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...
TikTok “If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” We’ve all heard it at some point, many of us probably from our parents. But that’s not to say our parents were always practicing what they preached. And hey, nobody’s perfect, but it’s also important to be mindful about what messages...
Archive Photos/Moviepix/Getty Images Sharing movies from my childhood with my three daughters is my absolute favorite thing to do. But too often, we’ve been halfway through a classic movie when I’ve realized the movie just… doesn’t hold up anymore. Some are more obvious (sorry, Heavyweights) and some are a bit more subtle (in hindsight, Homeward...