Have you ever taken a step back and really stopped to think about all that you have to juggle when you are balancing life?
I...
My son's homework is to read books for 30 minutes a day.
While he enjoys reading books, 30 minutes is a long time for him,...
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A few weeks ago, my secret boyfriend, Chris Hemsworth, shared an Instagram photo saying he stands with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe who are...
Hello BVTMB readers! We've got 2 (two) new series here on this blog and we want to hear from you.
In our monthly series the...
Before having a child, I passed judgment (as we humans do), when I saw children out in public on their mobile devices. I would...
Right now I’ve got a pretty full plate (pun intended): mom, wife, teacher, student… I’ve had to get creative with how we do dinners...
A sleepover is a right of passage. It means your child is growing up.
That said, your child's first sleepover can be nerve-wracking, both for...
I don't know about anyone else, but it seems to me that recommendations about how to keep Caroline safe and healthy and alive is constantly changing....
I joined Facebook in 2008. My daughter, my youngest child, was nine months old at the time. The first album I uploaded to my...
Dedicated to my lovely daughter as she enters the double digit years.
You must have known how cold it was on your due date ten...
I want to love my body. Did you hear that? I want to love my body.
This does NOT mean that I want to improve...
Like many parents, I strive to buy and prepare fresh, healthy local meals for my kids. Don’t get me wrong, there are still nights...
I am really happy that both of my kids are active in sports this year.
Sports are great for both physical and mental health. I...
I am an engineer with spacecraft in orbit and on Mars, and am a parent to two wonderful kids. I have designed some really crazy stuff as an engineer, and still spend a lot of time doing activities with my kids. So, why then do I feel like a failure at work and at home? Shouldn’t I be proud of all that I’ve done?
I have Impostor Syndrome, a feeling of persistent incompetence and fear of being found out as a fraud. It makes you feel like you don’t deserve your role, in spite of being highly qualified and prepared for what you do. All of this is a cognitive misperception, but feels very real. I experience Impostor Syndrome as both a parent and as an engineer.
















