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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. 

Just like the lyrics to that famous song, breaking up IS hard to do. However, I’m not talking about a romantic relationship with a partner. I’m referring to a friendship. I’ve found, in many ways, that ending a friendship is just...
Every day, I fail as a parent. Every day, I set expectations for myself I know I’ll never meet. Every day, I yell at my children. Every day, I am on my phone too much. Every day, I forget something important I needed...
I have no problem being alone. I enjoy solitude; I like space. At times, I downright crave it. But anyone who has spent five minutes as a mother has seen that "me time" is no longer a given. I actually...
As I stand in line at the grocery store, I feel my face getting red and my blood pressure rising. My 4 year old is asking for everything on the candy shelf, and my 10 year old is helping...
2014 was truly an incredible year for New Orleans Moms Blog. We could not be more appreciative for each and every one of you and the community we've built together. Over the course of 2014, New Orleans Moms Blog...
A full-time job, two kids, dishes, dinner, laundry, homework, baths, cleaning, projects, and on, and on, and on.………..Has the panic attack started just from reading that? As a mom, I have stopped so many times and asked how in...
Just recently, I read an article about a college student who SUED her parents for not paying her tuition to college - an out of state, private college! I was appalled. At what point in time did kids become so entitled...
There is no denying it. If you are a mother, you have experienced a dose, or maybe even a daily serving, of that not-so-tasty mom guilt. There are so many ways this pesky little nuisance can strike and make you feel...

Cheers to My Mom Friends

While of course I love all my friends, whether or not they are parents, at this stage in life, I am extraordinarily grateful to my mom friends. I am very fortunate because in my real life, none of my...
Have you ever known anyone who has consistently crazy things happen to them and thought, “Who does that happen to?” Well, WE ARE THAT FAMILY! It seems that every time we make it over a hurdle, a random 5 gallon bucket...
A Lesson Learned When Jane was six months old, I dropped her off at my parents' house like I did four mornings a week. I didn't know that would be the last morning I'd administer her bottle to her. I...
Disclosure :: Do you have questions about doulas and what they do? Today, our sponsors Birthmark Doulas answer the question "What exactly is a doula and what is their role after the birth of my child?" A birth doulas support...
I will never forget the best day of our lives, November 27, 2012. It was the day our son Drew Joseph Boswell was born. Every mother knows the bliss of seeing and holding your sweet baby for the first...
My darling girls, I hope by the time you become mothers , things will be different. I hope you don't have to defend your choice to breastfeed in public, to bottle feed from day one, stay at home, or go back...