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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. 

“That special power of loving that belongs to a woman is seen most clearly when she becomes a mother.” – St. Teresa of Calcutta:  Since my husband became President of the University of Holy Cross back in 2019, I’ve had...
Navigating our First Gluten Free Thanksgiving My son's recent Celiac diagnosis just before the holidays has had my head spinning on how we will be navigating our first holiday season gluten free. It was very overwhelming to wrap my head...
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'Tis the season to be jolly, am I right? One of my favorite things about the holidays is pajamas. As a child, I remember on Christmas Eve when my mom and her sisters would give all the kiddos matching...
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Connecting With My 13 Year Old Daughter When my daughter was a toddler, bonding came in the form of cuddles, tickles, and bedtime stories. I stood behind on the ladder at parades and laughed when the powdered sugar made a...
This week has been b-u-s-y for my family. Come November, everything feels like its starting to move at a million miles per hour with little to no breaks in between social events, school events, and holidays--which makes doing our...
I'm a proud New Orleanian, and after living here for 15 years, I have can finally say that I've perfected "my" gumbo. But I didn't grow up on gumbo. I grew up in the hills of East Tennessee, where...
This may be our first year to introduce the Elf on the Shelf to our kiddos, but I've been scouring the internet for over a decade preparing for this! Long before I even met my husband, I started a...
It’s no great secret that my least favorite part of being a mom is meal planning and cooking for my family. I truly do not enjoy cooking; it is a total chore that is only made worse by the...
Poetry Tea Time :: Our Favorite Weekly Ritual One of my favorite weekly rituals is poetry tea time. I started this lovely tradition with my daughters a few years ago when I was homeschooling my youngest for kindergarten. The description...
Cystic Fibrosis Vest Worldwide :: Changing Lives One Vest At A Time CF Vests Worldwide was established in June 2020 with a mission of donating therapy vests to cystic fibrosis patients around the world. To provide hope for those who...
Navigating The Social Media Maze With Authenticity Being a mom in today's world often means juggling between our children's needs, household and/or professional obligations, and our relationships. Social media, with its 24/7 allure, has added another layer to this balancing...
Dear Matthew Perry :: A Friend I Never Met Dear Matty, This cannot be real. While I know we had never met and you have never even heard of me or heard my name, you were a staple in my daily...