Category Archives: Mothering
10 steps to mothering without exploding!
Here is a very simple recipe that works only if you try it! Mother your kids with less reactivity and more responsiveness – in 10 easy steps How often have you felt that your mothering is a series of reactions, … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Mothering
Tagged calm parenting, mothering, parenting routine, reactivity, responsiveness
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How many children are right for you?
It’s always interesting to me how mothers come to decide how many children they will have. Some no right away that one is enough, others are not done after 6! After having my first daughter, I knew unequivocally, right away … Continue reading
Posted in Mothering
Tagged IVF, miscarriage, one child, PBGV, second baby, singleton, twins
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The Mommy Myth is alive and well…
…. and selling Electrolux. Watching these two commercials made me grab a couple of books from my shelf….. Susan J Douglas and Meredith W Michaels subtitle to their book The Mommy Myth reads: The Idealization of Motherhood and How It … Continue reading
Breaking cycles of dysfunction
Mothering is tough at the best of times. But when we come from dysfuntional families and are stressed out in the present, we tend to resort to automatic, reactive ways of dealing with our children and our stress. And things … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Help, Mothering, Tough Feelings
Tagged 12 steps, AA, Carey Sipp, dysfunctional family, mothering, Self-Care, The Turnaround Mom
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When your child is an addict..
Last night, I finished reading “Beautiful Boy“, David Sheff’s harrowing account of his son, Nic’s addiction to methamphetamine. While this is a father’s account, I believe it to be the story of any parent whose child is destroying him or … Continue reading
Posted in Child Problems
Tagged Beautiful Boy, David Sheff, fathers, inner work, life coaching, methamphetamine, Nic Sheff, parenting, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, Self-Care, tweak
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