by centerforfamilyinvolvementblog | May 7, 2022 | Caregivers, New Mom/Dad, Parents
By Dana Yarbrough Director, Center for Family Involvement I was raised to be an independent woman and a caretaker of family members. Many of the women in my life outlived their male partners so examples of independence were everywhere. As a child, I told my...
by Erin Croyle | May 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
After everything we’ve been through in the last year and a half, let’s take it up a notch this Mother’s Day. Dig a little deeper not just in how we celebrate the day, but how we define it. Yes, technically by definition, mother is the “female parent.” But...
by Erin Croyle | Jun 14, 2018 | BABY, Finding Balance, Marriage, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
Let’s be real, Father’s Day will likely always take a backseat to Mother’s Day. It will always be lumped in the “Dads and Grads” sections online and in stores. Father’s Day has played second fiddle to Mother’s Day since its...
by Guest Author | Jun 6, 2018 | Advocacy, Extended Family, Friends and Acquaintances, Individuals, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Self-Advocacy, YOU
By Erin Mahone May just ended a few days ago. I am exhausted. I live with a mental health diagnosis. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I am Jewish. May is Jewish American Heritage Month. I am a mother. May is Mother’s Day. And May is my husband’s and my...
by Erin Croyle | May 13, 2018 | BABY, Finding Balance, Marriage, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, YOU
Americans have been officially celebrating their moms since 1914 when President Woodrow Wilson designated the second Sunday in May “Mother’s Day.” The idea was cooked up in 1908 by West Virginia native Anna Jarvis who wanted to honor her own mother, Ann Maria Jarvis...
