by A Happy, Healthy Mom | Feb 12, 2026 | Intimacy
In this series of columns, I am discussing how to nurture the framework of a family, our child’s second womb. That framework has four essential parts: the individual Self of each parent, the Team of the two parents working in a functional partnership, the Couple of...
by A Happy, Healthy Mom | Feb 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
Sometimes our 3-year-old is cheerful, but little things can always set him off, and then he seems grumpy and “blue” for longer than it seems like he should. Not to get paranoid, but depression runs in my husband’s family, and I’m already...
by A Happy, Healthy Mom | Feb 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
“If our two-year-old sees me hugging her four-year-old big brother, she’ll rush over – saying loudly, ‘No! My mommy! Go away!’ – and try to push him away. He’s getting more and more frustrated with her and starting to push back pretty hard. Their squabbles are already...
by A Happy, Healthy Mom | Feb 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
“Sometimes I’m with my kids (or driving in traffic or talking to my husband or . . . ) and suddenly I’ll start feeling angry or frustrated or sad — and I don’t understand where that came from. Other times, our preschooler will just start lashing out but he can’t say...
by A Happy, Healthy Mom | Feb 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
Sometimes I get so mad at my kids! Yes, they were misbehaving but I feel bad about getting angry with them. Children stir up powerful feelings, including anger, and you are not alone in getting mad.Nonetheless, adult anger is very scary for little children, and it can...
