This time of year can bring up many things for us, and not all of them are positive. If you are a single parent, you can feel alone, overwhelmed and simply unable to bring the kind of Christmas to your kids that you may have had when you were younger. The pressure to create a READ MORE
Tag: Parenting
Working Mom? Screw the Guilt – You’re actually benefiting your kids.
Source: Children Benefit From Having a Working Mom – News – Harvard Business School So, Harvard has done a study that claims children do indeed benefit from having a working mom. Slow clap, slow clap. Those of us who have BEEN working mothers, either in a nuclear family setting or as a single parent have READ MORE
The New Barbie Commercial Is Awesome : Mattel Got One Thing Right – It’s About the Kids
The newest Barbie commercial is beyond anything we could have expected from Mattel. It kind of makes us want to cry, but in the best way possible. Source: After 59 Years, Mattel Gets It Right: The New Barbie Commercial Is Awesome | What The Flicka? As I kid I had always felt deprived because my mother READ MORE
Let Your Kids Embrace Their ‘Dark Side’
As a parent, and as a person I typically tend to do things differently – separate from the ‘norm’ and what would be considered ‘Rocking The Boat’ in many circumstances. Hence the title of this blog – taddaa! I’ve learned that this ‘going against the grain’ aspect of my personality and my ‘need’ as I READ MORE
Achieve Success by Learning to Fail
Success! That ever elusive word that changes meanings to whomever is speaking it. What does success mean to you? The definition of ‘Success’ is such: the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. And usually it means the opposite of FAILURE. An aim or purpose can be different for every person. What determines success for each READ MORE