Tips for Raising a Healthy Eater
{Disclosure: We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Kinderberry Hill with this post – their Education Coordinator, a mom herself, is here to talk about encouraging healthy eating habits, especially during the holidays.} As...
I’m Sorry: A Man’s Miscarriage Journey
After years of infertility, this story shares a man’s perspective having just completed a first round of IVF. I always thought my wife would wake me, positive pregnancy test in hand....
Detachment Parenting
by Annie
My partner and I have long joked that we practiced attachment parenting for the first six months of our kids’ lives, then switched to detachment parenting! We thought we were...
You Are In Control
by Cari Dugan
Every since our children were little, we established with them that their bodies are theirs and theirs alone. They controlled who they allowed to give them hugs and kisses. We...
The Truth About Turning 40
by Kristin P.
I’ve been working up to this day my whole life. Like a lighthouse flashing in the distance, I always knew it was coming. What started as a faint pinprick of...
Great-Grandma’s Last Gift
by Maureen Zhao
I grew up spending my summers at my grandparents’ lake home in Wisconsin. A couple dozen grandchildren cramped into bedrooms, piled in bunk beds and sleeping bags, snuggled together with fingertips...
Confessions of a “Bad Mom”
{Photo credit: Sarah Elizabeth Photography} After spending a month straight with both of my wonderful, young children, my MBFF (mom best friend forever) and I decided we needed a child-free...
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Charts
by Emily
Anyone out there have a spirited child? The one who questions authority, will “NEVER” do _____, who argues with any and all ideas, even if it’s to go get ice cream because...
Sponsored Post: Five Ways to Talk to Children About Political Campaigns
{Disclaimer: We have partnered with The Goddard School to bring you some advice on talking to your children about the upcoming elections. Political campaigns can dominate the media at times, and occasionally the...
6 Ways CostCo Has Helped Raise My Kids
by Kim
Ask me how my love affair with Costco began and I’ll tell you about the best wedding gift we received. A friend of ours was working at CostCo at the...
Band of Mothers
by Kim
I LOVE my mom friends! I have a handful of close friends who are also moms and honestly, I don’t think I could survive parenting without them. They are my...
Learning About Hearing Loss
It’s important to me that my kids are happy and enjoy the world and their lives around them. What seemed like just a “twin” thing turned into something so much more....
Finding ME Again (in all of THIS)
I brushed shoulders with her and we didn’t recognize each other. She’s in a hurry, rushing to some meeting. On her phone, in her stilettos with her nice clean clothes and...
Are Your Kids Good Neighbors?
by Tammie
When my kids were younger, they were fascinated with our neighbors. A dear couple of working professionals enthusiastically listened to my daughter’s chatter over the fence on a daily basis. An...
