MesquitaFMS/Getty Images Before becoming a parent, I was overwhelmed by the idea. As I saw it growing up, motherhood demanded sacrifices I wasn’t willing to make: losing time, setting aside ambition and even your sense of self to become “mom.” Instead, I focused on my career, spending seven years building my business. Spending nights working...
Instagram / @mrs._colleen_b “I can’t.” “It’s too hard.” “I just don’t know how.” If these are phrases are among your child’s most frequently used, they might be experiencing learned helplessness. Learned helplessness occurs when someone adopts the belief that they’ll always be unsuccessful in solving a problem. Fortunately, anything learned can be unlearned, and Colleen...
Instagram / @kidds_dad Having a second child can be a major change for a first-born kid. Suddenly, there’s a whole other little person in the house, and not only are they new and loud and occasionally smelly, but they sure seem to take up a lot of Mom and Dad’s attention. It can be hard...
@kwalls21 / TikTok While out to lunch with her two kids, mom and content creator, Kitty, was met with some hostility from a fellow diner. She was surprised by the interaction, noting that if people do not want to be around kids, they should avoid places where kids are welcome. After the exchange, she vented...