Keeping Connections After Divorce
Parenting can feel like an isolating experience. Making friends with other moms and dads can be intimidating and honestly, sucks sometimes. For me, as a single parent I struggled to feel welcome amongst coupled parents. My experience altered vastly from those who had never faced divorce, custody battles, and the complications of being outside from potential circles of support. So while friends helped me as best as they could… I just struggled to make meaningful connections w
Normalize Toddler Jerks
Admit it..... I won't shame you....Toddlers can be jerks. There was a time I announced to other parents: “If I survive until he is 4 I will have achieved a miracle.” True story. I didn’t know if I would ever see the other side of 2, 3, and 4. Parenting a toddler and early preschooler requires buckets of confidence, pools of persistence and one hell of a support system. So how do you get said pool of persistence? Know the enemy. Toddlers are designed to test their parents… the
We Don't Just Play
Over the last two and half years our playgroup has connected families to one another and to a variety of formal and informal resources within Weld County. In the last year we have collaborated with First Congregational Church and community partners to donate over $1,000 to families in need of assistance. Supporters of our group have donated over $5,000 in services and goods to Footprints in just under three years. The generous contributions have helped our playgroup community
