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Finding Your Child's Passion

Finding Your Child's Passion

Jackie
Parenting

I've spent most of her life trying to help my daughter find her passion. She went from art classes to ballet classes to soccer and horse riding and nothing ever kept her interest. Until she found something that shocked me!

Accepting Your Mum-Bod

Accepting Your Mum-Bod

Jackie
Guest Bloggers

Author Rebecca from Rock and Roses Mama talks about her struggle with her new mum-bod. We can all empathize with the ever changing body, mind and soul of motherhood. Read about her journey and her revelations along the way.

Parenting Tweens and Teens

Parenting Tweens and Teens

Jackie
Parenting

There is no "rule book" for parenting kids of any age but as the mom of a teenager, I've learned a few things and I feel compelled to share. I'm certainly no expert but maybe I'm doing something right because on a regular basis, parents/school faculty will tell me how impressed they are with my daughter. No this is not a bragging "my-kid-is-wonderful" post.

Parenting Gifts

Parenting Gifts

Jackie
Parenting

Oh the many gifts we receive as parents. I thought I was teaching her but I soon realized she was teaching me as well. These are 4 influential things I've learned so far...and she's only 16.

Why Being A Mom Sucks

Why Being A Mom Sucks

Jackie
Parenting

Ugh! I have a headache. But we must keep moving because for moms, there's no time to be sick. No one warned me about how difficult it is to be a mom. Motherhood wasn't instinctual for me and I was embarrassed to admit it. I'm ready to be honest about motherhood.

Why I Took Away Naptime

Why I Took Away Naptime

Jackie
Parenting

Sharing my struggles as a new mom, one of which was getting my child to sleep and especially nap. I tried EVERYTHING! Nothing worked. I was driving myself crazy. Here's what I did...

The Teen Years - Sharing My Struggles

The Teen Years - Sharing My Struggles

Jackie
Women

This is the story of my teenage years (circa 1983) and how I can't believe I made it out alive. Remarkably though, some good did come out of it as I am more prepared to help my daughter through her teenage years. Join me in a trip down memory lane.

How I Stopped Being A People Pleaser

How I Stopped Being A People Pleaser

Jackie
Women

At 40-something years old, I realized the root cause of my unhappiness was my need to please others. I had a disease and it was killing me. People-pleasers are terrified of saying "NO" to anyone. People-pleasers have an insatiable need to be liked and live for hearing the words "You're so nice". This is my story of the moment I realized I had an addiction and what I did to start changing my life.