What Parents Can Expect in Surrogacy and How to Build an Early Bond
What Parents Can Expect in Surrogacy and How to Build an Early Bond So much of our cultural understanding around early bonding with a child comes from film and TV, watching characters speaking to pregnant bellies and playing them music. Parents expecting via surrogacy often worry that they won’t be able to experience this. […]
Family Squabbles
About Squabbles Ideally, families experience home as a harmonious haven. Yet sometimes daily life unravels into drama, hurriedness, consternation, or squabbles. Although dissension—between parents and children, or among family members—often starts out mildly, it can escalate into standoffs or shouting matches with emotions running high and each person trying to be “heard.” In the […]
What Your Employer Isn’t Going to Tell You About Maternity Leave
When you find out you’re pregnant, most women do the same thing. They feel the rush of joy (or shock, or both) and then, often within days, a deeper anxiety sets in: What does this mean for my job? Is maternity leave (or paternity leave) an option? So you Google maternity leave. You review […]
The Importance of Including Grandparents in Contingency Planning When Raising Children with Special Needs
When a parent has a child with special needs, whether a physical disability, chronic illness, or neurodivergent condition, contingency planning is often avoided. Perhaps they’re unsure how to start, or hesitant to face a future when they’re no longer around. But preparing for the unknown can be a profound act of love, one that […]
The Planning Conversations Blended Families Often Miss When Raising a Neurodivergent Child
When parents are contemplating remarrying or combining households, it can be a tough transition for any child, but especially challenging for children with autism, related developmental conditions, and other neurodivergent diagnoses. The routines, the therapies, the carefully calibrated support systems, all of it can be disrupted when a new family dynamic is introduced. However, […]
The Other Side of Postpartum: Fathers, Loneliness, and the Silent Struggle
When we talk about postpartum, our cultural lens almost always focuses on mothers, and for good reason. The physical recovery, hormonal changes, and emotional upheaval after birth can be overwhelming. Mothers deserve and need a strong web of support. But right alongside mom is a partner, often a dad, whose life has just transformed, […]