure that you can continue cherishing your traditions and encourage each person to participate, there […]
Dr. Gramma Karen: Our Son-in-Law is a Tyrant
Can you give my wife and me some advice about our tyrannical son-in-law? My daughter was forced to have 6 kids in a 10-year marriage, two sets of twins and two single births. He does not hit her, but otherwise he is a tyrant. He does not let her go out of the house unless […]
Twin Talk: Hello… Remember Me?
Before I had my twins, I had often heard moms say that they “lost” themselves after having their kids. They were so wrapped up in family life that they forgot about their own needs. I remember thinking with judgment, “How is that possible?” and “That will never happen to me!” Fast forward… it happened. I […]