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Kids
July 20, 2019
3 Minute Read

Baby Girl, You Were Never Meant to be Ordinary

Within our family, there grows a little girl. A mighty soul in a tiny package. A fierce leader who can’t help but grit her teeth. A tiny…

Child, Motherhood
July 16, 2019
2 Minute Read

The Mama of the Wild Child is Trying Harder Than You Know

To the Mama with the “wild child”, I see you. I was once the person that would say, “That kid wouldn’t act like that if they…

Kids, Toddler
March 30, 2019
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Good News, Mom: Psychologists Find Toddlers Who Throw Tantrums Get Rich Later in Life

I don’t want to brag or anything, but my toddler throws some epic tantrums. Think—fists pounding the floor, legs flailing in 10 different…

Child
March 21, 2019
6 Minute Read

Please Don’t Write Off a Strong-Willed Child—Recognize the Beauty Behind Her Passion

I am the mother of a strong-willed daughter. The proud, frustrated, and exhausted mother, if I’m being honest, but that little girl? She is my…

Motherhood, Toddler
March 2, 2019
3 Minute Read

The Secret No One Told Me About the Toddler Years is How Much I Could Absolutely Love Them

Everyone warned me about the toddler years. The “terrible twos”. The tantrums. The tears. The testing of boundaries. All the dramatics. And right…

Kids, Motherhood
February 22, 2019
5 Minute Read

Some Kids Are Simply Born Strong-Willed

For a very long time, I was really fantastic at this whole parenting thing. I had it all figured out. I knew just what to do in pretty much any…

Child
February 11, 2019
4 Minute Read

I’m Raising a Child Who Does Things Her Own Way

For 73 days, my daughter clung to me as I dropped her off at school in the morning. Even months after the tears were gone, even when she came home…

Kids
December 19, 2018
5 Minute Read

To the Child Who Isn’t Always Easy, I Was Just Like You

I looked into your hazel eyes that were turning greener by the minute as they pooled with tears, and as I looked into eyes so like my own, I saw the…

Child, Kids, Toddler
August 26, 2018
4 Minute Read

When I Look at My Daughter, I Realize—She’s Just Like Me

There it was. Right in that moment that you looked up at me with your big blue eyes, raised your foot and stomped it down, at the same time as the…

Kids, Motherhood
July 26, 2018
7 Minute Read

This Is How I Want To Remember You, My Child

Dear 4-year-old, strong-willed child, Today is how I want to remember you. Today, we had a family day. First, we took a long drive to look at a house…