Older Moms Tired of Clinical Labels Over Humanity
Having a baby at 38 with any type of lil weight on you sounds like - geriatric - obesity - bmi - high risk - advanced maternal age - repeat Like damn, what happened to HELLO?! And I get it, I swear I do, I understand that these are medical terms, but my goodness.
Childcare Is Essential, Not Optional for Entrepreneurs
If I see a business owner brag that they don't need child care, sorry but I DO need child care 😭
Say This First When Your ADHD Child Argues
A child psychologist trick: the first sentence to say when your ADHD child starts arguing
Kids Mirror Your Communication, Reveal Their Unique Personality
I feel like the last few months I've really got to see my kid's personality. Also, you get to see how you talk to other people because your kid will talk to you the same way. It's fun see what all 3...
Kids Must Move for Health, Focus, and Mental Wellness
I’m happy to see this, but it’s one of those topics that shouldn’t need to be an “official statement.” It should be obvious to every educator, policy maker and parent that children need to move to be healthy and have...
Pregnancy Blurs Flavors, Craving Everything, Liking Nothing
I’ve reached the point of my pregnancy where food tastes like what it is. I cried yesterday because my chicken smelled like chicken. I don’t know how to explain what is happening in my head, but I’m hungry for everything...
Consistent Communication and Shared Experiences Nurture Parent Bonds
If you have a close relationship with a parent, how do you maintain the connection?
Pregnancy Steals Your Calcium—Replenish with Diet and Strength
Your baby's first skeleton was built with the calcium from yours. In the third trimester, your baby pulls 300-350mg of calcium a day from your body. Your body handles this first by doubling how much calcium you absorb from food. Your...
Free Newsletter Offers Practical Guidance for Raising Tweens
Every Monday I send out an “Untangling Family Life” newsletter full of practical guidance on raising tweens and teens. Click here to read today’s newsletter and, if you like what you see, subscribe for free: https://t.co/rdNVMWVOyP https://t.co/ksKbjs8BSJ
Warm, Nutrient‑dense Foods Boost Postpartum Recovery
What to eat in the first weeks postpartum: - Beef. The fastest way to rebuild iron and B12. - Bone broth. Easy to digest and loaded with minerals you need. - Eggs with the yolks. Choline, vitamin A, easy on the stomach. -...
End Preventable Maternal Deaths: Support Moms Year‑round
After the brunch and flowers, we need to show up for moms the rest of the year by finally taking on preventable maternal deaths. #HealthyMomsHealthyBabiesAmerica https://t.co/njB28BAINh
Free Guide for Expecting Parents – Comment “Roadmap”
🌟Are you expecting a baby? If so, comment roadmap, and I will send you my free new parents guide 😂This is 100% spot on! Video cred to You definitely nailed b
Consistency Beats Perfection for Fertility Success
You do not have to be perfect to be fertile. Tracking every meal. Counting every macro. Worrying about every toxin. Optimizing every supplement. Your body is not that fragile. It is also not that easily controlled. The women I see actually...
ADHD Children Retain Your Emotion, Not Your Lesson
ADHD kids often remember the emotion of your reaction longer than the lesson you were trying to teach:
Two Mothers, One Love: Adoption Reunion Story
Happy Mother’s Day to my birth mum, on the left, & my dear mother who raised me on the right😍 My mom was supportive when I searched for my birth mother & discovered a book in the public library ...
Embrace Your Child's Uniqueness, Prioritize Understanding Over Fixing
Say it with me: There's nothing wrong with my child being picky, sensitive, intense, or loud. Rather than trying to fix my child, I can focus on understanding them.
Invest in Better Kid Sleep with Free Planning Tool
Kid sleep can be really tough for parents -- today in ParentData I talk about how you can invest in fixing your sleep issues, along with a (free) tool to plan it for yourself. https://t.co/5EN1S9uGwG
Fertility Industry Skips Basic Tests for Profit
This essay by @rivatez is the most thorough piece I have ever seen on what is wrong with the American fertility industry. We see this every day at Ferta. Women come to us after one or two clinics have already...
Stop Waiting: Claim Your Desires Today
The post-Mother’s-Day hangover is real. And it often shows up when you feel like you have to wait 364 days for permission to want things for yourself. The cure isn’t making Mother’s Day 2027 bigger. It’s giving yourself permission, starting today, to...
Model Behavior: Teach Kids Through Your Actions
Showing your child HOW to behave is one of the key parts of effective discipline. Your child is watching you, and needing your guidance and support.❤️🩹
Celebrating a Safe Birth Journey and Mother’s Day
Surviving the birth hallelujah Safe C-sections hallelujah Blood transfusions hallelujah (didn’t end up needing one hallelujah) NICU technology hallelujah Baby safely at home hallelujah Happy Mother’s Day 🌸
Mothering My Three Boys: Life’s Greatest Gift
I’ve done a lot of amazing things in life, but mothering my 3 boys has been one of the best gifts
Mother's Day Phone Theft Leaves Daughter Seeking Do‑over
Spending Mothers Day helping my daughter navigate having had her phone stolen out of her hand last night. Do I get a do-over? 🫠
Pregnancy Cravings Signal Need for More Sodium
Your blood volume expands by nearly 50% during pregnancy and your body needs more sodium to make that new plasma. Most pregnant women are told to limit salt by their OB. The opposite is usually true. If you crave salt...
First Mother’s Day Celebrating Three Little Girls
1st Mother’s Day as a mom of three 1st Mother’s Day as a girl mom
Balancing Mom Duties: Park, Errands, and Mother’s Day?
