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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. 

Onward :: A Pixar Hit That Hits Even Closer to Home At the beginning of March, I decided to bring my two young daughters to see Pixar’s newest release, Onward. I invited my older brother to join us. Not being...
We get tons of questions from New Orleans moms about the best places to travel with kids. Over the years our team of writers has done everything from road trip to Arkansas, to renting a cabin in Tishomingo state park to living...
I'm a Cleo Cup-Glittering Virgin I grew up riding in New Orleans truck parades on my family's float. This means I also spent large periods of my childhood learning skills like "how to staple petal paper onto plywood without also...
Dear little love, Your mama is a planner with control issues, so finding out we were pregnant with you– our third, unplanned baby– felt like my whole world was flipped upside down. I spent almost my entire pregnancy in denial,...
One of the things I have picked up on as a new mother is that each of our journeys and choices are unique to us, and that regardless of those choices, we share a common thread…we are mothers who...
If you dread photographs, headshots, family pictures, and basically any photo experience because you don't like the way you look, you're not alone. Our team at work was taking headshots this week, and I was reminded of how uncomfortable...
Motherhood is filled with ups and downs for everyone. Whether you have one kid, two kids, or ten kids, finding the balance between mother/wife/work (even if you are a stay at home mom - a legit job and probably...
Breast is best ... except when it isn't. Milk soy protein allergy (MSPA) is all it took for me to understand this statement. My son was the sweetest little infant who never cried ... unless he was laying on his back....
Summer is just around the corner and that means family vacay time for many of us. I've never been a fan of road trips personally, but they can't always be avoided (trust me, I tried). If you're tired of...
So here were are. It’s January. The gyms are crowded, everyone is posting their Vision Boards, and let’s not forget the juice cleanses and Whole 30 posts. It’s time for the New Year’s Resolution. Nope. Not me. I’m not...

The Up-Side Of ADHD

Trust me when I say, I know how hard ADHD can be. While my son was only recently diagnosed with ADHD, I had suspected it for quite some time. He exhibits many of the “tell-tale” behaviors associated with ADHD,...
Disclosure :: this post is sponsored by Touro Infirmary. After a long, stressful day, it feels good to kick your feet up and enjoy a glass of wine. But is wine good for your overall health? Over the past few...
Travel With Kids :: It’s A Trip, Not A Vacation We just got back from a week away with our kiddos, celebrating the end of summer and welcoming the start of a new school year. It was a good old-fashioned...
As a teacher, I am all too familiar with complaints about how schools don’t prepare children for adulthood. While I could write a dissertation (someday!) on why we absolutely should teach literature in schools, I also think many of...