Are you a tired mom?
I get it. Motherhood is exhausting – between taking care of ourselves, our homes, and our children, doing everything can easily lead to burnout.
Posts by: Chelsy Theriault
My name is Chelsy, and I am a single mother, blogger, and freelance writer. You can find me blogging at Motherhood+Mayhem about parallel parenting and at MamaNeedsCoffee about being a mompreneur. Or building blanket forts in my living room.
Having Trouble Co-Parenting With Your Ex? Maybe You Need to Parallel Parent Instead
I don’t have to spout statistics at you when it comes to divorce rates – we all know that divorce is highly prevalent in our culture, especially for couples with children.
Is that a terrible thing? Not necessarily, since many couples decide to divorce in order to protect their children from a negative domestic environment.
However, this doesn’t guarantee an amicable divorce where everything is hunky-dory and the sharing of parental responsibilities is accepted in a respectful and agreeable manner.
How to Survive Financially as a Single Mom
“Single Mom” is a broad term that describes many different situations.
However, for the most part, single moms are typically mothers who are responsible for the day-to-day care of their children on their own.
5 Ways Moms Can Quickly Improve Their Mental Health
Ever heard of “Mom Brain”?
I’m sure you have – most mothers are aware of this term that describes the forgetfulness that comes with having children.
But Mom Brain is so much more than that – it’s actually a recognized psychological condition.
7 Secrets to Practicing Self Care When You Don’t Have the Time
When you’re a mom, you understand how draining motherhood is.
You focus all of your attention on taking care of your children that you forget to take care of yourself.
The challenge, however, is finding time to do so.
10 Healthy Ways to Discipline Your Child
Once upon a time, I was an Autism Support Worker.
I worked one-on-one with Autistic preschoolers, not only teaching them academic skills but also dealing directly with undesirable behaviors.
At work, we called it “behavior intervention” – at home I call it discipline, but the principles are pretty much the same. The goal is to squash unwanted behaviors while teaching your child the value of appropriate behaviors.
8 Ways to Overcome Mom Guilt
I feel like as soon as I had my daughter, I had “guilty” stamped on my forehead.
From asking others to look after her while I went to the movies to not feeding her vegetables at every meal, I often felt guilty about not mothering perfectly.
My daughter is in school now and, though I definitely did not mother perfectly, she is a happy and healthy child with a sparkling personality and kind heart.
10 Reasons Why Your Budget Isn’t Working (And How to Fix It)
Making a budget is a very important step in taking control of your money and finances – but following it is no easy task.
If you’re like many moms, you’ve created a budget and tried to follow it only to have it fall apart within a couple of months.
The Important Bond Between Children and Grandparents
There is something very special about the bond between grandparents and their grandchildren. Not only do grandparents get to extend the love of their own children to their grandchildren, but they get to experience the joys of raising their children all over again – without the full-on responsibility of everyday care.