where we provide tips on growing as a new mom and a Christian woman
As a mom, do you ever feel like the Energizer Bunny?
It seems some days you’re running nonstop chasing kids, doing laundry, prepping meals, all until your battery just dies and you collapse into bed.
It doesn’t matter how much you love your family or how much you love spending time with your family – there are just times you need a break.
If this sounds familiar, you’re in luck. We have some great suggestions to help recharge your battery!
Read MoreAs National Mentoring Month comes to a close, are you looking for a way to serve others? At One by One we have many opportunities for you to help change the life of a pregnant or new mom and her baby. Of course, mentoring tops our list, but there are many other ways you can join us. Keep reading to see how you can help!
Read MoreYou’ve heard it before: it only takes one person to make a difference in someone’s life. Often, we hear adults thank a childhood teacher for being that person: the one to perceive when a child is struggling, the one to provide special encouragement, the one to recognize special talents. As adults we remember those teachers who really took the time to know us and help us grow.
At One by One, that person can be you. Our mentors serve pregnant and new moms by providing friendship, support, and encouragement as well as parent education and life skills lessons to help them learn to parent well. We talk a lot about our mentors because they’re on the front lines: each mentor talks/texts with her mom weekly and meets with her monthly until her child turns one. But there are other ways you can be the “one” at One by One.
Read More“My child is still a baby. Is reading really that important?” The answer is an undisputable YES. Talking, singing, and reading to your baby is absolutely vital to your baby’s growth and development. Your baby also learns about communicating and the world around him when you talk and read to him. Need more convincing? Nemours Kidshealth shares these important reasons to talk to and read to your baby early and often.
Read MoreIn our last blog, we talked about why it’s important for kids of all ages to keep reading over summer break. In this blog, we’re going to make that job a little easier for you! We have a list of organizations offering free summer reading challenges that provide incentives such as free meals, movies, books, and more to encourage your kids to keep reading over the summer.
Read MoreIt’s summer, and, if you have school-age children, you know they’re excited for a break! But you should also know it’s important to keep your kids of all ages – even babies! – reading through the summer. In this blog (the first of a three-part series) we’re taking a look at why it’s important for your children to keep up with their reading.
Read MoreAt One by One, our mission is to mentor and educate new moms to parent well. We provide in-person mentoring in Memphis, Dallas/Ft. Worth, San Antonio, and a few smaller communities in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kansas. But what if you’re not in one of those locations? We launched a virtual mentoring program earlier this year to support moms across the US who don’t have in-person mentoring opportunities or who can’t meet in person due to various hardships, and we’re looking for women to serve as mentors. Does virtual mentoring appeal to you? Let’s look at how the program works.
Read More“Co-sleeping” with your baby has become a hot topic (again!). If you’re on TikTok, you may have seen videos from moms saying they love co-sleeping with their babies. But you’ve also likely seen videos from moms (and dads) warning of the risks of co-sleeping; sadly many of these parents have lost their babies due to co-sleeping.
A recent survey revealed that about half of parents co-sleep with their babies – even when they know the risks. There are a number of reasons parents desire to co-sleep, but experts say the risks are simply too great especially because there are no proven benefits to the practice.
Let’s take a look at reasons parents co-sleep, the associated risks, and safer alternatives. (As with any health issue, if you’re concerned about your baby’s sleep, talk to your pediatrician.)
Read MoreNationwide, 4 out of 10 children are born to single mothers. Many of these moms weren’t expecting to become pregnant and are facing pregnancy and motherhood alone – without the support of family or their babies’ fathers. But what if we could provide a trained mentor to each one of these moms? A mentor who would offer friendship, support, parent education, and other resources the mom might need? A mentor who would let the mom know that she’s not in this alone. A mentor who will be there with her at least until her child turns one. Now we can.
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