Category Archives: my mothering goals

10 Basic Good Mother Messages

Posted on May 23, 2012 by raisingsmartgirls

I’ve been a mother for 1o.5 years now.  And I need constant reminders about what is good fertilizer to grow children.  I know, so sad, right?  But it’s true. I have read in so many places regarding healing from childhood … Continue reading →

Posted in abuse, anxiety, Attachment Parenting, Depression, emotional dysregulation, gifted adults, gifted children, gifted support, highly sensitive child, highly sensitive mom, Intensity, introspection, loss of parental love, meltdowns, mindfulness, motherhood, my mothering goals, personal growth, personal issues, raising smart girls, suicidal ideation, trauma | 1 Comment

Just a little word about playing nice in my online home.

Posted on September 23, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

I was given a great link to this blog post by Steve Pavlina about Free Speech in Online Communities: The Delusion of Entitlement. I love what he has to say about Free Speech in private online communities (ie private forums … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment Parenting, career, combining science and motherhood, gifted adults, gifted children, highly sensitive child, highly sensitive mom, motherhood, my mothering goals | 12 Comments

Ending the Legacy

Posted on September 17, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

If you’ve been following my blog, you recently read my posts about The Legacy Of Narcissistic Mothering – part I and part II. As I sat in the car line waiting to pick up my 4 year old from preschool, … Continue reading →

Posted in abuse, highly sensitive mom, introspection, loss of parental love, motherhood, my mothering goals, personal growth, personal issues, perspective | 4 Comments

Okay, I have to be honest.

Posted on September 3, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

Warning – venting ahead. I’ve been out of the workforce 5 years to be at home with my girls (7.5, almost 6 and 4.5). I worked 12 years in the science field – microbiology, forensic DNA analysis, and then medical … Continue reading →

Posted in boredom strikes, career, combining science and motherhood, my mothering goals | 5 Comments

Creating a life I love

Posted on July 11, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

In March of 2008, I wrote this introductory post called, Who Am I? I was coming out of a really dark place when I started this blog…I was often depressed and in despair. Prior to blogging I felt hopeless and … Continue reading →

Posted in career, combining science and motherhood, creating harmony, emotion coaching, explosive child, kids problem solving binder, my mothering goals, my secret dream, overexcitabilities, selective mutism | 16 Comments

Is this really what mothers want for their daughters?

Posted on July 7, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

I’m reprinting one of my older posts because I’m fresh out of new material and now that I actually have a readership, I’d be interested in feedback about it. This was written when my daughter was in Kindergarten. She’s now … Continue reading →

Posted in motherhood, my mothering goals, my stories, raising smart girls | 14 Comments

What I want for my girls…and why it’s difficult to achieve it.

Posted on January 19, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

I have realized I have a certain vision I have in mind for how I want to raise my girls. I was responding to a post on Mothering.com forum and realized as I was writing, it became clear to me … Continue reading →

Posted in introspection, motherhood, my mothering goals, personal growth, perspective, raising smart girls | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments