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Perspectives in Parenting

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Sometimes you just need to hear the ideas, thoughts, and opinions of other parents. Our Perspectives in Parenting section is focused on providing a place for you to find out what other moms are thinking and how they are handling the issues that go along with the hard job of being a parent.

There are a lot of different perspectives in parenting and New Orleans Mom is a place where these different ideas can be shared. We strive to provide not just valuable information to mothers across the Crescent City, but also ideas about how to think about the issues in their lives.

In our Perspectives in Parenting section, you’ll find lots of stories about the everyday events, problems, annoyances, and issues that we all face as moms. We talk about the household and the challenges of keeping everyone in the family working together.  We offer tips on how to recognize and reflect on the good things in our lives. We also tackle difficult topics about our society and culture

Some of our perspectives in parenting stories offer key advice on wellness. We take you through some of the challenging parts of motherhood, like how and when to use a breast pump, while also offering an amusing look at alternative uses of breastmilk

Our writers talk about important things that Moms in the Big Easy need to know, such as how to teach financial responsibility to your children or how to survive the stresses of the holiday season. 

With more than 30 contributors to New Orleans Mom, we offer our readers unique Big Easy perspectives in parenting that they won’t find anywhere else. 

I graduated from high school in 2002 and dove straight into college life at LSU. I wasn't totally sure what I wanted to do, but I had narrowed it down to a few different majors. Theater, English, or Nursing. All...
Dear NOLA, The Big Easy. The Crescent City. It’s the city where I grew up - New Orleans (pronounced N-ew Or-lands). The city that taught me how to live with all of my senses. The city that lives in me...
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I don't know that I experienced a true nesting phase when I was pregnant with Jane. It could be that we discovered we had to have our house tented for termites and that the soonest they could do it...
Free And Educational Fun Idea :: Our First Trip to the Library! If you’re looking for some easy (and free) year-round fun, look no further than our local libraries. I recently took my kids to the library for the first...
Hey there. It's getting a bit tense. I saw you in yoga this morning, brows furrowed even as you reluctantly allowed yourself an hour of peace. I passed you in the grocery with your shoulders near to your ears, chewing...
Kid’s Best Furriend Before I was a human Momma, I was and still am a Fur Momma. Since I can remember, I have always had a pet. My parents had a dog when I was born. Throughout the years there...
Let's be real. If you've never nursed a toddler (i.e. someone who can toddle/walk around), then you probably have a hard time wrapping your mind around the notion. As someone who has nursed two toddlers, I'm on the opposite...
'Tis The Season Here we are in January ... a new year, new goals, a fresh start for some, and for others, it's like the exhale of the year. We made it through the holidays and for most, it's a...
Protecting Children Because They Cannot Be Seen On February 15, 2018, a 7-year-old boy, Bryant Sun, was run over and killed in a Covington parking lot. Bryant was sitting in the parking lot behind a car when the driver of...
I’ll be the first to admit that my life isn’t perfect. Neither is my marriage, and neither am I. I act first and foremost with my heart rather than my head. That becomes a problem when I base my marriage...
My husband and I have no living parents. It is hard as a child to not have our parents to turn to or to just show them how well we are doing regardless of all the headaches we gave...
I was born in the beautiful state of Louisiana in spring of 1980. My mother fondly recalls each year as my birthday approaches how the flowers were all in bloom when they brought me home from the hospital and...
Bedtime is probably the hardest time at our house. My son is a night owl, but the schedule dictates an early wake up. I wish I was the parent who could get her kid in bed by 8:00 pm each...