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Articles About Parenting

Elizabeth — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:43:11 +0000

Parenting 101

When it comes to parenting, there is a wealth of subject matter to mine. From determining your parenting style to figuring out nursery decor, these pieces range from serious to lighthearted. Articles have been featured on SheKnows and Disney’s Family.com.

Articles About Relationships

Elizabeth — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:15:38 +0000

Love, Marriage, and Everything in Between

When I say relationships, I mean all relationships – the one you have with yourself, your partner, your children, your boss, your friends, and so on. These pieces have been featured on Disney’s Family.com and SheKnows.

5 Ways to Beat Holiday Stress

New Teen Relationships

Hey Mom, Stand Up for Yourself!

Spying on Kids Online

What Parents Need to Know About College Sex

Discussing Sex and Birth Control with Your Teen

How to Keep Sex Exciting When Trying to Conceive (PDF)

How to Talk to Kids About Divorce (PDF)

Is Twilight Hurting Teen Relationships?

Last Christmas Before Baby: 5 Tips for Expecting Couples

20 Ways to Spice Up Your Marriage After Kids

Feng Shui to Increase Fertility

Elizabeth — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:42:15 +0000

Fertility-Friendly Feng Shui Tips

Can your house be too feng shui? Not if you’re trying to conceive… at least according to these feng shui experts. Couples struggling with infertility will find these fertility-friendly tips easy to implement – you can feng shui your house quickly and without great expense. There are even tips to help ignite the love and romance areas of the home for balanced baby-making digs.

Trying to conceive? Consider implementing some feng shui into your décor to aid in your efforts. Feng shui experts offer suggestions about how to balance the home and bedroom to create a fertility-friendly environment.

A couple has plenty on their minds when they’re trying to conceive and many must submit themselves to many things (including painful tests and procedures) to have a baby. You may want to consider these easy-to-implement feng shui tips to help turn your baby-making environment into a serene and balanced room to increase fertility.

Featured on SheKnows. Read the full article.

Like this article? Check out the sister story: “Feng Shui the Baby Nursery in 6 Steps.”

Helping Moms Maintain Sanity

Elizabeth — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:22:25 +0000

Books for Moms (First-timers and Veterans)

It’s said that mothers know just what to do for their children by instinct. Maybe so, but it doesn’t hurt to turn a page or two every now and then to see if there’s another method that can aid in stress management, bonding, and creating a happy family. This article features books written by experts in parenting and family development.

Amid the chaos of busy schedules, tight purse strings and day-to-day struggles, moms still need time to connect with their family. The books featured here offer fresh perspectives on how to create that happiness, from infancy onward. Find the must-read parenting book that’s right for you.

New moms dream of creating the ideal family and nurturing it into a thriving, happy, content unit. But everyday life can interrupt your goals and distract your focus. Whether you’re looking for a way to bond with your baby, reason with your toddler or reconnect with your spouse, these books have the solutions to family bliss.

Featured on SheKnows. Read the full article.

The Art of Conception

Elizabeth — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:08:02 +0000

Trouble Conceiving? Get Out of Your Head…

Conception is a touchy subject, fraught with worries about infertility. Instead of getting all flip about ways of getting pregnant, I consulted some mental health and sex experts about what’s really going on when couples are trying to up their chances of pregnancy. The main discoveries? What might be holding you back is more about what’s going on in your head than what’s going on in the bedroom. Get some realistic conception tips in this article.

When you’re purposely trying to make a baby, it takes more than just candlelight and Marvin Gaye to keep sex exciting. Attempting to conceive is just as much of an emotional and mental journey as a physical one, especially if you’ve been working at it for some time with no luck.

If sex is starting to feel like more of an obligation than a joy, it’s time to determine how to keep baby-making a pleasant, memorable experience rather than one more addition to your list of chores.

Featured on SheKnows. Read the full article.

Do’s and Don’ts of Postpartum Sex

Elizabeth — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:27:45 +0000

Getting Busy After Baby

Getting busy got you that baby… but what’s the scoop on when you can get back to business again after the birth of your newborn? Doctors chime in on what’s safe, what’s not, surprises you can expect (some good, some not so good), and how your bedroom behaviors may be affected since baby came screaming into life.

