Making Life Transitions Easier
It’s impossible to overlook the physical changes of pregnancy. But, as dramatic as those changes may be, the invisible transformations you experience en route to motherhood are every bit as far-reaching. The months before birth represent an opportunity for tremendous personal growth and development—an opportunity for you to become more in-tune with your body, to… [Continue Reading]
Every day is a new beginning when you’re a parent. Your child is changing and growing. And so are you. Each day you wake up with more wisdom and insights than you had the day before. (It may not feel like that some days, but it’s true. Being a parent offers ongoing opportunities for learning,… [Continue Reading]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, unless…. …You’re newly pregnant and exhausted. The number one item on your holiday wish list this year? Finding the energy to deck the halls before the relatives arrive. …Your baby is teething. Committing to anything more gourmet than slice-and-bake for the office cookie exchange seems like total… [Continue Reading]
After months of anticipation, your baby is finally here. She’s healthy and she’s gorgeous (just like her mama) and she definitely knows what she’s doing when it comes to bonding with you. She’s been staring at you, wide-eyed, since the moment she arrived on the planet. And that was over an hour ago…. As you’ve… [Continue Reading]
The pregnancy test just came back positive. You still feel the same—it’s too soon for most early-pregnancy symptoms to start kicking in—but you are already beginning to anticipate the changes that your body will begin to experience during the amazing months ahead. Pregnancy is a much more joyful experience if you allow yourself to accept… [Continue Reading]
How to feel confident—or at least a little less uncertain—as you assume the job of being someone’s mom or dad. Congratulations on your new position: you’ve just become someone’s Mom or Dad. Whether you’ve been working toward this promotion for many years or you are a recent recruit to the parenting business, you’re likely to… [Continue Reading]
It’s the summer when I first become a mother. I’m nursing my newborn on the couch, savoring each whisper of air that pass over the two of us. That’s what passes for a breeze during this summer of record-breaking high temperatures. My husband settles down on the couch beside us with a glass of something… [Continue Reading]
It wasn’t that long ago that parents were encouraged to put their newborns on four-hour schedules and to start sleep-training their babies by six weeks of age. Putting a baby on a schedule would be good for the parents and the baby, or so the experts of the day claimed. Baby would be comforted by… [Continue Reading]
It’s one thing to want to have a baby. It’s quite another thing to become a parent. I learned that lesson the hard way within weeks of giving birth to my first child. Julie was everything I had dreamed of and so much more: a picture-perfect newborn who also happened to be colicky. I would… [Continue Reading]
Ann Douglas is a writer, mother (of four young adults), and social change advocate. She is the author of 29 books (including the bestselling titles in The Mother of All books series) and a columnist for The Toronto Star. Ann enjoys speaking to groups about her various passions: parenting, writing, social change, and democracy. She… [Continue Reading]
How are the choices you’re making affecting your life and relationships? Are they sound, healthy, … Continue Reading
I think my most difficult major life change was dealing with an empty nest. I knew the time when my … Continue Reading
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Being an empty nest parent does open up a lot of possibilities just because of having more time and freedom....Lisa Wilder on How An Empty Nest Can Allow for Life Enrichment
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This is wonderful Wendy! So many timely tips and inspirational ideas. I love it!