Parenting

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

Lying is bad. That’s what you tell your kids about three seconds before telling them that if they don’t pick up their toys right now their Elf on the Shelf is going to fly back to the North Pole while they sleep and tell Santa all about how naughty they were and Christmas isn’t going […] More

If you are having a baby this year, you’re going to be very excited about all the cool new baby products that are available for parents this year. If you are having your second baby this year, you’re going to be amazed just how many new products you have to choose from for your new […] More

Children on the autism spectrum have every right to know about their diagnosis. As a child, perhaps they might be too young if diagnosed early to understand. That does not mean, however, they shouldn’t be introduced to what’s going on with their life. Your child has to grow up with this diagnose and the earlier […] More

Kids are so much fun. They’re also perfectly capable of making you entirely crazy at times. It happens to all of us; our kids make us feel like the most super hero people on the planet and then they make us feel like locking the bathroom door, sitting on the floor and crying in defeat. […] More

It’s not a problem I’ve ever experienced firsthand, but I’ve seen it on several occasions with friends and family. Not all babies like to wear diapers (come on, like you like to stay dressed all the time, right?) all the time. It happens. Sometimes being free is more comfortable (especially when it’s hot) but it’s […] More