Make sure you have healthy adults to lean on so that you’re not tempted to lean on your kids.
mental health
I’ve made it this far. Fifteen months without postpartum depression. No. Please no. By Liza Ruggiero
The voices in his head have convinced him that I’m a bad person and not to be trusted. By Catharine Cooper
Even his laughter scared her. By Jillian Marshall
The consequences of associating love with achievement can last far beyond childhood. By Jennifer Breheny Wallace
After Madonna’s Grammy appearance, immediate chatter began, all about her face. By Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser
Moms are supposed to rebound. Some of us don’t. By Christy Tending
Motherwell talks to Jungian psychologist Lisa Marchiano about her new book, and motherhood as a journey of self-discovery.
I was a morning walker well before I was a mother. By Emma Wilkins
There’s power in knowing you can do something creative, even in a world turned upside down. By Sarah Walker Caron
We are both going haywire, Mother Nature and I. By Marya Markovich
The fact that my kid is in his school uniform while his classmates are all dressed for the party makes me cringe. By Virginia Fundora
I have spent years juggling my three jobs: teacher, mother, and alcoholic. By Jennifer Dines
The saying that a mother is only as happy as her unhappiest child is true. By Beth Thompson
Literature is a great way to put our pandemic struggles into perspective. By Laura Catherine Hanby Hudgens
I wasn’t used to saying “no” to Mom—and didn’t know where to begin. By Elizabeth Newdom
Motherhood changes the way we think and feel about ourselves. We talked to Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco about how to cope with this upheaval.
During those play sessions I frequently felt resentful and bored. By Marya Markovich
My mother set about blending our identities from the day I was born. By Nancy Camden
Sometimes my siblings complain about the stresses of parenting and I want to say, then why did you have three? By Grace Orbison
Our children’s immature brains do not stand a chance against the sophisticated algorithm we designed to hook users. By Eva Tsai
All my OCD has become focused on making unpredictable toddlers happy and I am exhausted. By Jenny Leon
Lunchtime beers would spill into afternoon cocktails and then more cocktails. By Jordan Souza
He’s sick to death of online school, of not seeing his friends. By Heather Hewett
Strong kids embrace the changes in their lives. They work on adapting to the things going on around them instead of resisting them. By Amy Morin