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Raising kids at any stage is difficult and you can find yourself questioning everything. Here are 10 tips for raising teenage daughters from someone who has been there. A few weeks ago, I was really frustrated with one of my teenage daughters. She was having difficulties with her friends at school, and her stress was...
You love your kiddos and spending time with them is priceless. However, the looming bedtime may cause you to lose out on quality family time because you are dreading the impending fight. Putting your kids to bed every night can be a battle and can even go on throughout the night, leaving everyone sleep...
Family vacations can either produce some of your best memories or your worst. It all comes down to proper planning. As you get your whole family ready for some vacation fun this year, consider these expert tips on vacationing. 1. Plan Early Gather the family and plan your vacation together. Listen to your kids’ input...
I’m laying here thinking of my kids. Isn’t that normal for a mom of seven? I used to think it would get easier as my children became older, but now I know that just isn’t the case. Little girls become teenage girls, and teenage girls are complicated. They have strong feelings and opinions. They dream...
Today, I watched my youngest daughter get baptized and my teenage daughter go to prom. One in a white dress, and another in a gown… Words can’t express the emotions that go through a mother’s mind on days like these. We start having kids, and we look at the world through their eyes – and...
Do you want to know how to start your own movement? I’ve asked myself this same thing over the past several years – and this is what I’ve learned. You have to plan where you want to end up – or you’ll never end up where you planned. What are you working toward? What change are...
We all just got home from attending an amazing blog conference “Build Your Blog” and it is one of my favorite conferences of the year because it marks a new beginning for us as a blog because it runs pretty close to the anniversary of us starting My Mommy Style. We talk so much about...
It is important to keep a healthy sense of humor and find ways to teach our children to seek happiness. Life can be crazy and feeling happy isn’t always easy – or even possible, but it’s worth giving it our best shot. I understand that we can’t laugh at everything, but keeping a light heart...
Over the past eighteen years as a mother, I’ve learned a lot of things – but I am very passionate about a handful of them. A long time ago, I found myself in a situation I never planned on. I was a step mother at a really young age, and there were handfuls of...
It’s hard to think of letting go of your baby, right when they are handed to you in the hospital – but in reality, that is when the separation begins. From the first day we adopt, birth, or parent a child in any way – we are in the process of learning to love,...
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What a beautiful post Janae! I have always learned from you and watching your path to help direct my own and in this area specifically I will look to you for guidance! Love you!
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I’m not a mom yet but I can somehow relate to this as a teenager before. Such a lovely article. Learned something! Thanks for sharing.
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