Tag Archives: Mothering Well
Parenting Out of Your Comfort Zone
My son came home from his very first choir practice and declared that he wanted to audition for a solo.
My instant reaction was to try and talk him out of it. Give him all the reasons why i...
Kristina Slaney Oct 03, 2016
The Teal Pumpkin Project
A few years ago, we had to do a strict elimination diet for our son Ethan. It was exhausting. I was so overwhelmed and emotional. When someone went out of their way to help me I usually cried from gra...
Sarah Taylor Oct 03, 2016
Parents, Children, and Needed Conversations About Pornography
Parents, have you recently asked, 'What can I do to protect my child from being exposed to pornography?' If so, we're of the same mind. As a father of two young boys, and Marriage & Family Therapi...
AllMomDoes Oct 04, 2016
I'm Touched Out
My normal morning goes like this.
Wake up to one or both children calling for me. Go and deduce which child is calling. Enter room of said child.
All at once that chi...
Emily Klesick Oct 02, 2016
Some Kids Take Awhile to Transition
“I don’t wanna talk about my day!”
Oh what a nice response when I ask my kindergartener how his day was.
Let’s try this again.
Me: “Your ...
Stephanie O'Farrell Oct 02, 2016
Make a Double Impact
There are over 1,300 children in Washington waiting to be adopted. We have partnered with Antioch Adoptions this month to share stories about adoption and foster care and encourage you to suppor...
AllMomDoes Oct 01, 2016
'So...Why Are You Doing This?'
I have just become the mother of a teenager and she is medically fragile – not what I had originally planned.
Daphne was placed in our family three weeks ago. She is a foster child and ...
AllMomDoes Oct 01, 2016
What Does it Mean to 'Train Up a Child...'?
Proverbs 22:6 is one of the most frequently recited parenting verses. 'Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it.'
Does it really mean what we...
Julie Lyles Carr Sep 28, 2016
When You’re Only a Few Weeks in and School is Already off the Rails
So we had this family meeting.
Just a few short weeks ago.
Chores were delegated. Assignment schedules were developed. Cubbies were cleaned out, rooms were straightened, expectat...
Julie Lyles Carr Sep 27, 2016
Babywearing: What Are My Options?
It’s a shocking transition for a baby to move from the coziness of the womb to the cold, harsh, overwhelming world on the outside of their mother’s body. More and more mothers are discover...
AllMomDoes Sep 27, 2016