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Coping Tips for Mom!


Coping Tips for Mom!  Everyone's full of advice about how to make your kids happy and healthy, but it's time someone focused on helping the moms!  Join a new mom, an experienced mom, and a counselor who's heard it all join for a lively, no-holds-barred exchange about the issues moms REALLY want to talk about. Watch as Dr. Winnie King finds out the solutions that work for them and that just might work for you!  Don't worry, dads, you'll get your chance in a future segment!

Guests:

Jean Kunhardt
Founder, Soho Parenting Center
Author, A Mother's Circle
New York State Certification in Early Childhood Education
Jennifer McGee - First time mother
Anne Patterson - Mother of three

Tips:
Coping Tips

  • Feelings
    Recognize that becoming a mother is a dramatic life change.  Allow yourself a period of transition. Expect and accept that you will feel a wide array of emotions
  • Isolation
    Feel free to sign up for lots of activities for yourself - they'll help
    you avoid isolation. Reach out to other mothers for support.
    Also, seek support from family, friends and parent groups.
  • Relationships
    Make time for you and your partner, not only to be alone, but also to
    share experiences. When out with your partner on a date, try not to discuss family matters. 
  • Body Issues
    Try not to pressure yourself about changes in your post-pregnancy
    body. Don't be surprised if it takes nine months to a year to regain your
    pre-pregnancy weight.
  • Final Thoughts
    Emotions and mixed feelings are valid and normal - rest assured that
    you're not alone. Realize that this period passes quickly, so enjoy this time with your baby

Resources:

Phone Numbers and Web Sites
    
National Association of Mothers' Centers (NAMC)
64 Division Avenue
Levittown, NY 11756
Phone: (516) 520-2929
(800) 645-3828
http://www.motherscenter.org/
    
Soho Parenting Center
(212) 334-3744
http://www.info@sohoparenting.com/

Books
The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood
by Vicki Lovine

A Mother's Circle
by Jean Kunhardt, Lisa Spiegel and Sandra Kunhardt Basile
 
The New Mom's Manual: Over 800 Tips and Advice from Hundreds of Moms by Mary Jeanne Menna