Valerie Bryant FelderJan 37 minMama, Mama - Stop the CryingWe’ve spent these past few years under siege - Covid siege. If there were ever a song to define these recent past years, it would have...
Valerie Bryant FelderJun 7, 20204 minRoll Up Your Sleeves - Straighten a Sister's Crown As an African American (Black) child growing up in a south-side Chicago ghetto, I was there on the night Chicago burned behind the assassina
Valerie Bryant FelderJul 10, 20194 minA New GPS that Gets Parents Past the Negatives I wish I could tell you how often I have celebrated both pregnancy and birth announcements with couples. As a childbirth instructor, I ...
Valerie Bryant FelderMay 16, 20194 minWhen Life Makes Your Family Take an “L”When the world is so intent on labeling you as "winner" or "loser", a better mindset is to redefine that loser "L" to mean "Learn".
Valerie Bryant FelderApr 22, 20192 min5 Bad Parenting Knots to Avoid at All CostsMost parents want to avoid promoting negative attitudes and outcomes within their homes. Having so many children under my roof has given...
Valerie Bryant FelderMar 23, 20196 min4 WAYS TO GET PAST DREAD AS A MOMWeeks like this past one are incredibly trying for me as a mom – and I bet they are for you, too! It’s when you responsibly line up...
Valerie Bryant FelderJan 18, 20195 min When Mama Bear Growls - TUFF Mama and Most Unlikely DecisionsAs Lee Greenwood’s song goes (with a twist): "From Detroit down to Houston; from New York to SA". I know - Lee Greenwood used "LA", but...
Valerie Bryant FelderJan 18, 20195 minMy Dad Took a Risk and it Validated MeWhen I was a youngster in the first grade, I recalled classmates playing the “Truth or Dare” game – a diversion that never met my fancy....
Valerie Bryant FelderNov 29, 20185 min3 Be-Attitudes of Good ParentingI have been in the mothering trenches now in excess of 250K hours – over 30 years. That statement comes not as a bragging point, but as a...
Valerie Bryant FelderJun 22, 20184 min2 Basics to “Save Face” When You “Lose Self” in Front of Your ChildBeing a childbirth educator grants me the joy of seeing a couple welcome and embrace their new baby while it is yet in utero. Watching...
Valerie Bryant FelderMar 11, 20183 minUse this One Easy Basketball Concept & Build a Winning Family TeamAs a mom, I find myself regularly searching for new and credible ways to instill winning family concepts in my children. If your...
Valerie Bryant FelderFeb 17, 20185 minThe ABC-123 of Being a Great Mom When much material is written on how to care for a newborn, even more needs to be written on how to be an effective and wise mother. ...
Valerie Bryant FelderFeb 3, 20184 min6 Ways to Tighten the Grandparent BondTake a moment to imagine how interesting it would have been to live during the time prior to Noah’s flood. This was a period when people...
Valerie Bryant FelderJan 17, 20183 min6 Tips to Warm Up Your Place Called "Home"In The Wiz (a 1978 remake of The Wizard of Oz), lead character Dorothy (Diana Ross) sings these end tune words, expressing her longing to...
Valerie Bryant FelderJan 11, 20187 min7 Special Gifts a Father Should BE for His Children - a Tribute to My DadA latchkey kid in a Chicago ghetto, I would have known no better life had it not been for my incredible parents. Together, they combined...
Valerie Bryant FelderJan 1, 20183 min3 Tips for Moms to Enjoy Healthy Mother-Daughter BondsLife has a funny way of being complex. As a mom, it seems like everything is about always needing to figure something out. Issues ranging...
Valerie Bryant FelderDec 28, 20174 minHow to Bring Honor to Annoying Differences in Your Children (Part 3 of 3)Parenting is tough as we daily wade through waters to magnify the good and extinguish the unsavory matters concerning our children. It...
Valerie Bryant FelderDec 22, 20173 minHow to Bring Honor to Annoying Differences in Your Children (Part 2 of 3)Recall from the previous post that we, as parents, must be careful not to negate the good and tolerate the damage that even we can bring...
Valerie Bryant FelderDec 17, 20175 minLessons Parents Deliver when Facing a "Why Me?" SituationIf you're wondering why I've so much empty space on my blog - especially when only 2 weeks before there were many more - please read on....
Valerie Bryant FelderDec 17, 20173 min3 Ways to Honor Annoying Differences in Your Children (Part 1 of 3)Routine Chaos. That’s what you get when you have 11 different people living under one roof and each one lives for themselves. As a mom of...