by Mim Dart | Aug 7, 2019 | Birth - 6 months, Parenting, The Practical Things
When you have a brand new (or not so brand new!) baby who is a stage 5 clinger, life can get overwhelming pretty quickly. I’m not just talking about a 9 month old with developmentally appropriate separation anxiety….this is about the 4 or 12 week old or the 13 months...
by Mim Dart | Aug 7, 2019 | 6 months - 1 year, Birth - 6 months, Parenting
By baby number 3, I thought I had the Mama thing pretty down pat. But Cooper threw a new curveball at me: the Velcro Baby.I remember handing him to my husband and hearing him scream, just so I could have a shower. I remember getting changed into pyjamas, still holding...
by Dominique Ben | Jun 12, 2019 | 1 - 2 years, 2 - 3 years, 3 - 4 years, 4 years and beyond, Parenting, Your Motherhood
Modern mamas are living in unchartered waters. Never has there previously been a time when emotional intelligence, resilience, empathy and kindness, have been on the parental consciousness as highly as it is today. As modern parents focus on developing...
by Dominique Ben | Oct 22, 2018 | Your Motherhood
Weekends?? What weekends?! This is parenting and it is a 24/7 gig! So, when Friday comes around, there’s little celebration about Saturday and Sunday, they are just two more days in the week (and let’s be honest, this is so opposite to my pre-baby self who used to...
by Dominique Ben | Oct 26, 2017 | Your Motherhood
“The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.” – Jessica Lange Nothing explains the change you experience when becoming a...