Posts Tagged ‘mom’

Why Mothers Worry, And How to Stop (Habit #9)

Why Mothers Worry, And How to Stop (Habit #9)

Habit of Happy Mothers #9:

Let go of Fear.

I’ll be the first to admit it: I am a recovering, albeit slowly recovering, obsessive worrier.  When we moms have nothing to worry about, we sometimes make stuff up.  I…

Finding Your Moment of Solitude (Habit #6)

Finding Your Moment of Solitude

Some of the feedback I’m hearing from Moms about lesson #6 (Make time for solitude) is that it’s impossible.  You name it, I’ve heard it. From “Maybe when my kids are older,” to “Sorry, alone time is a luxury for…

Is Solitude Selfish? (Habit #6)

Is Solitude Selfish?

We talked a little about solitude last week, but I think it’s important to answer a question that I know is in the back of your minds, moms:

Is Solitude selfish?

Moms: Stop the Run on Fear

Amy Chua’s new book, The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom has hit a nerve with American mothers. Some are furious with her parenting style, others are intrigued and some are applauding her discipline. Regardless what we mothers…

Staying Sane with Strong-Willed Kids

Staying Sane with Strong-Willed Kids

They cry more. They sleep less. Their first, second and third words are:  ”no”, “no” and “no” again. Yup, they’re the subgroup of little people known as ‘strong-willed kids’. After