I feel really disappointed that my in-laws haven’t made it easier for us to stay at their house with our 14 month old. They have yet to provide anything, such as a porta-crib, toys, or books. We’d like to visit them more, but we always have to schlep so much stuff. They also don’t like […]
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.
5 Tips for Raising Confident Children
By Gina Otto, author of Cassandra’s Angel We were honored to have Gina as a guest recently for one of our tele-classes*. If you missed the one-hour class, you can listen to it here to get more information on how to raise a confident child. Your Actions and Behaviors Matter Your children are learning from you every […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: What Can I do About “Helicopter” Grandmothers? (Part II)
Dear Readers, Last week in my column I responded to a first-time expectant mom who was anticipating a lot of involvement from the grandmothers-to-be, both of whom live nearby and both of whom have strong opinions about childrearing. This mom fears “helicopter grandmothers” — defined as grandmothers who hover over their adult children and/or grandchildren […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen What Can I do About “Helicopter” Grandmothers? (Part I)
I am a first-time expectant mom and I can already anticipate very, very involved grandmothers, both of whom live nearby, both of whom have strong opinions about childrearing. In an earlier column [9/14/11] you talked about setting grandparental expectations and addressing their assumptions. I’d love to set some boundaries for my baby’s grandmothers, but I […]
Parentless Parents Notes From Our Workshop with Allison Gilbert
This week we had a insightful workshop with Allison Gilbert, author of the critically-acclaimed Parentless Parents: How the Loss of Our Mothers and Fathers Impacts the Way We Raise Our Children. As so many women continue having babies later and later, Parentless Parents workshops were created for parents navigating parenthood without their own mother and […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Readers’ Comments on Advice for Giving Unsolicited Advice
Dear Readers, My 9/21/11 column, “Advice for Giving Unsolicited Advice”, generated both a lot of emotion and e-mails, so in this column I want to share some of these e-mails, as well as my additional comments. One grandfather wrote: …I do not like the image of “walking on egg shells” when considering when an in-law […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Don’t Call Me Grandma
I have no children from my first marriage, but my second husband has two grown children from his first marriage. They are nice kids and I get along just fine with both of them. The daughter is expecting her first child in a few months, and she is very excited, as are we all. My […]
On Mommy Guilt and Childcare
By Sarah E. Visbeek, author of In the Trenches of Mommyhood After I became a mother for the first time, my career took a backseat, and I was lucky enough to be able to work family-friendly part time hours for the next 6 years, affording me, in my opinion, the best of both worlds. Precious time […]