Smokefree Pregnancy: Why You Need to Kick the Habit
Choosing to give birth to a child—like any other choice—leads to more choices down the road. For women who smoke, the choice to kick that habit may come next. At Choices Pregnancy Center, we support women who make such positive choices for their own health and their child’s. Yet we know that ending an addiction is hard work. So why do so many moms choose to stop smoking? It’s usually because … [Read More...]
4 Steps to Joy in the Journey of Parenting
If you were to make a movie about parenting, would you fill the screen with joyful moments or with the moments when drudgery reigns? Would you show a weary mom navigating runny noses, laundry, and endless crying? Or a mother and child snuggling and giggling together? Or would you include both? If you said both, your movie would win prizes for realism. Because the parenting journey really … [Read More...]