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Book: Glass Ceilings & 100-Hour Couples
I am so excited about one of the books I recently check out from the library. It’s entitled, Glass Ceilings & 100-Hour Couples: What the Opt-Out Phenomenon Can Teach Us About Work and Family.… Read MoreI have to confess that I’ve only read the two-page prologue, so this isn’t yet a bona fide recommendation. However, I already have lots of neat ideas swirling around in my head.
The authors are both college professors. They talk about how the sabbaticals that they are entitled to as college professors give them a chance to feel what it’s like to be a “stay-at-home-mom,” while the rest of the year they experience what it’s
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Helping Children Develop a Solid Foundation
I’ve been following Monica’s journey back to full-time work away from the home over at Attachment Mama. Her post about all the separation anxiety and emotional turmoil the change is creating within her family makes my heart ache.
On the one hand, I think it’s healthy for children to experience discomfort and some uncertainty. Those emotions are most definitely part of all of our lives, and I believe that we need to cultivate the ability to be comfortable in those moments. We need to develop self-soothing mechanisms in order to cope with inevitable discomfort and uncertainty. We need to experience discomfort and uncertainty in order to practice dealing with … Read More -
Mother Mentor: Things I Wish I Would’ve Known Before Having a Baby
I’m on the search for “Mothering Mentors,” so I was giddy with excitement when one of my internet friends e-mailed me with this advice:… Read MoreI wanted to send a quick list of some of the things about motherhood that I wish I would have known beforehand. Hope it’s useful on your journey.- Postpartum depression is real and even if there’s no history in your family and even if you had a perfect pregnancy, it is real and not to be ignored. I didn’t seek help for mine until my daughter was 6 1/2 months old because I was so stuck on being organic. I was in denial big time. So,
