“We’re excited that The ‘Perfect’ Parent is joining this year’s list of award-winning products,” says Julie Kertes, NAPPA General Manager.
Once you are a Mom, you are always a Mom. It doesn’t go away, no matter when your children become adults, leave home, move across the country (or the world), marry, or have children of their own. Motherhood is a badge you carry the rest of your life. While we celebrate all Mothers on Mother’s Day, we know that one day can’t possibly begin to encompass all that having a mother… and being a mother… truly means. “If you bungle…
TweetWhen our first child is born we tend to look lovingly into their tiny face and analyze every feature. Do they have their mother’s or father’s nose? Do they have the same lips or eyes or ears as their parents? We focus on the physical, trying to connect to them on a purely superficial level. We want them to look like us, we want them to be us. We have ideas on what parenting our kids will be like. The…
TweetLast week, I was thrilled to see my son at a discussion and signing for my book, The “Perfect” Parent, in Valencia. At the end of the event, I spotted him chatting with a huddle of moms. As soon as I finished my last signature, I walked up to join in the conversation. “The workshop today has really touched me and inspired me to be a more mindful parent,” one woman sweetly complimented me. She then turned to my son…
TweetWe get no awards for parenthood, even when we do it well. It’s not something we get paid for. It is a voluntary position, and volunteering for a lifetime of anything deserves a standing ovation. But to volunteer for a lifetime of responsibility for raising another human being… Now that is worth honoring again and again and again. The only one who understands the depth of that kind of dedication is a parent – you. You are dedicated to guiding…
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