Parenting

Kids are such tiny little blessings. They’re also the most maniacal, crazed lunatics on the planet when they do not get their way and something is not to their satisfaction. It can be something big, such as a missed birthday party or something small, such as an imperfectly circular sandwich. Kids are unpredictable little ticking […] More

It’s snowing and cold and you have no idea what to do with your kids when you can’t go outside. They are wound tight and you are wound even tighter. The whines and the boredom and the craziness are driving you completely nuts and you have no idea what to do to keep your kids […] More

One of the best and one of the stupidest things we ever did as parents was provide our kids with tablets so that they could play games of their own. Tired of them using our iPads and wasting our battery life and being that we travel often, we thought their own tablets would make life […] More

Sleep training is a controversial method of getting a baby to sleep through the night. And we say controversial because it’s not something many people are willing to admit they try and it’s something a lot of people are willing to admit they look down upon. Here’s the deal; as the mother of four, my […] More

Being a mother is far more difficult and more rewarding than anything else I’ve done in my life. In 31 years, not one thing I’ve faced in life has been more of a beautiful experience than being a mother. At the same time, nothing else has been as terrifying. Even though I’ve been blessed with […] More

Sometimes you hear something so inspirational and so meaningful it becomes impossible to forget these words. Sometimes it’s something meaningless and not intended to become inspirational, and sometimes it’s a quote by someone famous that really makes you think. Being a parent and raising kids sometimes requires words of encouragement, and we find ourselves looking […] More

This is a subject that is very close and personal to me after my Saturday evening. My husband and I are the very proud, very happy parents to four beautiful little ones. Three girls (almost 6, 3 and 10-months) and a little boy (10 months – he’s a twin) are the little people we love […] More

Let me preface what I’m about to say with a very open and very honest, “Moms rock,” campaign. Moms do rock (except the ones who don’t). Moms are the single most able, capable, inspiring, strong, sensitive, caring, loving, motivated, productive people to ever walk this earth, and they are literally awesome. I’m a mom; I […] More

Let me start by saying that if I had some sort of magic answer that would allow us all to alleviate the pain our teething babies feel, I would give it to you. But I don’t. I am the mother of four kids (all with teeth, I say with pride) and two of those are […] More

Literacy is one of the most important things that kids will learn. Reading is one of the biggest keys to success in life, and you might be surprised just how many children never learn to read and how many adults are going through life without a concept of how to read right now. It’s sad, […] More