Daily life, health, and wellness of new moms parenting.
My whole world as I knew it was flipped upside down when I was gifted with the precious responsibility of Motherhood. “Congratulations Charlene, you will now be known as Elijah’s mummy” the Health Visitor said. In that moment I didn’t realise the fear this instilled in me. The loving bond I have with my son is nothing I’ve ever experienced before but does Charlene just disappear? What about my life goals and dreams that I still want to accomplish?
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Which of my traits do I hope my kids will pick up? I don't have kids yet, and honestly I probably won't for a few years. But I think about my future kids fairly regularly. I think about what my kids are going to be like, and how I'll be as a father. And every time I think about it, there's one question that stumps me: Which of my traits do I hope my children will pick up?
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It’s all over the news: Weinstein, Spacey, the president, the #metoo campaign, and people speaking up and speaking out about sexual harassment, assault, and violence. Now is the time to not only talk about what continues to be normalized behavior in our society but also to talk about how we can make REAL change. As parents we talk about looking for signs of abuse, and preventing abuse, but how can we actually help our children see and know the signs of danger? How can we also help our children to NOT become perpetrators of assault and harassment?
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Helicopter mama, Priya Nembhard, CEO of Moms Pump Here, and her oldest son, Jadon, are competing on the NEW reality TV series, “Stove Tots,” airing Monday, November 6th at 9pm ET on FYI. Her son will be one of many young chefs to showcase their cooking skills in the kitchen, head to head with other young chefs.
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"Me Too" - 2 little words to describe a woman's experience with sexual harrassment and assault. The hashtag has filled Twitter and Facebook from women who have experienced all levels of unwanted harrassment and assault.
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