Daily Play = My Parenting Goal for October
I’m not a stranger to setting a new parenting goal for myself. Sometimes I meet those goals, sometimes I don’t, but I always feel like a better mom for having made the effort. Lately, I feel like I’ve been lacking in the creative toddler play department. Things have been ...
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You Aren’t a Better Mom than Me
I was reading a book on elimination communication over the weekend. While reading, the book spoke about things like how parenting decisions like breastfeeding vs. formula, co-sleeping vs. crib sleeping, working vs. stay at home, and a host of other issues can often spark mo...
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Being a Better Mom in the New Year
I suspect I'm on an eternal quest to be a better mom. There's nothing wrong with that, of course, providing that I don't think that my desire to be a better mom is because I suck or something. I don't think I suck. (At least, I don't think I suck right now. Later could b...
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Facing Parenting Fears – We Went to Toddler Time
A couple of weeks ago, I meant to go to toddler time at the library, in spite of the parenting fears associated with it. The last and only time we went before? Yeah, I spent hours at the hospital due to a toddler injury. I felt like a bad parent and didn't want to ever, e...
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What the Internet Has Taught Me About Being a Better Mom
I have fretted about being a better mom. I have worried that my failings, whether real or imagined, are a mark that I'm just not a good parent. I've blogged about my perfectionism, my struggles, and my hopes that some day I'll figure out how to be a better mom in my own e...
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Sucking Up Parenting Fears – It’s Story Time
Today is toddler time at the library. I've been saying that I was going to go back every week for the last month now... and I never do. I always chicken out for one reason or another. Quite simply, I'm letting my parenting fears hold me (and Norton) back.
I know the ca...
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Maybe I Don’t Need a Book to be a Better Mom
I do spend a lot of time fretting and worrying about the things that I perceive as "wrong" with my parenting. Not a day goes by where I don't take stock of what I've done and think about whether I'm doing what it takes to be a better mom. Some days (like when we go to the ...
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Fun in the Kitchen Makes Me Feel Like a Better Mom
On Friday, I'd have done just about anything to feel like a better mom. The day was just rough, from the beginning of the day with Strong Start until the very end. I tried to pep talk myself so that I'd get up, make dinner and let Norton help me, and then I'd feel like...
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Being a Mom in a Better State of Mind
I feel a bit better now. I guess I just needed to get all of that worry and frustration out. I know that it's not possible to be a perfect parent. Instead of focusing on all the things that I can't do, I just need to suck it up and focus on what I can. It's not like I ca...
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Parenting Stress and the Pressure to be a Perfect Parent
I know that there is no such thing as a perfect parent. I know that every parent has bad days when things go wrong. But still, that doesn't help me feel any better. I feel like I need to be the perfect parent in order to be good enough.
This pressure results in more pa...
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