Category Archives: Balance

Striving for balance in work and family life

• Sometimes, gentle is not the whole answer – and it’s okay.

  Lessons on accepting and providing the loving guidance your unique child needs can be hard to swallow at times – especially when, as I have, you experience a severe awakening that a large portion of your parenting style needs to change in order for your trusting relationship with your child to really blossom.  MORE

• Four Unexpected Things about Parenthood

  Meegs shares four things that she just didn’t quite expect after the birth of her daughter.  MORE

• Wordless Wednesday: Rituals

  This week we asked you to share rituals with us. Read more about balance on our resource page. Link up!  MORE

• 5 Lessons My Kids Taught Me

  Children are amazing teachers, when we only stop to listen. Justin of Lone Home Ranger shares 5 lessons her children taught her.  MORE

• Wordless Wednesday: Family

  This week we asked you to share family with us. Read more about family balance on our resource page. Link up!  MORE

• 5 Things Worth the “Just You Wait”

  Too often, the strangers and friends who offer up advice to new parents do so with a heavy dose of doom…here are 5 little things that every parent has to look forward to. Amazing things that are definitely worth waiting for.  MORE

• Permitting Pop Culture

  Pop culture can be one of the most difficult things to help our children learn about and navigate, particularly for families which choose to opt out of mainstream circles.  MORE

• Wordless Wednesday: Sharing

  This week we asked you to share SHARING with us. Read more about striving for balance on our resource page. Link up!  MORE

• I Support You: Breastfeeding and Society

  Breastfeeding can be a touchy subject in our society, but is essential for the improvement of public health. Amy discusses breastfeeding and society, and makes suggestions for helping everyone have a basic, factual knowledge of breastfeeding and how to support breastfeeding mothers.  MORE

• Supporting Children Through Difficult Relationships

  Sometimes the relationships our children experience will not be ideal. As parents, one of the most important things we can impart to our children is how to deal with those relationships when they are imperfect. That can be a difficult challenge for many parents, when our instincts are to shield and protect our children from stress.  MORE

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