Keep a finger on the pulse of your high functioning depression and anxiety with these signs and practical tips to help you take a break. Having high functioning depression or anxiety is like having all of the symptoms without the receipt. Many people often go undiagnosed because they are able to meet their responsibilities and
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Life changes when you bring a newborn home for the first time. Here are five things you need to know for an amazing (and easier) first few months. Trying something new is scary, and bringing home a living, breathing newborn for the first time adds a whole new level of fear. What do you do
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Most new moms experience the baby blues, but postpartum depression is becoming increasingly more common. What’s the difference, and what can you do? So, you’ve had a baby, but things aren’t quite what you expected. You keep waiting for the happiness to kick in, the joy of parenthood, but it doesn’t even seem to be
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Scrapbooks are treasures pieced together with scraps of paper and memories. Create your first traditional scrapbook by following these ten easy steps. We have photos to keep our memories, and we have scrapbooks to keep our photos. Nowadays, it’s more common to see digital scrapbooks: social media posts, photo albums on our phones, and slideshows
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Whether it’s Mother’s Day, baby showers, birthdays, or another special occasion, these five books are the perfect gift for Mom. Books are a timeless gift for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and any occasion, really. So why not gift Mom and the extraordinary women in your life a book that celebrates them? Whether your mom is an
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Moms bring us into this world and then never stop having our backs. These are the top eight reasons why you’re never too old to need your mom. The bond between mother and child—biological or chosen—is unparalleled. From the tender moments of infancy to the complexities of adulthood, a mother’s love and guidance remain constant.
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School is meant for learning, but sometimes kids learn bad habits instead. Use these tips to break those habits and build healthy friendships. There’s a quote from motivational speaker Jim Rohn that says we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with. And for the most part, this is true.
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There are many types of poems in the world, but your child isn’t ready for all of them. Start your child’s poetry journey here. The world of poetry is massive—and intimidating, especially for kids. So between the elegies and sonnets, where do you start? For kids, it’s beneficial to start with simpler and more accessible
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Forget “don’t laugh in the library.” Learn these ten library rules to help you and your kids have fun without upsetting the librarian. When you picture the library, do you see a stern-faced librarian telling you to hush? While libraries come with a lot of rules—some of them true, like “use inside voices,” and some
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Teach your child to read and love poetry with these twelve literary devices. Then nothing, not Robert Frost or Shakespeare, will trip them up. Introducing children to poetry can be an enriching experience that helps develop their language skills, writing, and creativity. But poetry, with all of its literary brilliance and complexity, can be especially
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