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Managing “Pass the Baby” Anxiety This Holiday Season

Holidays with a newborn sound magical—twinkling lights, cozy family dinners, and baby’s first festive photos. But for many new moms, the reality can be a whirlwind of unsolicited advice, sleepless nights, and, yes, “pass the baby” moments that trigger unexpected waves...

2024 Holiday Gift Guide: Unique Ideas for New Moms and Babies

Being a new mom is one of life’s most transformative experiences. It's full of magical moments, but let's face it—it’s also a lot. Between sleepless nights, endless diapers, and figuring out how to keep a tiny human happy, moms deserve gifts that support self-care,...

3 Ways to Get More Sleep With a Newborn

Did you ever imagine exactly what sleep deprivation feels like? Did you expect to feel more tired than ever before? More irritable than during your worst PMS episode? Often angry at your partner for no good reason at all? And annoyed beyond all possibility by everyone...

Let’s Talk About Post-Weaning Depression (Because It’s Real)

We hear quite a bit about postpartum depression, but there’s a lesser-known chapter of motherhood that deserves more attention: post-weaning depression. If you’ve stopped breastfeeding and suddenly feel emotional or just… off, you’re not imagining things. This is a...

Romance After Baby: 20 Tips to Reclaim and Reframe Your Relationship

Welcoming a baby into your life is a profound and beautiful experience, but it can also turn your world upside down—especially when it comes to your relationship with your partner. Between sleepless nights, endless diaper changes, and figuring out the ins and outs of...

Dealing with Pregnancy Announcements and Social Expectations

Learning you're pregnant is an amazing moment of life, and what comes after is quite the ride (to say the VERY least). Whether you shout it from the mountaitops the moment you find out, or wait until a future date to make your big announcement pregnant, you'll find...
Teaching Children to be Includers

Teaching Children to be Includers

Original post by Hayley Goldberg, LMFT of Heart of Connecting As parents it is heartbreaking to know your child has not been included. It is devastating for us to think that our...

The Anxiety of Starting School

The Anxiety of Starting School

Original article by Hayley Goldberg, LMFT at Heart of Connecting. August and September mark the start of a new school year. For some this comes with great excitement and joy, but...

How You Describe Your Child Matters

How You Describe Your Child Matters

Original post by Hayley Goldberg, LMFT of Heart of Connecting How we label and describe our children makes a difference in how our children ultimately come to think about...

We All Need Friends

We All Need Friends

Original Post by Hayley Goldberg, LMFT - Heart of Connecting Babies are born wired for social connection and from infancy they are ready to start building relationships with the...

Self-Regulation in Young Children

Self-Regulation in Young Children

Original post by Hayley Goldberg, Heart of Connecting Young children tend to live in the moment and are ruled by their impulses and their immediate desires and feelings. It is...

Teaching New Behaviors

Teaching New Behaviors

Original article by Hayley Goldberg, LMFT at Heart of Connecting Children aren’t born knowing how or why to behave well. They aren’t born knowing how to take turns, not to color...

Recipe: Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

Recipe: Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

This recipe is so easy and so good! I make it once a week. You can add toppings of your choice or put it on top of lettuce for a salad. Thank you to Janice Dada of SoCal...

The Tribe

The Tribe

Guest Writer: Liz Kydoniefs Photo: Adobe Stock/Barbara Helgason The setting was out of a Nancy Meyers movie: a picture perfect luncheon overlooking the ocean in Laguna Beach...

Teach Children What to Do

Teach Children What to Do

The following is an excerpt from the book Positive Discipline The First Three Years. This tool is also referred to as "Do vs Don't." Children under the age of three do not...