If my time as a Mental Health Counselor and mother of four has taught me one thing, it is that open communication is essential for fostering a healthy emotional foundation for our kids. This month, hundreds of children will...
Dropping my children off at school feels heavy these days. Their safety is always my priority and this year feels especially hard. The other day, as my masked daughter leapt from our car to get her temperature taken, I...
Back to school 2020 looks a lot different this year due to Covid. Each town seems to have its own iteration of a virtual, in school or hybrid model. Some folks are even homeschooling. I think we were all...
Your child’s room looks empty and the packed bags and bins are piling up. It’s a transition so many years in the making but suddenly here you are, just a few weeks before your son or daughter leaves for...
In the long list of "to do's" in getting our kids back to school, a trip to a hair salon usually makes the cut (yes, I went there). But for some of us, it's a daunting task. Many children...
Confession: I might be the only person who LOVES back to school shopping. I love buying new pens. I love the smell of new notebooks. And I love the feeling of accomplishment I get by checking everything off of...
The minute people learn you're expecting a child, they are usually full of advice. Willing to share with you all of the ups and downs that come with parenthood. Unfortunately, some of the biggest challenges I've faced as a...
As much as I am fully embracing summer, I'll confess that half of my brain is already in Back-to-School mode. For some of you that means the beginning of a new chapter - the first year of preschool or kindergarten!...
Schools are open (yikes!) and whether you are choosing a remote, hybrid, or any other model, we are all stressed. As we've shared before, managing anxiety during CoVID-19 is not the easiest, but I'm hear to help.
Here are some...
Excuses for not being active: I’m too busy. It's too expensive. I’m too tired. The kids need me. There’s no time. I’ll start next month. I hate running. I have too much to do.
Want me to keep them coming? I’m...
In + Around Seacoast
Uniting Mothers as Advocates
I distinctly remember laying in my bed when I was in the thick of my infertility journey and seeing the first photos of the...
