Welcome to Season 3 of Purpose in Parenting! As a parent, we will always feel mom-guilt, dad-guilt, and make mistakes. Feeling these emotions aren't bad as long as we give ourselves the grace to forgive ourselves and use it to be better.

Welcome to Season 2 of Purpose In Parenting! Let's discuss the "Terrible Twos" - it is a phrase and phase we are all familiar with, but I prefer to call it the "Teachable Twos". Join me and listen to why I think Teachable Twos describes this phase better and how viewing it from this lens can help us in our relationship with our children.

Parental Burnout is REAL! It's not our kids that are the problem, it is the 'everything else'. Many parents experience burnout but it is not something that is taken seriously. In addition, some parents are afraid to talk about it because it makes them feel like they've failed.

Have you ever joined a parenting group online or visited a parenting message board? If so, you've probably noticed that there is no shortage of toxic parents online. We seek out these groups for positivity and support but instead very often end up encountering toxicity and drama. Let's talk about it.

The labels we put on our children have far reaching effects throughout their life. It will affect the way they see themselves and the treatment that they accept from others. For many of us, this will mean breaking generational habits of how we speak to our children. Every word we speak to our children matters and every label is consequential.

The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends that babies have exclusively breast milk for the first six months of life, and that families need more support. Not every mom will be able to breastfeed or choose to breastfeed, but doctors now say that breastfeeding is the best choice. Let's talk about it!

There is a big difference between what we see on social media versus what real life looks like as a parent. Social media will show some parents as having it 'all together', but that's not real life! Let's discuss the difference between these social media moments and real life parenting, and how to avoid comparing yourself to other social media parents.

How much screen time should your child have? Is all screen time bad? We'll discuss the screen time debate that happens among all parents, and why you don't necessarily have to avoid it altogether.

Cancel culture isn't just something for celebrities or famous individuals, but it also effects the way we parent. Let's discuss how we may see the impact  in the decisions parents are making.

SCOTUS recently overturned Roe v Wade, and it has led to a firestorm of commentary & protests. However, there is one voice that has been noticeably left out of the conversation - mothers who have had or considered abortion, despite wanting to keep their child. Why has there not been a push for resources to help these women? Why has there not been a push to improve the maternal and fetal healthcare for women of color in the USA?