As the end of the school year is upon us we think about summer fun, new adventures and change. Change? Yup. Summer and fall seem to bring about big life changes. Life changes like moving. Perhaps your family is the one on the move or your child’s friends are moving away. What do you do? Here are a […]
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.
A Mom’s Most Important Relationship
It occurred to me the other day that in all my years of writing for Mommybites, I have neglected to discuss one of the most important relationships in a parent’s life. Sure, I’ve written about a mom’s relationship with her partner, her children, her friends, her co-workers and even with herself. But in addition to […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Nonreligious Parents Face Problems Raising Their Children
Your column, “Helping a Grandchild Deal with the Death of a Pet”, got me thinking about other aspects of parenting and religion. Recently, because of a change in his job, my husband, our two young children and I moved from a large, cosmopolitan city to a smaller, southern city. Even though we live in a […]
Tips to Raise a Healthy & Happy Pack
Many moms write to me and ask advice on various issues pertaining to raising kids and pets together. Topics range from how to introduce a dog or cat to a newborn, to how to properly walk a dog with a child in a stroller at the same time. As you can imagine, questions also include […]
Top Health Care Considerations During Divorce
Dear Divorce Information NOW, I am getting divorced and am concerned about health care costs for myself and my children. What should I be thinking about? Please be very specific because I am not employed and one of my kids always seems to be at the doctor’s office. Thank you, Beth Dear Beth, In answer […]
From a Dad to His Little Girl
I would like to share a portion of a letter that a Dad wrote to his daughter about her future husband. He was inspired to write this letter after he read a statistic that one of the top searched phrases on Google is, “How to keep him interested”. Little One, I want to tell you […]
Recipe for Bonding With Your Child This Summer!
This summer, use the time to bond with your child! There is one secret ingredient to developing a solid bond with your children – spend time with them! Children remember quality time spent with their parents, no matter what the activity is. They get a little piece of their parents by spending time with them […]
Embracing the Weirdness
… or “How To Let Your Kids Be Kids And Not Be MORTIFIED By Them!” Yours is the kid who puts corn in her water at dinner. Or the one who insists on eating ice cream with a fork. Or who wants to only wear green because when he grows up he wants to be a frog. […]