Before I had my daughter lots of people gave me advice, but this one stuck with me: "The first three months are terrible." It...
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...
When my daughter was born I had no idea the pressure I would feel to breastfeed her and the intense guilt and shame that...
"The only Level III Neonatal ICU in the area with a neonatologist onsite 24/7."
I was reading up about Henrico Doctors' Hospital's reputation when I...
We’re the parents who have done it all: homeschool, private, and public school.
We struggled with school choice. For us, it was ridiculous agony because...
More than six years ago, I dropped my son off in his infant classroom for his very first day.
As a first-time mom and an...
Dear Sleep Deprived Mama,
I see you over there looking at Target's new fall line of bedding and pillows. You're so excited to move your...
I'm eight weeks from my due date with our second child and have started getting the “Are you ready?” question from people. I got...
Here we are again, Mama. It's time to spring those clocks forward as Daylight Saving Time hits us again.
While the main focus is typically...
Halloween is over, but scary movies, TV shows, books, and activities are year-round. Julie Best Wilcox, LCSW at Thriveworks Counseling and Life Coaching in Chesterfield,...














