Helping Children Sleep and Calm Down

Helping Children Sleep and Calm Down

It was starting to become a noticeably chronic problem for both of my girls. One of my daughter’s could not fall asleep at night and the other was waking up in the middle of the night. I suddenly went from a mom getting enough sleep at night to one being woken...
When You’ve Reached Your Limit

When You’ve Reached Your Limit

  I just wanted a break. I had been up since 2AM. My toddler did not need sleep-apparently. My wake-up call for the day happened at a time when during my college years I would just have been going to bed. I reached my limit as a mom. Ah, but this is adulthood....
Is Co-Sleeping A Solution?

Is Co-Sleeping A Solution?

Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Jaimi}   I used to love bedtime. The moment of the day when a mom finally gets a break....
Ways to Soothe a Crying Baby

Ways to Soothe a Crying Baby

  It was one of those moments where I thought I was going to lose my mind. While trying to soothe a crying baby I felt my body tense up, my teeth clenched, and I was so exhausted, frustrated and empty of ideas, I started crying. I did not want to be mad at my...
Stuck in the Bad Moments of Motherhood

Stuck in the Bad Moments of Motherhood

Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Kristin Helms} “I was up four times last night…again!” I was complaining (again) to one of my...