It is beyond scary for me to even ask this question to myself much less out loud. After a lifetime of supporting all things “women’s rights”, working full time in a career path my entire adult life, I am questioning whether I made a huge mistake. After 11 years of...
Kudos to all your enterprising skills but there is still a lot more to do. The final trimester is actually more of fun as you start planning on how to take care of your baby. There are e-books to read, cool tips on nursing, importance of breastfeeding lessons and new...
Any work-at-home-mom will confess that owing her own business is as challenging as it gets. While the rewards are bountiful, the word easy is not one used to describe small business ownership. Many moms who work out of their home also have to multi-task tending to the needs of their...
Having a live-in maid is a delicate arrangement. For the duration of her work contract, an adult woman is “adopted” into your household, sharing your private living space. Clearly, such constant and close-proximity contact affects the privacy of both the recruiting family and the foreign maid. It is therefore surprising...
Mothers are a blessing to global societies. This is true because they offer tremendous services to the numerous households that ensure the development of the entire society. In the domestic home, the roles performed by mothers soothe the pain of every member of the family and cushions them to contain...
Nowadays, it is really hard to find someone that is trustworthy to babysit your child while you are working, especially if you are working away from home. That is why the majority of Moms choose to work from home. In that way, you will be able to take care of...
A common SEO mistake when marketing for schools involves having several URLs for your home pages (this phenomenon is also known as “twin home pages”). You might not think this is a big deal. After all, these pages have the same content, images and design. What’s the harm, right? Wrong....
As a new mother, do you feel snowed under with life changes that come with a new baby? I vividly remember this difficult time. Before we had out first child, I was on the management staff of a local treatment center. It was an office filled with a lot going...
While there are many benefits to being a stay at home mom, making the transition from a full time job outside the home can sometimes be difficult or frustrating. One of the biggest adjustments is getting used to the shift from grown up time away from the home to a...
Starting a childproofing home checklist before the baby is old enough to crawl is a good way to prevent childhood accidents. Start by rearranging the closets so that only safe objects are on the floor, and remove all breakables from the furniture. Find a cabinet out of reach and get...
Most parents drop off their child at school with the hope that they are being left in a safe place to learn, and trust that educators will nurture their child’s ability to learn. It’s unsettling that a video surfaced showing an 8-year-old boy third grader with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder...
For a 33 year old that does not have any children, I sure do know a lot about babies! How, you ask? Baby photography! I have been a baby photographer for over 13 years. They are my specialty, my joy, and my life. When I started newborn photography I had...
Most accidents are the result of people’s recklessness or inattentiveness. Especially, almost all of the accidents that occur at homes involving children are avoidable if only the parents are just a little more thoughtful. Many home accidents involve children choking because of a foreign object swallowed or pushed into the...
Getting married, having children, living the family life is an age-old phenomenon dating back to the mythological era. It's almost every married couple's dream to complete the picture with offspring of their own. It has also become a social status of sorts especially in a country like ours where the...
Infant jaundice is a common condition for infants, and actually about 70% of newborns show some signs of it. Most infant jaundice treatments are simple and can be done easily at home. Only in rare instances is aggressive jaundice treatment necessary. Susun Weed in the Childbearing Year has an excellent...
The baby was crying all night long. It had that awful allergic rash on its skin that was itching constantly, so the child tried to scratch it. Only in the morning did the parents find out that the child scratched itself to blood. They were too tired during the night...
“If we all could see the world through eyes of a child, we would see the magic in everything. ” – Chee Vai Tang Parenthood blesses you with anxiety. As parents we often want our children to have the best of the opportunities available to them but at the same...
