Category Archives: Judgement Days
Even Charlotte feels Judged
In the new Sex in the City movie, Charlotte and Miranda struggle with mommy guilt and judgment. Miranda for picking work over her child’s milestones and Charlotte for feeling overwhelmed, frustrated and imperfect, even with full time help (think Mary Poppins, sans the bra). Over lunch, when Charlotte’s child starts to cry inconsolably, Miranda tries [...]
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Why we care what Other People think of our Parenting Choices?
“Girls think other people’s opinions are a good way to judge their abilities,” Mindset author Carol Dweck mentioned in a speech last night. Through her extensive research on fostering success, Dweck found that girls, and as a result women, give far more weight to other people’s opinions than their male peers. I found this interesting [...]
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Torture Momma
A friend related a story about how she was trying to encourage her three year old daughter to toughen up and walk the few blocks between their house and her brother’s preschool pick up. Used to being carried, the daughter pitched a fit in the middle of the street. “I can’t walk! My legs hurt. [...]
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Diagnosing Developmental Delays in Other People’s Children
We all love our friends and want to be there for them. Sometimes this can take the form of feeling it is our duty to tell them if we observe concerning behavior in their child – like walking on tip toes, or avoiding eye contact or lack of impulse control. We somehow fear that they [...]
Is it ever ok to tell another mom that something is wrong with her parenting?
If your friend doesn’t ask, is it your place to tell her parenting or her child need improvement? Most of the stories we have heard on this topic, do not have happy endings. Take, for example, our friend Mindy who was devastated when her old friend Jessica gave her an earful about her son, [...]
Be careful about over-sharing
When we have a bad day or a bad parenting moment, many of us share it with our friends. We regale them in our worst moments to vent, get it off our chest and have someone tell us that it really isn’t that bad. But we forget that those intimate details can linger in [...]
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