You Know, the Martyr Dies (On Self-Fulfillment)
{Photo credit: Anna Lygocki Photography} I love strategizing how to get to yes, and I love saying “yes” even when I’m saying “no.” I am very good at saying “yes.”...
Starting Our New Year on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
This year our family New Year’s Resolution was to become more civic minded and focus on service in our community. Admittedly, two weeks later, we are off to a slow...
The 30-Minute Spa
by Kim
Something magical happened to me the other day. I was transported to a high class spa and treated like a queen! I soaked in a tub with the most soothing...
My Only Resolution: Being Intentional
Oh, 2016. So many of us are ready to see you go. While there are always good things {and I truly believe that: that within the hard stuff, there are...
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...
Read, Talk, Sing!
Parents are often awestruck by how much their baby learns and grows in that first year of life. A baby actually starts developing communication skills from the moment they’re born....
5 Non-Parenting Books for New Parents
by Daci Platt
Ah, summer: the time of year to buy a new book, throw it in your beach bag, and promptly forget about it while you follow your children around the beach, reapplying...
A Lazy Mom’s Guide to Kindergarten Readiness
by Maureen Zhao
I used to be a good teacher. Until I got my own kid. I also used to be really good at telling parents what they should and shouldn’t do to...
Relax. Recover. Regroup.
by Lauren Jerle
Aside from a few weekend getaways, my husband and I have never taken an extended vacation together in the seven years we’ve been together. I am pretty content at home...
One of Those Weeks
by Annie
It’s been one of those weeks. I have an equal number of clean, unfolded clothes in laundry baskets as dirty. My floors have more dirt, dust, food and dog hair...
Roger the Rabbit and the Power to Put Your Kid to Sleep
by Kim
Have you heard of this new book yet? It’s called The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep: A New Way of Getting Children to Sleep by Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin, a...
Quiet Times
by Cari Dugan
I would say that for the most part I am a pretty relaxed mom. Even when the kids were little and other moms were fretting over dirty pacifiers, unexplained rashes,...
Thanks, But No Thanks
by Leah Pihlaja
A recent article on 6 Baby Items You Don’t Need was posted where Ami mentioned nixing the diaper genie (yes, the heaven-sent diaper genie that leaves fumes lingering in your house...
