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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. 

Why TikTok Should Be Banned for Everyone but Us Mommas The clock is ticking for TikTok, literally. Well, sort of. The rumor around town is that the Senate is trying to ban TikTok. What is actually happening is that they...
At the suggestion of a friend, I recently purchased a few of the What to Do When books to read with one of my children. Kiddo has been having some big feelings that we are trying to redirect in...
High School Acceptance :: Another Rite of Passage It’s high school acceptance time, and in New Orleans, this takes on a whole different meaning. The “Where did you go to high school?” question is so widely used here because where...
3 Things I Learned About Pregnancy After Loss  Five years ago, I had a stillbirth and lost my son. Three months later, I found myself sitting on the bathroom floor staring at a positive pregnancy test but the excitement at...
My New (School) Year Resolutions Now that I have finally admitted that I am in fact, in my mid-thirties and a pretty darned responsible mother, the beginning of the school year is infinitely more significant than the start of an...
When I was pregnant with Andrew, I had these grand ideas of how I would do things with him. In my mind, we would do fun things like bake cookies, fold laundry, and work in the garden together, all...
Disclosure :: this post is sponsored by Crescent City Physicians, Inc. Women and Heart Disease: Symptoms You Should Not Ignore Many women visit their gynecologist every year to follow recommendations for Pap smear and Mammogram, and for most of them we...
One of our City Moms Blog Sister Sites started a series where each of its contributors recounted a typical day to their readers. I thought this was a wonderful way to showcase the diversity we do have as a mom...
After experiencing four years of marriage, three of which we were trying to conceive, we were blessed with three of God’s greatest gifts. One could only imagine going through life just the two of you, and then, within a...
It’s supposed to be the most wonderful time of year. After what felt like an eternity of deathly heat in New Orleans, fall is finally here and it is no longer unbearable to be outdoors. Halloween whizzed past us....
Whew! We survived 9 weeks of quarantine, and now they are letting us out (in limited numbers for the next 21 days...). It lasted longer than I originally thought it would, but the time passed relatively quickly. Now that...
Every year I get excited when spring rolls around again, looking forward to warm summer days coming soon. Pool days, beach vacations, and lots of fun in the sun. However, that usually comes with summer clothing which includes shopping for...
Should My Kids Skip Traditional Schooling? As a mother of three young children, with my eldest just three years old, I find myself standing at a pivotal crossroads regarding their educational journey. Reflecting on my own educational experiences and the...
Just two years ago, I was a single gal entering my ninth year of teaching elementary school. Days were consumed by lesson planning and grading papers. On a whim, I joined Match.com and the rest is history. Within a...