Our favorite Christmas traditions involve reading Christmas books, from the silly stories to the traditional classics. Christmas can be stressful, but finding holiday activities kids love bring the spirit of Christmas into your home. This list of books can help get you started on one of the best things to do with kids–reading!
Giving children’s books as stocking stuffers or Christmas gifts opens up new worlds. Sometimes the interest in toys fades quickly, but I’ve found that the love of books is long-lasting and passed down from child to child. I’ve rounded up a few of our long-time favorite children’s books along with some new discoveries to give you a head start on gifts for the holidays!
The problem with getting help for depression and mental illness is there can be so many obstacles to overcome to get it. It can feel like a losing battle as you try over and over again to seek treatment, and are forced to jump through a bunch of hoops to receive basic care.
Depression sucks. It sucks because the way it affects you can change throughout time and circumstances. It’s a moving target. I recently felt my depression hit me harder than it has in a very long time and it taught me a valuable lesson about self-care.
Real moms share personal stories about their struggles with mental health in motherhood. Some women have struggled during pregnancy, post-partum, and during stressful times of motherhood. Other moms have long-term conditions that they have learned to manage and cope with. Find hope and validation in these stories.
Everyone has a place in this life, whether they believe it or not. A few weeks ago, I was able to internalize that concept in a way I hadn’t done before. It was extremely touching to be able to connect with other women and mothers and realize we have so much in common with each other as fellow humans on this Earth. I really believe we are more alike than different. Here’s why.
It happened just like that. You’re not a baby anymore. When you decided to potty train yourself over a year ago as a toddler, I thought it was a fluke. “Surely he’ll regress,” I thought. My other boys were much older when they potty trained. I didn’t want to set my expectations too high. When……
Anything can happen during labor. I had complications with my epidural, one of which was my husband passing out. Find out what happened afterwards and how you can avoid this happening when you give birth to your baby.
NO EXCUSES: I absolutely hate this phrase. I exercised today for the first time in months. It was hard and felt great and I’m proud of myself. But during my workout I reflected on WHY I haven’t exercised much recently, and the difficulties I finally feel like I’m moving past, it reminded me of why……
During my third pregnancy I suddenly plunged into a level of darkness that I never knew. Getting through each day became harder and harder and I eventually hit my breaking point. The conflicting emotions of depression and loving your children makes this struggle all the more painful.
