The Birth Roots Blog, Taking Root
A Mini-Guide to Preparing a Sibling to Share their Orbit
A Whole New World with Two: A Mini-Guide to Preparing a Sibling We hear from parents all the time who are thinking about having a second child or preparing for a second about nearly universal kinds of worries – the worry variety we are talking about today is all about...
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Yes, Dad. We really do need to use a car seat.
My dad still sometimes rolls his eyes about my car seat obsession, and believe me, I could be far more informed about the subject. In fact, I would likely make a car seat checker cringe with my habit of loading the car with projectiles. I’m not exactly sure when real...
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Finding Your Parenting Funny Bone
Before becoming one, I fancied myself a Mary Poppins-like parent. Firm but caring, doling out spoons full of sugar when chores needed to be done, certainly never raising my voice. While I have plenty of wonderful moments as a parent, I fell into a bit of a swamp for...
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A Little Fill-Up
Serving From A Full Cup By Kristina Burks Halliday, LCSW and Birth Roots Board Member Early pregnancy to early parenthood is a period in which we often become so externally focused. Our love, sleep, time, attention and dedication is honed on either the little person...
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Your Oxygen Mask. Not That One…
...the one for when they take your breath away. We spend a lot of time focusing on the hard parts, learning tips and tricks to make it through the day, squeezing just a little more efficiency out of our routines and then it happens, dragging ourselves and our kids to...
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Who do you Appreciate?
Sometimes family life goes at such a pace that its hard to slow down and let our partner, family, friends, and/or support network know just how much we appreciate them. The 40 Days of Gratitude is an Appreciation Initiative launched by Birth Roots to start an...
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