Exercise a Great Family Connector, Stress Fighter This article appeared in the April 29, 2019 edition of the Register-Guard. Let’s be honest. Pregnancy is hard on the body and postpartum hormones are hard on the mind. As we try to navigate these changes, we are also charged with caring for a newborn baby, sleep deprivation, […]
Step 5 of Positive Parenting: Take Care of Yourself as a Parent
Step 5 of Positive Parenting: Take Care of Yourself as a Parent The last in the 5 Steps to Positive Parenting is one of the easiest steps to overlook: Taking care of yourself as a parent. Some days, between cluster feedings, an infant who will only sleep in your arms, and toddler potty training and upsets, […]
Step 4 of Positive Parenting: Have Realistic Expectations
Step 4 of Positive Parenting: Have Realistic Expectations One of the primary goals of the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program is show that parenting education is for every family. Whether you’re currently experiencing high levels of stress or have found a good balance in your life, we can all benefit from learning the basic principles of positive parenting. Over […]
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Parenting Takes A Village
Parenting Takes A Village This article appeared in the January 14, 2019 edition of the Register-Guard. We are social creatures by nature. In the earliest years of our existence on Earth, our survival depended on having family and friends in our village to feed, shelter and comfort us. Today’s world is vastly different from the […]
Better Together: Parenting As a Team
Better Together: Parenting As a Team While rocking your newborn to sleep and gazing lovingly into her eyes, you’re likely not thinking about what you’ll do when she is 3-years old and throwing peas at you during mealtime. Even less likely is that you are considering how your partner would handle the situation. But as […]
Growing Your Parenting Toolbox
Let’s be honest: Most of us don’t waltz into parenthood knowing what we’re doing. We seek guidance from family, peers, and pediatricians, but even then, parenting is still often a learn-as-you-go process, which is why we make mistakes and fall into parenting traps. The good news is that when it comes to parenting there is […]
Mom Strong: Exercising Postpartum
This week, Annie Mills, lead instructor of Baby Boot Camp Eugene, helps gear us up for our Mother’s Day 5K with these postpartum exercise tips. Sign up today! Exercising during and after pregnancy is essential to our overall health. Exercise helps reduce your risk of injury, ease postpartum discomforts, boost your body image, improve your […]
The Power of Groups
(This article appeared in the April 9, 2018 edition of the Register-Guard) When you are an expecting parent, your friends, family and co-workers may gush over cute baby clothes and name choices, provide their lists of top 10 “must-have” baby gear, and share stories of explosive diapers and gas smiles. Even when baby first arrives, […]
Working Parent Stress: Tips For Juggling Work and Family
Before you had children, how did you unwind after a long day at work? Maybe you met up with friends, hit the gym, went for a hike. . .maybe you did nothing at all—how amazing was that?! In that era, laundry could wait until the weekend; groceries could be put off until there was nothing […]