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3 Things This Homeschooling Mom Wants You To Know After A School Shooting

Posted on February 22, 2018February 23, 2018 by MotherWise
Another horrific school shooting happened in the United States. This is what I want you to know as a homeschooling mom. I spent Valentine's Day with my husband and kids, oblivious to the outside world. We put the usual homeschool...Read More

Can Baby Books Cause Postpartum Depression? Study Says Yes

Posted on September 23, 2017 by MotherWise
Can popular baby books be linked to postnatal depression? A new study from Swansea University, published by the Department of Public Health, Policy, and Social Sciences, says yes. Researchers looked at the link between baby books and maternal anxiety --...Read More
8 Things Attachment Parenting Is NOT

8 Things Attachment Parenting is NOT

Posted on September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 by MotherWise
Originally published at Mothering.com Attachment Parenting has proven benefits, but it's often stereotyped as a great way to "spoil" children. It's important to know what Attachment Parenting is, and what it isn't. A few years ago, when my now 9-year-old was...Read More
No Lesson Plan, No Homework- Why I'm Unschooling My Kids

No Homework, No Lesson Plan: Why I’m ‘Unschooling’ My Kids

Posted on August 31, 2017October 11, 2017 by MotherWise
I vividly remember the moment I decided to unschool. I had a toddler, and I'd decided to go back to school, so I used the Early Education center on my college campus. My child was sixteen-months-old when he started attending,...Read More

You Won’t Believe The Super Sweet Stuff These Dads Say About Gentle Parenting

Posted on June 18, 2017October 28, 2017 by MotherWise
Attachment Parenting is great for kids, but pop culture tells us that dads are uninvolved and unsupportive. I asked some dads to tell us what they really think of this unique parenting approach. So often men are portrayed as inept,...Read More
Doulas Have a Duty to Talk About Circumcision

Doulas Have A Duty To Talk About Circumcision

Posted on March 25, 2017January 4, 2018 by MotherWise
Do doulas have an ethical obligation to ensure that all new parents know the truth about circumcision? These doulas say yes. When I was pregnant with my first baby nine years ago, my doula was a personal friend, someone whose...Read More

You’re Not a "Single Mom" Unless You’re a Single Mom

Posted on June 24, 2015August 27, 2016 by MotherWise
  I was a single mother to my oldest son for four years, before my husband and I got together. My husband was recently gone for a couple weeks for work, and I was parenting alone. I was parenting alone,...Read More

Dear Moms of Toddlers: It Gets Better

Posted on June 23, 2015September 6, 2017 by MotherWise
Dear Moms of Toddlers, I see you. I see you parenting with all your heart. I see you delighting in everything your little one is learning. I see you having a hard time. I see you chasing your wild child...Read More

Dear Mom Judging the Mom on Her iPhone

Posted on June 23, 2015September 25, 2016 by MotherWise
This blog has been passed around numerous times on social media, and I understand why.  People are disconnected.  Folks are glued to their technology.  The other day I saw a young boy on a swing.  He was simultaneously using his iPhone,...Read More

On Sex and Cosleeping

Posted on June 23, 2015August 27, 2016 by MotherWise
I got married back in November, after knowing my husband for 7 years.  He is my best friend, my soul partner, my rock, my clown, all of those good things.  And we often don't sleep together. "Gasp!  What?!  You don't...Read More

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