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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. 

When we first got married, my husband Ryan worked a typical job, 8am to 5pm or whenever he was finished. Through the years, he worked with different companies so sometimes that differed a little. Whether he worked more sporadic...
Dear Dad, My husband and I have noticed that you talk about our daughter’s beauty a ton. With her curls, full cheeks and wide eyes, she is strikingly gorgeous, yes. She gets a lot of compliments on her looks out...
Every Sunday is Grocery Day. Typically, my husband handles chores at home while I go to the grocery with our kids. Are the kids always eager to go to the grocery? No. Am I always excited for them to...
If I see one more freaking meme that says: "Wear the bikini!" "Eat the cake!" "Wear the shorts!" All of which are directed at larger women, all of which are supposedly encouraging and supportive, and ALL of which are actually...
The dreaded envelope that says "Summons for Jury Duty." You receive it in the mail. You let out a big sigh and a dammit! Not me. I have been waiting for mine. Literally, I have not been called for...

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1981 Was Magical Britney Spears and I were both born in 1981. I vividly remember her on Mickey Mouse Club, I went to a taping in 1993 when she was in the cast, and I watched her rise to fame...
Parents, teachers, school administrators, and school boards are experiencing the same problems at home and in school - kids are obsessed with electronics. Social media, gaming, endless videos, and binge-watching at home are leading to anxiety, depression, lack of...
October 6 is World Cerebral Palsy Day It is a day to celebrate the lives of those with Cerebral Palsy. Diagnosed early on in life, Cerebral Palsy is the most common physical disability among children. It is a permanent disability that...
As parents, we constantly compare notes with one another: when to potty-train, how to handle homework, tips on kid-friendly healthy meals, etc. Bedtime is no exception. In talking to other parents, I quickly realized that my oldest didn’t go...
I was in my early 30s and in great shape when I got pregnant the first month we tried, and I thought I had this in the bag. I tracked my calcium and iron intake and registered with midwives,...
For nearly every gift-giving holiday and birthday, Scott asks me the classic question: "What do you want for (insert occasion here)?" Almost every time I answer the same. "Whatever. Be Creative." Which, honestly, is stupid on my part because, as...
We Don't Buy Our Kids Toys Birthdays and Christmas are the exception, but in general, we don't buy our children anything except clothes and shoes. If we walk through the mall and they want a pretzel or ice cream and...
2024 Northshore Mardi Gras Parade Schedule Below is the 2024 Mardi Gras parade schedule for the Northshore (Covington, Slidell, Mandeville, etc). If you are looking for the Jefferson Parish / Metairie parade schedule, click here. The New Orleans parade schedule...
My Son's Out Of The Blue Celiac Diagnosis The first week of school my son came home from school telling me he had diarrhea. My first thought was we aren’t even in the first week of school and the stomach...

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