by Stephanie | Nov 16, 2014 | motherhood
As a music therapist, I’ve been teaching early childhood parent-child music classes for nearly 14 years. I’ve always loved it, but when I had children of my own, my practice began to take on another dimension. I suddenly realized that the mothers who...
by Stephanie | Nov 13, 2014 | blogging
Does it look different around here? In the past few days, my website got more than a little facelift—it got a complete overhaul. I’ve been mulling it over for months, and thanks to my incredibly talented blog guru and design genius Julie DeNeen of Fabulous...
by Stephanie | Oct 5, 2014 | motherhood
I recently read a very interesting article titled, “Dear Stay at Home Moms: Shut the Eff Up.” Let me preface this by saying that I agree with so many of the author’s points; her article was extremely well-written, and I really like and respect this...
by Stephanie | May 27, 2014 | family life
Tomorrow is the last day of school for my second grader, and the official start of summer vacation. You might remember that a few  months ago I announced that I was going to try to scale things back here at Mommy, for Real, in an effort to hold onto my sanity. One of...
by Stephanie | Apr 13, 2014 | motherhood
As a writer, avid reader, and mother of two young girls, I often feel like I am drowning in information about parenting- the latest research, new techniques, ideas for crafts, meals, games. As Sarah Millar’s recent article in the New Yorker humorously sums up,...
