Parenting Perspectives

Take a deep breath. Count to four. Release. Take a deep breath. Count to 4. Release. Focus on one thing you can see, one thing you can hear, and one thing you can touch. I am a Mom who...

When I found out I was expecting my second child much sooner than my husband and I had planned, I was thrilled. But when I looked at my firstborn, I became nervous and totally guilt stricken. She was a...

I’ve written previously about being diagnosed with breast cancer, as well as some of the puzzling things that people said to me during that time. In my final post of this series, I’d like to share some truly thoughtful...

Despite Complications, Mother Still Able to Have Natural Childbirth with AHN Midwives at Jefferson Hospital Despite Complications, Mother Still Able to Have Natural Childbirth with AHN Midwives at Jefferson Hospital This was one of Luda Sheyko's happiest life moments. She had just...

When you were thinking about planning your family, it’s safe to say that a global pandemic wasn’t anywhere on your radar. Whether you’re pregnant or considering it, you probably have a ton of questions about how to have a...

Music is around us all the time.  Driving in our cars we listen to music, watching TV music is played in the background, and even shopping in the grocery store music is playing.  When we listen to music it...

Although I don’t really identify with Rapunzel (I see myself as more of a Mulan or Merida-type of Disney princess), one of my favorite movie scenes is the “I’ve Got a Dream” song from Tangled.  After escaping from her...

My daughter was 14 months old when she had her first kiddie pool experience. She toddled in behind me, overcome with excitement, tripped over her own feet and fell in face first. She laid there in the water like a...

This too shall pass. This is a phrase I am constantly repeating in my head, especially when going through a tough stage of parenting. When we are in the trenches it is easy to forget that this is all...

On January 10, I gave birth to a little bundle of perfection and my husband and I named her Paige. I mean, truly, she is perfection. Little Paige is our third, following Riley, 4 and Jordan, 2. Now that we’ve all...