motherhood
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Telling Moms to have “Me-time” may be Doing More Harm than Good
The idea of taking some time for yourself seems like a no-brainer. After all, who wouldn’t want a few moments of peace and quiet to recharge their batteries? But the reality is that not all moms have the luxury of me time. Continue reading
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Why we need to Stop Demonizing Screen Time
As parents, we’ve been told time and time again that screen time is a threat to our children’s well-being. We’ve been bombarded with headlines warning us about the dangers of too much screen time, and we’ve been made to feel guilty for ever allowing our kids to use technology. Continue reading
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On Raising Teenagers
There was a video I saw of a psychologist talking about parenting teenagers. She was comparing the mind of a toddler to that of a teenager and out of everything she said, this one stood out for me A child’s brain says “teach me!”While a teenager’s brain says “trust me!” Growing up as the youngest… Continue reading
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Play is a Love Language
Do you play with your kids? I saw a Tiktok video the other day of a teacher who interviewed a couple of young kids to ask the question, “When do you feel loved by your parents?” Most, if not all of them, answered, “When they play with me.” There’s no surprise there. What was surprising… Continue reading
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The Benefits of Downtime
Here’s a life tip that nobody asked for: Taking off a few hours a day to circle back to your “why” helps put things in perspective. So my husband and I do our best to juggle work and parenthood 5 days a week (7 days for him because of his startup). Fortunately for us, we… Continue reading
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Unlearning Control
A few days ago at breakfast, our 5 year old said she didn’t want to eat her veggies and asked if it was okay. I said yes, but that it would be better if she did. She then proceeded to ask if we still considered her a “good girl” even if she did not eat… Continue reading
About Me
Just your average millennial mama navigating motherhood and breaking generational curses.
Diary of a Millennial Mama 