I am a mom of three boys; two of which are my biological ones. They are the loves of my life!! We have been through a lot as a family but we love eachother to death!! Anyway....we just had our third baby boy this past March, and all he does is CRY!!! We have done everything that our dr. has told us to do, we have gone above and beyond to make Jaxson comfortable. He just isnt happy with anything. Also, he has a kidney condition that he has had since before he was born. EVer since I had him, our lives have been 10x stressful. He is such a handful!! It takes a lot not go get stressed out and not let it effect our family in a negative way. We all stick together and take turns with him. It seems to work for us.
I am a mommy of two age two and five months and I also have a six yr old step son. After my youngest was born back in June of this yr things have gotten crazy! My husband and I are really short on money and he is the only one working so of course our marriage is strained. We argue all the time. I just don't kno what to do anymore. I feel as if I can't do anything right. Can someone relate? How do we get back to the good?
its very difficult being a young mom at 19 years old an having the stress on you. my fiance is a big help around the house when hes not working. when he is it gets hard. i do all the cooking cleaning laundry an on top of everything take care of my daughter.
I had my son last June and I am due with my daughter in October. I am stressed out already with all the things I need to do to get ready and my son is teething and being very grumpy. Is there any way to ease him into having a sibling?
Everything you said is so straight to the point. I agree with it all! Wet the bed? No worries, I was planning on doing the laundry today anyway. Muddy footsteps tracked all throughout the house? Nothin a mop can't fix! It is all about the time spent with your little ones, sharing and enjoying those precious memories made. In the long run, am I really going to remember the spills and messes or the sweet moments I shared with my little babe? Easy answer.
I'm an Army wife and find it extremely difficult to find resources at all, let alone off post. If you are poor there are all kinds of resources to help with child care, ext. If you are rich you can afford extra help. But being a military mom you are stuck in the middle. The military offers very little help and mostly only when the soldier is deployed. Even when my husband isn't spending 12-15 months deployed, he spends 6months a year in training or in other states at schools. I have a 10 yr old stepson that we have joint custody of, but we are in court with his mother constantly and when my husband is gone I am often left to fight that battle. Plus our 3 yr old son is being diagnosed with high functioning autism which makes him a complete handful. And with a baby girl on the way and my husband gone again it just makes me upset that more resources aren't available to military families. Most advice and support are directed towards single moms, 2 parent families, and divorced families. We need more attention focused on helping military families who have to be single moms, supportive wives, independant women, and be able to switch modes at a moments notice.
A while back, Dr. Phil had this lady on (I think she was a doctor maybe) who was offering advice about raising kids. She apparently wrote a book that Dr. Phil said is "everything you need to know about children" and I can't for the life of me remember her name or the name of the book. I've searched all over this website and even the show archives and I can't find anything about it. Can somebody please, please help me? Thanks!
I am 22 with a two year old and feel less stress than I had anticipated. In the beginning I would stress over the little things, but then I realized it wasn't worth it. When I got stressed out I would miss out on things because all I would do is fret over the current situation. Now, I just let it roll off my back. Crayon on the wall? No worries, I'll take a magic eraser to it. Oh no, he's stripped off his diaper and had a poop party... No worries, it can all be cleaned up. There are a ton of little messes and "oopsies" to deal with when having a child, but if you stress over every little thing you never have time to enjoy them while they are little... and they are only little once. That is why there are some days where I let the dishes go while I give my son an hour long bath just because he likes to splash around in the water... and in the end, the dishes are still there and can be done and long forgotten, but the memories made last forever. As for the relationship between my husband and I - I don't feel stressed there either. We made an agreement to make "couples" time and with the help of his mom we devote one weekend every two weeks to just us. Or we stay up a little later after putting the baby to bed to catch up and have adult conversations. We didn't stop being lovers just because we became parents and I think everybody needs to find some balance that works for them. It can be done. :)
Most advice and support are directed towards single moms, 2 parent families, and divorced families. We need more attention focused on helping military families who have to be single moms, supportive wives, independant women, and be able to switch modes at a moments notice.
The book you are looking for might be the one by Dr. Michele Borba - The Big Book of Parenting Solutions.
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