Can you still be a good parent if you don't make homemade meals, do crafts or take your kids on amazing adventures? YES. You’ve heard it before: “Stacy does such amazing crafts with her kids, she’s an amazing mom.” “Sara is such a hands on mom and her house is always spotless.” “Carlie bakes the most amazing snacks - her kids are so lucky, she’s a great mom” While these things are all amazing (and kudos to the parents with the clean houses and delicious, healthy snacks!), do

Start reframing your mindset and celebrating your wins Early on in parenthood, I developed a terrible practice of going through the, "I wish I would have..." list at the end of the day. I wish I could say it had some benefits like motivating me to do crafts with my kids or plan fun adventures, but it did not. This practice did nothing but leave me feeling guilt ridden, paralyzed by failure and wishing I was a better mom. Since recognizing this unproductive and negative habit

Have you ever felt guilt-ridden about an interaction with your child? Did you try asking them about it? How they feel is often drastically different from how we interpret a situation. Last week, we had a day where we didn't leave the house, get dressed or do anything adventurous. My husband was out of town, there were several sleepless nights with a sick doggo and I couldn't find the energy to do much of anything that day. When bedtime rolled around I started feeling the gui