Gifts of being a Conscious Parent: By Janet Philbin

There are many gifts when you become a parent.  Those gifts come in varying sizes, shapes, temperaments and personalities.  There are also joys, tears, hopes, dreams, and all sorts of emotional pain.  I would like to talk about parenting from a conscious perspective.  Some are gifts easily recognized like: feeling proud they took their first […]

Parenting by Being Present in the Pause by Janet Philbin

    A few weeks ago, I went to a sporting event with my husband and teenage daughter.   My daughter had been on crutches for the past few weeks.  She was feeling a bit worried about managing in the sporting arena with the crutches and was hesitant to go. My husband was able to secure [...]

PREVIEW: When Will My Second Baby Get Here and How Do I Cope? by Janet Philbin

Are you ready for your next baby and are you having a hard time conceiving?  I want to talk about secondary infertility, a topic that does not get much space in parenting magazines.  Secondary infertility is defined by Resolve (The National Infertility Organization) as, “The inability to conceive or have a full-term pregnancy after having [...]

When Will My Second Baby Get Here and How Do I Cope? by Janet Philbin

The Gift by Janet Philbin