Taking the kids to the park then we’re running errands. Ladies, am I Mother’s Daying correctly?
Parenthood Reveals the Unseen Labor of Mothers
It’s hard to fully appreciate what mothers do until you have kids. Very grateful for my wife and my mom ❤️
Use a 30‑second “Brain Break” To Calm ADHD Kids
A child psychologist trick: the fastest way to get ADHD kids to cooperate when their brain feels mentally overloaded
AMH Measures Egg Count, Not Pregnancy Potential
AMH does not predict whether you can get pregnant naturally. It predicts how many eggs your ovaries will produce on stimulation drugs. That is it. Fertility clinics use it to scare women into IVF because it is a number that...
Embrace Aging Parents' Present Self, Not Past Memory
Today is my first Mother’s Day without my mom, and my first as the mother of an adult. I used to say dementia took her from me early. The truth is I took myself out. I spent those last years grieving...
Free Guide for Expectant Parents: Tiny Newborn Stomach Insight
🌟 Are you expecting a baby? Comment roadmap and I will send you a copy of my free guide for expectant parents 🧩The stomach starts out very tiny in a newborn
Early Child Wake‑ups Define a True Day
Sorry but if you didn’t get woken up before 6am today by a child then the day isn’t for you
Honoring Mother’s Day Grief: Loss, Strain, Unmet Expectations
Sending Love This Mother’s Day To Those Who Are Grieving.... * The Loss Of A Mother. * The Loss Of A Child. * Infertility & Pregnancy Loss. * Estrangement & Strained Relationships. * Unmet Expectations/The "Ideal”. * Watching Their Mom Slowly Decline. * The Loss of Self:...
Mothers Need Real Healthcare, Not Just Flowers
Mothers deserve more than flowers today. They deserve doctors who take their pain seriously, hormones that are managed properly through every decade, and healthcare that doesn’t treat their symptoms as inconveniences. Happy Mother’s Day ❤️
A Son’s Birthday Sparks a Mother’s Emotional Rebirth
A son’s birthday… A mother’s rebirth… ❤️ Some dates are not just special, they become emotions forever. 🌸 #positiveparenting #birthdaycelebrationvibes #mom&sonduo
Motherhood Hones Business Skills Recruiters Overlook
Motherhood is basically: Operations management Project management Conflict resolution Budget oversight Logistics Emotional support Crisis response …but somehow recruiters still act confused by resume gaps.
Yelling Hurts ADHD Kids: Hidden Long‑Term Damage
The dark side of yelling at ADHD kids that most parents don’t realize until later
ADHD Kids Say “I Don’t Care” To Mask Anxiety
A child psychologist trick: what ADHD kids are emotionally hiding when they say “I don’t care”
Mothers Aim to Heal Children Faster than Themselves
Maybe the greatest thing a mother can do is make sure her child heals less than she had to. Comment “HOME” for the parenting reflection. [gentle parenting india, emotionally safe homes, conscious motherhood, healing generations through parenting, mindful parenting journey, raising kind...
Motherhood's True Beauty: Embracing Another Life Within
The beauty of Motherhood is not in reproduction, but in the willingness to include another life as a part of yourself. #SadhguruQuotes https://t.co/zdQX9I9Ln0
Adopting My Nephew and Niece Became My Best Decision
My children were once my nephew & niece. I didn’t become a Mother the traditional way. I was a busy lawyer & thought I didn’t have time for kids. But life had other plans - adopting them...
Toddler Drops Full Prayer, Outshining Adult Assumptions
Us: we can probably put him in Catholic school, he’s too little to really learn anything anyway The 2 yo randomly before dinner: in the name of the father, the son, and the holy spirit …
Healthy Cycles Range 24‑32 Days, Not Just 28
The 28 day cycle is a textbook average, not the gold standard. A healthy cycle looks like this: - Consistent ovulation every cycle - Luteal phase of at least 12 days - Bright red blood for 3 to 5 days - No spotting before...
Around Four Months Postpartum, Your True Self Returns
Something I forgot between babies: 4 months postpartum is when you start feeling like a person again. The fog lifts. You sleep a little longer. The hormones start normalizing. You feel less moody and impatient. You may even catch yourself...
Too Much Supervision Undermines ADHD Kids' Cooperation
A child psychologist trick: why ADHD kids cooperate less when they feel watched too closely
Normal Lab Ranges Miss Fertility Red Flags
Lab values your doctor calls normal that are actually signs your fertility is suboptimal: - TSH 3.5. Normal lab range. Suboptimal for conception. You want under 2.5 if you are TTC. - Fasting insulin 12. Normal lab range. Already showing insulin resistance....
Mother's Raw Grief Journey Revealed in New Memoir
Infinite Books (@infinitebooks) author Danielle Crittenden discussing her book "Dispatches from Grief: A Mother's Journey Through the Unthinkable" on @FiringLineShow https://t.co/LzqgToNWfJ
5 Common Household Items Pediatricians Hate
5 things I detest as a pediatrician that you probably have in your home doctor #infant #babies #parenting
Child's Meltdown Isn't Parenting Failure; Your Response Matters
Say it with me: My child having a meltdown in public isn't a reflection of my parenting. It's okay for my child to have a hard time. It doesn't have to mean anything about me. How I respond is what...
Teaching Kids Critical Thinking Before AI Shapes Judgment
Monday, I’ll share why a children’s book became a 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. At first, I thought I was writing about kids and AI. 🤖 But I was really writing about something more urgent: How do we 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 in a world...