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41% of Parents Feel So Stressed They Can’t Function
I recently read a statistic that just blew my mind: "If parenting feels like too much sometimes, you're not alone. In fact, a recent U.S. Surgeon General advisory revealed that 41% of parents feel so stressed they can't function." Usually I verify numbers before I share them, but I didn't ...
Start School the S.M.A.R.T. Way: Advice to an Awesome Mom
Start School the S.M.A.R.T. Way I love it when someone asks me advice. For a parenting strategist with a blog named Merry Meddling, it’s like pouring gasoline on a fire. An Awesome Mom’s Question I have a high schooler and a middle schooler. We moved to a new school district ...
Should I Check Up on My Kids at School? Advice to an Awesome Mom
Should I Check Up on My Kids at School? Advice to an Awesome Mom I love it when someone asks me for advice. For a parenting strategist with a blog named Merry Meddling, it’s like pouring gasoline on a fire. Awesome Mom’s Question: Should I or shouldn’t I contact the ...
How to Reduce Anxiety in Your Kids
The Big Deal About Learning Styles I love it when someone asks me advice. For a parenting strategist like me, who has a blog called Merry Meddling, it’s like pouring gasoline on a fire. Regardless of which kind of Learning Style(s) dominates your child, all children listen and watch everything ...
How to Handle Clothing Clashes: Advice to an Awesome Mom
How to Handle Clothing Clashes I love it when someone asks me advice. For a parenting strategist with a blog named Merry Meddling, it’s like pouring gasoline on a fire. An Awesome Mom’s Question Every time my daughter and I go shopping, we fight over everything! What should show and ...
How Awesome Moms Pick Their Battles
Parenting Means Making Mistakes, and Fixing Them I love it when someone asks me advice. For a parenting strategist like me, who has a blog called Merry Meddling, it’s like pouring gasoline on a fire. Awesome Mom’s Question: Hey Deborah, My daughter is about to hit her teens. How do ...
Busting the Plenty-of-Time Myth- Parenting Advice for an Awesome Mom
The Elusive “Everything Else” I love it when someone asks me advice. For a parenting strategist like me, who has a blog called Merry Meddling, it’s like pouring gasoline on a fire. Awesome Mom’s Question: My daughter wants to participate in an extracurricular activity that meets in the evening. It’s ...
Side By Side – My Favorite Awesome Mom Parenting Strategy
Parenting Means Making Mistakes, and Fixing Them I love it when someone asks me advice. For a parenting strategist like me, who has a blog called Merry Meddling, it’s like pouring gasoline on a fire. An Awesome Mom’s Question Hey Deborah, How do I convince my kids that I have ...
Developing Parental Patience: Advice for an Awesome Mom
Boost Your Parenting Patience with These Simple Self-Care Practices I love it when someone asks me advice. For a parenting strategist like me, who has a blog called Merry Meddling, it’s like pouring gasoline on a fire. An Awesome Mom’s Question I need to have more patience as a parent ...
