Mental Health and Self-Care | CafeMom.com https://cafemom.com/parenting-mental-health-and-self-care Parenting, Baby Names, Celebrities, and Royal News Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:35:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://cafemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cropped-cafemom-favicon-150x150.png Mental Health and Self-Care | CafeMom.com https://cafemom.com/parenting-mental-health-and-self-care 32 32 How To Talk to Teen Girls About Sex, According to Experts https://cafemom.com/parenting/sex-education-talk-teen-girls Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:55:00 +0000 https://cafemom.com/?p=745872 Parents may dread having to give the sex talk to their children, but it’s actually so important to open those lines of communication on the subject. According to a 2016 report by JAMA Pediatrics, studies have shown that when parents talk to their children about sex, especially their teen girls, it can lead to “safer […]

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]]> My MIL Won’t Stop Inviting Herself Over & Decorating Our Nursery With Items Unsafe for a Baby https://cafemom.com/parenting/my-mil-wont-stop-decorating-nursery-unsafe-items-our-baby Sun, 27 Oct 2024 14:20:39 +0000 https://cafemom.com/?p=746554 Relationships with mothers-in-law can be complicated and often uncomfortable. When a couple is expecting their first baby, emotions can run high, and even well-meaning grandparents-to-be can overstep. A pregnant mom recently vented about her MIL decorating their nursery with items unsafe for a baby, wondering, “AITA?” In late October, the Reddit user detailed her frustrating […]

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]]> My Daughter Is Severely Bullied & Her School Did Nothing — But Now I’ve Hired a Lawyer https://cafemom.com/parenting/my-daughter-severely-bullied-school-did-nothing-hired-lawyer Sat, 26 Oct 2024 14:14:52 +0000 https://cafemom.com/?p=746506 In recent years, school districts across the nation have taken measures to bring awareness to bullying. Many students take an anti-bullying pledge. Both kids and teachers are educated about what to do if they witness it. One Reddit mom, however, vented about her daughter getting severely bullied and her school doing nothing to stop it. […]

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]]> Suicide Prevention Resources for Parents of LGBTQ+ Kids https://cafemom.com/parenting/lgbtq-suicide-prevention-resources-parents-youth Thu, 05 Sep 2024 13:31:00 +0000 https://wpdev.cafemom.com/parenting/lgbtq-suicide-prevention-resources-parents-youth TRIGGER WARNING: This post contains information about suicide, which may be triggering to some. September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and we’re taking a moment to focus on suicide issues specifically within the LGBTQ+ community. It can be scary and isolating to navigate the world as a young queer person. According to NPR, a recent […]

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]]> How Mom of 3 Sarah Krajewski Stays Brave as a Survivor of Childhood Cancer & Breast Cancer https://cafemom.com/parenting/sarah-krajewski-mom-with Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:32:00 +0000 https://wpdev.cafemom.com/parenting/sarah-krajewski-mom-with Most of us come out of childhood with a few scars, some scrapes, and maybe a broken bone or two. We recover from colds, the flu, and the stomach bugs. Many of us rarely had to stay at the hospital, if ever. But for those who are diagnosed with childhood cancer, their strength, resilience, and […]

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]]> Dietitian & Mom of 2 Stephanie Middleberg on Minimizing the Mental Load of Meal Planning https://cafemom.com/parenting/work-it-mama-stephanie-middleberg Tue, 27 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://wpdev.cafemom.com/parenting/work-it-mama-stephanie-middleberg You're home from work. The kids are whining for more snacks. You're deciding between cooking something relatively quick, easy, nutritious, and delicious or ordering pizza. You hear a random scream and you grab your phone. We hear you, mama! Dinnertime is hard. So how does a dietitian mom of two do it? For over a […]

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]]> I’ve Been Solo Parenting for 6 Months & I’m Burned Out so I Took My Kids on Vacation https://cafemom.com/parenting/solo-parenting-anguilla-vacation Tue, 30 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0000 https://cafemomcom.bigscoots-staging.com/blog/solo-parenting-anguilla-vacation/ You know how they say traveling with kids is just parenting in a different location? That's definitely true, but it doesn't paint the full picture. For some of us, that escape from everyday life — the getaway — is worth the effort. Not just for our mental health as moms, but for the mental health […]

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]]> Happiness Expert Stella Grizont on Betting on Herself & Running Her Business https://cafemom.com/parenting/work-it-mama-stella-grizont Fri, 28 Jun 2024 08:32:00 +0000 https://cafemomcom.bigscoots-staging.com/blog/work-it-mama-stella-grizont/ In CafeMom’s monthly series, Work It, Mama, powerful moms detail how they navigate their professions and home life. From what work we should do and how we parent to how to practice self-care, we all make decisions that we think will make us happy. We've all regretted decisions and felt like we're stuck in a […]

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]]> How CEO Caryn Johnson Manages Her Autoimmune Infertility Journey https://cafemom.com/parenting/mom-with-caryn-johnson Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:59:00 +0000 https://cafemomcom.bigscoots-staging.com/blog/mom-with-caryn-johnson/ For some couples, starting a family isn't a straightforward process. It can be a heartbreaking and emotional roller coaster filled with loss, false hope, and disappointment. Caryn Johnson had always wanted to be a mother. However, when she and her husband began trying to have children, she suffered multiple pregnancy losses. Her journey is nothing […]

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]]> 17 Ways Parents Can Support Their LGBTQ+ Kids https://cafemom.com/parenting/17-ways-parents-can-support-their-lgbtq-kids Thu, 13 Jun 2024 03:00:00 +0000 https://cafemomcom.bigscoots-staging.com/blog/17-ways-parents-can-support-their-lgbtq-kids/ This Pride Month we want to make sure parents know that supporting their LGBTQ+ children is literally a matter of life or death. According to the Trans Pulse Project, a 2012 report found that when parents were supportive of their child's gender expression and identity, there was a 93% reduction in reported suicide attempts. That's […]

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