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Why Is Self-Care Especially Important for Foster Parents?

By KVC West Virginia Staff — 2020

For parents, children can take up every waking thought and every ounce of energy outside of work. This is especially true for foster parents.

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The Mother of All Jobs: How to Have Children and a Career and Stay Sane(ish)

It’s time for a different conversation about working and parenting. As our working days get ever longer and our phones keep so many of us glued to work, the needs of our children and the world of school and childcare has not changed at all.

Christine Armstrong

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Emotional Labor: How to Stop Doing All the Work

In the episode, I share an article I read recently with some simple strategies a woman used that really made a difference in making her “invisible” emotional labor visible to her husband.

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To Have and to Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma

A clinical psychologist’s exploration of the modern dilemmas women face in the wake of new motherhood. When Molly Millwood became a mother, she was fully prepared for what she would gain: an adorable baby boy; hard-won mothering skills; and a messy, chaotic, beautiful life.

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Ask Me What’s for Dinner One More Time: Inappropriate Thoughts on Motherhood

From the founder of That’s Inappropriate—one of the most popular parenting blogs on the web—comes a hilarious, genuine, and relatable essay collection on the ups and downs of motherhood.

Meredith Masony

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