Mamapedia Voices

Top Developmental Benefits to Getting Creative with Kids

In recent years, curriculum in schools across the country (and in other parts of the world) has shifted heavily toward common core subjects of reading and math. There has been a very noticeable trend away from the arts and towards the general subjects, and, as a result, it is actually more important than ever that parents and caregivers try to supplement some of this at home…. More

For My Mother

I have learned that being a blogger means being authentic. Telling the world your story. A huge part of my story, is my mother.

Let’s go ALL the way back to the beginning. A young, single mother had a baby. There was a time in my life when I didn’t offer that information. I wondered what people would think about my mother or me if they found out that I was an unplanned baby. A baby born at the absolute wrong time to a mother who was still just a girl herself…. More

Yes, I am letting my 11-year-old daughter wear makeup to school

Let me rewind and start from the beginning. My daughter is entering sixth grade, and a lot has changed from the second half of fifth grade to today. She used to wear dresses every day to school, and now she is sporting jean shorts and t-shirts. While she still plays with dolls, she is also getting into more junior high-type activities, like bracelet making and texting with her friends…. More

Postnatal Depletion: What it is and how to recover

Postnatal depletion is a condition that over 50% of women struggle with after giving birth. However, many women aren’t aware of their susceptibility to postnatal depletion, what it is, or how to heal it.

So what is postnatal depletion?… More

5 Tips to Handle Bullies

I am a parent of nine-year old boy who has been bullied twice since the age of five. My spouse and I took proactive steps to speak to those in charge to take care of these situations from happening again. We also taught our son to stand up for himself and to tell an authority figure in school or at a community outing that he is being bullied by a peer…. More