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RECAP!! Parenting Guilt: Can We Overcome It? (Plus, a Book Giveaway!)

RECAP: Mommy Guilt Topic Day.

A quick perusal of the blogosphere reveals that Mommy Guilt (or parenting guilt) is a favorite topic of conversation.  Moms who work outside the home feel guilty about not spending as much time as they think they "should" with their children.  Moms who work at home feel guilty about not making money or not making enough money.

If we're confident about our home/work life balance, we'll find something else to beat ourselves up about: breastfeeding versus bottle feeding; crying it out versus attachment parenting; too much TV; too much junk food; not enough reading; not enough energy; not enough spouse time; too much "me" time, however non-existent it may be.

Because parenting guilt is so prevalent, the bloggers on Silicon Valley Moms, Chicago Moms, New York Moms, D.C. Metro Moms, and 50-something Moms Blogs all wrote about parenting guilt and why they felt it.  Our own DC Metro Mom Blogger, Devra Renner and her co-author Aviva Pflock, have written a book about this topic: Mommy Guilt: Learn to Worry Less, Focus on What Matters Most, & Raise Happier KIds.  Devra and Aviva were nice enough to help us out and answer some questions for us about parenting guilt.  Click Here to read more about our conversation with Devra and Aviva, as well as participate in the book giveaway....

DC Metro Moms Blog

• Sometimes Guilty, Sometimes Not
• Guilt Over Not Breastfeeding
• I Feel Guilty Because I Don't Feel Guilty
• Atonement: Using Guilt For Good
• Guilty Of Guilt
• The Yoke Of Guilt, Part Deux
• Take The Words Out Of My Mouth
• Guilty As Charged
• Evolutionary Guilt
• Guilt-Free & Diggin' It!

Silicon Valley Moms Blog

• Missing Moments
• Here We Go Again
• Juggling Working Mom Guilt
• My Top 5 Mommy Guilt Offenders
• Guilt
• Breaking The Guilt Cycle
• The Laws Of Guilt
• Guilty As Charged
• The Constant Guilt
• Mean Mommy = Guilty Mommy
• The Guilt Of The Working Mom
• Objectivism Of Parenting
• G-U-I-L-T
• Mommy Guilt

Chicago Moms Blog

• There's No Guilt Like Mommy Guilt
• My Top Three
• I Hate You Because You Work
• Getting Over The Guilt
• Writing The Book On Guilt

New York City Moms Blog

• Been There, Done That: Guilt Tears
• Guilt, A Gentle Prodding
• Mommy Guilt?
• Bloody Boring
• Guilt And The Go-To-Gal

50-Something Moms Blog (our newest sister site, which will be "officially" launching very soon!)

• Handcuffed By Guilt

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