Being a mom is hard — especially being a first-time mom. There are so many things to worry about: breast-feeding or formula, cloth diapers or disposable, day care or stay at home, vax or no vax, bed-sharing or crib, cry it out or pick them up, spanking or no spanking. You get the idea. Then ...

When I was a new speech language pathologist I did not have children. I was not even married. Even though I think I was a good clinician, nothing compares to the lessons I learned after I became a parent. It changed my therapy and my approach to clients both young and old. In a recent article