Life is expensive. We are a two working parent household out of necessity. It’s all I’ve known, and we make it work pretty well if I do say so, but it creates quite a busy schedule every week. Now that I’ve been a working parent for 10 years, I feel I can share some of […]
Parenting Tips from Moms of Sensitive Children
My youngest daughter is quite emotional. She really feels her feelings, if you know what I mean. At the end of the school year she told me she plans on crying when she comes home because she’s going to be sad after saying goodbye to her friends for the summer. I don’t know what makes […]
Children or career? You can have both!
*Children or career? You can have both! is a guest post. If you are interested in writing for A Modern Mom’s Life, please visit my guest posting page.* During my recent annual exam, the Nurse Practitioner I see, who genuinely knows me and engages in real “what’s new” conversations with me, asked how my work life […]
Four things I don’t miss about having small children
I’m pretty confident that my almost 11 year old daughter is firmly in the grasp of Tweendom. She’s my oldest child. Coming up behind her is my other daughter who is eight, and could be called a tween as well. And while I’m a bit nervous for what the future may hold, there are many […]
What we do impacts our children: Teach through example
Parenting is a tough gig. Life with kids is chaotic, stressful and amazingly rewarding. Sometimes I forget that I am the example, and that I’m teaching my children about the world through my actions. As a mom of daughters I find I’m noticing more of the things I’m saying (and sometimes doing) are coming back […]