Raising well-adjusted children is no easy feat. I have received tons of unsolicited advice from just about anyone that decided to share their "opinion". Most often, these "words of wisdom" were delivered to me in response to allowing my child to try certain tasks on her own. When I was teaching my then one year ...
Becoming a mother has been the most rewarding and challenging experience to date. As a child, I wondered why my mom was often stressed out and sometimes short tempered. Fast forward thirty years, and now I totally understand. She was consumed and overwhelmed by the mental load. I define the Mental Load as the organization ...
At any given moment, anything and everything can be taken away. I feel my kids acknowledge this and even though they can get carried away with asking for more than they need, they know that there is someone out there who needs more than they do. In a country of such abundance, the most powerful influence ...
I wouldn't say proud. I'd say grateful. I am grateful to be an American. With all that is being said by the the current administration and people with fascist ideals, I am grateful for laws, so that I am still able to live my life. I don't think I can say that I am proud of ...
Personal experience with white-washing stands out. During an exchange with a high school cheerleading squad mate. My friend expressed that she had made a statement during another conversation, explaining, I don't even think of her as black. That was an insult to me and pivotal first lesson of how to socially assert myself. I am proud to ...
It is that time of year again, SUMMER BREAK IS HERE! Children love summer break for it is the time to relax, vacation, swim, sleep till noon, and play video games to their hearts content. Parents and caretakers are typically relaxed on their daily schedule and believe that Summer Break is when kids take a ...
The first year of your child's life is filled with exhilarating and monumental developmental milestones. Babies adapt to their environment at a rapid pace, often before parents are ready. During these beginning stages, it can feel challenging and daunting for a parent to navigate through raising a toddler while also being mindful of their child's ...
WE ARE: Nurturing Grandmothers Loving Mothers Devoted Wives Loyal Friends Supportive Aunts Courageous Sisters Fearless Nieces Adventurous Cousins Persistent Young Women Insistent Young Ladies Inquisitive Little Girls Remarkable Daughters We ARE Phenomenal We ARE Leaders We ARE Strong We ARE Brave We ARE Sensitive We ARE Passionate WE ARE LOVE WE ARE LIFE WE.ARE.WOMEN You Raise.We Rise.
It’s been a relentless women-empowered and women-led start to 2018. From #MeToo, #Timesup, to today’s #PressforProgress, women are uniting and organizing in significantly social, political, and economic ways to achieve gender parity. The social traction and empowered stance to demand for better is palpable and tenaciously infectious. The American Mom is excited to join in and contribute our ...
In my personal quest toward improving my health and nutrition, I happened upon ginger-root. During Christmas last year, I had a horrible cold and, due to my pregnancy, was unable to take cold medicine for relief. A family member made me a cup of tea from freshly sliced ginger-root. Combined with raw honey and lemon, ...
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