Wherever your libido stands after giving birth, before you jump back in the sack again there are some do’s and don’ts you should familiarize yourself with so you know what to expect of postpartum sex.

TheSkinnyScoop.com, a site where moms survey other moms, asked their community the question, “How soon after your first child did you and your partner start having sex again?” 7 percent answered that they had sex again at one month, 50 percent at two months, 36 percent at three months, and 7 percent at six months or more.

Whether or not you fit into that 50 percent category, this stat brings us to our first postpartum sex “don’t.”

Don’t compare yourself to other moms…

Featured on SheKnows. Read the full article.

Talking to Kids About Divorce

Elizabeth — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:57:43 +0000

Helping Your Kids Through Your Divorce

As if divorce isn’t tough enough for adults, it’s even more difficult when children are involved. Find out the best ways to approach your kids about this sensitive subject, communicate with them, and help them cope.

Divorce isn’t kid stuff. It can create irrational fears in your children about safety, as well as their own happiness and yours. Depending on the ages and maturity of your children, each can react to the divorce in different ways. Some children may withdraw while others act out. It can be easy to let your own anger get the best of you when your child’s frustrating behavior seems to be taking over, but remember that their emotions are fluctuating too. Allow and encourage your kids to talk about their feelings, whether they are sad, angry, or confused.

Featured on SheKnows Geoparent. Read the full article.

Relationship Advice Blog Writing

Elizabeth — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:56:21 +0000

Provocative Relationship Blog Writing

For a little while, I did some writing for Ask Mars Venus, a relationship coaching and advice site. I penned regular installments for their relationship blog promoting their methodologies and highlighting juicy relationship and dating tidbits of interest to their community.

Here are a dozen blog entries that cover everything from snooping on your spouse to ooey-gooey nicknames, flirting to cheating, divorce to bedroom bliss. In no particular order.

Is Twilight Ruining Relationships?

Elizabeth — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:30:17 +0000

Mr. Darcy? Mr. Cullen? Just Call Him Edward

Edward Cullen – not real. Teen girls – wish he were real. Problems arise. Parents are baffled. ‘Nuff said.

Edward Cullen is tall, pale, ridiculously handsome and brimming with secrets. As if that isn’t enough to make a teen girl swoon, he is charismatic, brooding, polite, charming and full of depth. The alluring bad boy has always been hard to resist, and Edward has been lumped into this category, but this character has transcended the leather jacket and motorcycle stereotype (though he does drive one mean Volvo). Absolutely devoted to Bella, the love of his eternity, Edward has become the new “perfect” guy of this generation. Teens everywhere are feeling the impact of this powerful incarnation where love and reality collide. But does the love story between Edward and Bella create unrealistic expectations for teens and their relationships?

Let’s face it. Twilight isn’t the first love story that’s inflated someone’s wants and needs for a relationship. Whether teen or adult, it can sometimes be impossible to ignore the longing for perfection that the fairytale romances of books and the big screen can sometimes leave behind.

Featured on SheKnows Parenting. Read the full article.

Want more Twilight and vampire goodies? Check out one of my favorite Twilight fan sites: Novel Novice Twilight.

Weiss Words » Relationships

Articles About Parenting

Parenting 101

Parenting Styles and Trends

Parenting on a Budget

Parenting Tweens and Teens

Parenting for Newbies

Health and Safety Matters

Nurseries and Kids’ Rooms

Discussing the Tough Topics with Kids

Articles About Relationships

Love, Marriage, and Everything in Between

Feng Shui to Increase Fertility

Fertility-Friendly Feng Shui Tips

Helping Moms Maintain Sanity

Books for Moms (First-timers and Veterans)

The Art of Conception

Trouble Conceiving? Get Out of Your Head…

Do’s and Don’ts of Postpartum Sex

Getting Busy After Baby

Talking to Kids About Divorce

Helping Your Kids Through Your Divorce

Relationship Advice Blog Writing

Provocative Relationship Blog Writing

Is Twilight Ruining Relationships?

Mr. Darcy? Mr. Cullen? Just Call Him Edward