Have you decided to take the plunge into potty training? Have fun! There are so many different tried-and-true methods that you can rely on, but no matter what you choose, here are some tips and tricks to make any method easier and survivable both during the initial potty training boot camp and in the months following. Bear in mind, no
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Have you taken a COVID-19 test yet? It’s not terrible, but it’s certainly unpleasant. Anxiety of a positive test result notwithstanding, it’s no fun to have to deal with an extra-long swab going all the way up to what is surely the edge of your brain for 30 seconds. But what do you do with little kids? We recently had
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If you’re anything like me, the first Tuesday at Target after Halloween is the most exciting day at Target each year. The store rapidly starts to transition from fall to the holidays, and it shows with all the lights going up first. It’s so much fun to wander the aisles and think about what to get for the kids in
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My family has gone to every length to protect our family from COVID since March. We’ve masked, we’ve distanced and we’ve enveloped ourselves in a very small community of friends to get through this time together. We never expected to be exposed – until we were. We were spending time with friends on a Saturday night in October. We took
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Whether you haven’t seen the outside world since March or you’re beginning to hunker down more tightly at the onset of cold and flu season, having a small home can make quarantine feel like an exercise in exposure therapy to claustrophobia. When I say small, I mean it. I’ve got 900 square feet and an open concept. While our open
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I don’t know about you, but I didn’t think I’d want to be a stay-at-home-mom (SAHM). I started the parenting game several years later than most of my friends and was enjoying the fruits of an advancing career. When I became pregnant, I envisioned myself as the kind of mother that would take her three months of maternity leave and
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“Don’t worry; once the baby comes and you start nursing, all that weight will fall right off!” Does this sound familiar to you? I can’t tell you how many times I was told this before my daughter was born, and it brought me a great sense of relief as I battled internally with the fact that my pregnancy had earned
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Learning to breastfeed can be challenging for any mom, whether it’s your first child or your fifth. Every child is different and your body continues to change with each pregnancy. If your birth experience includes a planned or unplanned c-section, don’t panic. You can still breastfeed your child if you choose to and use that opportunity to bond and grow
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Losing a baby is never part of any mama’s plan. Unfortunately, miscarriage and infant loss are all-too-common. Whether you have experienced this hardship or not, understanding this type of trauma can be confusing and hard to bear. March of Dimes reports that up to 15% of pregnancies end in miscarriage (loss of the baby before 20 weeks in utero), and
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At this point of unexpectedly homeschooling your kids this year, you are probably in weeks 1-3 and wondering, “How in the world are we going to do this all year?” Valid question. Pop quiz: What’s the most important thing to a teacher when preparing for the first few weeks of a new school year? A. Inviting and welcome classroom layout
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