Monthly Archives: October 2012

Skipping Halloween

October 29, 2012

Here on the east coast, we may actually be skipping Halloween, and it won’t really bother me. With this hurricane-noreaster-monster storm coming and lurking around, we may have a rain-out for Halloween night. The kids costumes are ready (well, almost) and have been selected and changed myriad times since last October 31st. So what happens [...]

For a Happy Halloween – Save the Scary Movies

October 22, 2012

Many thanks to Kate Oliver of www.help4yourfamily.com for this guest post on scary movies and gauging your child’s developmental readiness for viewing them. By Kate Oliver, MSW, LCSW-C In my house, Halloween is second only to Christmas. My children are still at an age where they want to dress up and trick or treat. They [...]

Birth Like an Elephant

October 15, 2012

Birth your baby like an elephant births. Female elephants in the wild encircle a birthing mother and protect her within this ring. As human mammals, historically in the U.S. and as a continuing practice in more traditional cultures, we, too, should surround ourselves with strong, nurturing women to hold our birthing space for us. Birth [...]

How New Moms Can Prevent Pelvic Organ Prolapse

October 11, 2012

I’m happy to offer you this guest post on how to prevent pelvic organ prolapse. Whether you’ve just had your baby or have teenagers, it’s important to build and maintain a healthy pelvic floor! No one likes to do those Kegel exercises, but here’s another reason to keep at it. Thank you to DrugWatch.com for [...]

Voting: Teaching Kids Responsibility

October 8, 2012

I have voted in every election since the day I was legal to vote. My birthday is the first week in November and the year I turned 18 it happened to fall on election day. I’m a committed voter, I even vote in all the less exciting in-between elections. I’m a big believer in upholding [...]

Mammograms During Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 5, 2012

This post was originally published May 31, 2012, I am reposting it in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Take care of yourself! There was a message left at 1:27 pm yesterday, the day after my mammogram, “Please call us back.” Call them back? What about just waiting for that nice letter that arrives next [...]

Technology for Moms: Simplified or Sidetracked

October 1, 2012

I’m a Mom who loves her technology but only to a point. When I got my new iPhone 3GS years ago, it changed my life in a really positive way. I can use my time so much more efficiently and now smart technologies have become habitual and feel utterly necessary. As a busy Mom, how [...]

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