Surprise! We’re Pregnant!
Remember that first moment when you had the inkling that you might be pregnant? First, you were excited, followed by nervous, proceeded quickly by scared witless but then, after a breath or two, you...
View ArticleCure for the Common Tantrum
Have you ever been caught out in public with your proverbial parent pants down watching helplessly as your kid slips into what can only be referred to as an apocalyptic meltdown, only to see strangers...
View ArticleSnow Cream: What Childhood Memories Are Made Of
We just had our first substantial snow here in the Midwest. The girls have waited all season for this snow. There is just something magical about snow; to adults and children alike. The girls...
View ArticleCaregivers May Need Refresher in Ever Changing Child Safety Tips
I am a child of the 70’s, which means my parents parented in the time of rampant reckless endangerment of children. In retrospect, it was almost as dangerous as living in the time of cholera without...
View ArticleWhen Should you Talk to Your Child about Sex?
My girls are 5 and 7. I look at them and I can still see the lingering halo of the newborns they were not so long ago. I suppose that sweet lingering never completely goes away, but children are...
View ArticleBébé Day by Day
Journalist and mom, Pamela Druckerman who shared the story of her own young family’s life in France in her book Bringing up Bébé has written a new book, Bébé Day by Day. In Bringing up Bébé...
View ArticleWhy It’s Important to Teach Your Kids About Their Heritage
How important is it that you teach your children about their cultural background? I think it is my duty to instill in my girls a pride in their culture. I’ve spent my life being a cultural chameleon,...
View ArticleLaundry Gel Packets Hazardous to Your Child’s Health
Hey moms, here’s one more safety issue for you to worry about, in case you didn’t already have enough things to worry about. I remember when my girls were toddler they were into everything. It was...
View ArticleYour Kid’s Fat and It’s Probably Your Fault
We all know that there is an increase in childhood obesity. It’s at an all time high. We have some idea where this is coming from; an over abundance of unhealthy fast food options in supersizes, and a...
View ArticleAt What Age Should Children Begin to Date?
My husband and I fundamentally disagree about when our daughters should start dating. He says 30. I say she can date at 15-years-old with a chaperone, 16 in a group, and 17-years-old unchaperoned,...
View ArticleHelp for the Biting Toddler
Does your toddler bite? My girls are past the toddler stage, but when they were small, especially my youngest, she wanted to bite everything in site. Not a day went by that she didn’t leave the...
View ArticleHappiness Is Being a Priority in Your Own Life
I am a mommy, first and foremost. It’s a fact of my life. I love it. I chose it. This is not something that someone sprung on me. This was something that I intentionally chose. I love being a mom but...
View ArticleThe Importance of Swimming Lessons
My daughters are young; not toddlers or babies but they are 6 and 8. Just old enough to think they can do everything, but still a little too young to do a lot of things. This year we are taking...
View ArticleMy Teacher Hates Me! How to Handle Personality Conflicts
One of the reasons I started homeschooling in the first place was that my eldest daughter, a mere second grader at the time, was treated badly in her class, by the teacher, and we could not resolve it....
View ArticleNew Guidelines for First Foods May Surprise You
My nephew is 18 months old and there are still foods my sister won’t allow him to eat, which I totally understand because when my girls were in the toddler years, I was very strict about when certain...
View ArticleDon’t Fall into the Empty Threat Pit
We’ve probably all done it, right? You’re finally sitting down for the first time in what seems like days and you are in the middle of a particularly steamy, juicy scene in the book you’re reading when...
View ArticleWant Your Kids to Do Better in School? Get to Know the Teacher
As I write this, my kids have started school for their first full year in a conventional school setting. It doesn’t seem to be getting any easier for me! I am trying very hard to keep my feelings to...
View Article5 Ways to Celebrate Fall as a Family
Fall has always been my favorite time of year. I have lived on the East Coast and been amazed at the gorgeous, rich colors that turns that area of the country into a sort of geographical peacock. I...
View Article5 Reasons Your Kids Don’t Listen to You
I see parents struggling with their kids in public all the time and it makes me sad. Some of these kids run wild while the parent is obviously unable to control them. Listen, if you can’t control a...
View ArticleParenting Didn’t Used to Be Complicated
I’ve found that parenting has gotten more complicated as the years go by. Oh I am not talking about the differences between parenting a toddler and parenting a teen — I am talking about the differences...
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