Heather Rae
Finding Your Kids’ Currency – What Motivates Them?
I’m not a psychologist (although I am certified to teach psychology), but I love to study human nature. Eleven years spent teaching teenagers and talking with their parents will give you a great chance...
It Takes A Village When Momma Is Down For The Count
I am currently preparing for reasonably major surgery.
As the main caregiver for my 6 and 3-year-old children, this has turned out to be harder than I expected. You know that saying, “You don’t...
A Letter To My Sensitive Child
To my dear, sensitive child;
At first, I didn’t want to use that word sensitive. Sometimes people use sensitive as an insult - they say things like “you’re too sensitive” or “stop being so sensitive.” But...
I Wish Someone Had Told Me… About The Emotions of Parenting
Parenthood comes with big emotions.
Wait, did you think I was going to talk about my kids’ emotions? Nope. My kids have plenty of big emotions. But they're young and experiencing things for the...
A Slow Season: A Mother Missing Her Mom in January
A mother’s year ebbs and flows with the seasons.
School semesters, sports teams, birthdays, holidays, vacations, sickness.
But all the seasons are busy ones, and none more than the fall leading into winter for me.
All four...
10 Ways Social Media Helps This Momma’s Mental Health
In recent years, life can often feel like one giant trend after another.
A new thing is invented or the way something is done changes so quickly because it makes something faster, stronger, or better....
Did Parenthood Steal My Brain?
Before I became a mom...well, let’s start it with pregnancy. Before I got pregnant...I was an organized person. I worked my way through college and always had a ton of things going on. I...
The Seasons of Parenting
Most days I love being a parent.
I may not like the arguing, the whining, and the spilling of food and drink. But in general, it’s something I'm very grateful for.
However, when people tell me...
Kindergarten Tears…and Smiles
Kindergarten is a word that stirs many emotions in a parent’s heart.
Even if your child has previously been in full-time daycare or preschool, it’s a big milestone. Things become more formal, more systematic, more...
Do “Stay-at-Home” Moms Exist in 2017?
Guest post by Heather Rae
I used to be a “working-outside-the-home mom.”
And now I’m a “stay-at-home parent” or as I prefer to be called, a “work-inside-the-home parent.”
When I was growing up, there used to...