Entering My Kids’ Middle Years
How old are your little ones? Maybe they’re not so small and you’re entering your kids’ middle years, you already know things are beginning to shift in your home. It...
Seasonal Heartache in Motherhood
The switching out of clothes and toys each season reminds me how fast this year and the ones before it have gone in my motherhood. When spring arrives in Minnesota,...
10 Times Your Toddler Thought the World Was Ending
by Annie
Photo Credit: Gina Zeidler Oh the toddler years. They are so full of absolutely hysterical comments, actions, playing and laughing. And also moments of absolute meltdown that rival that of...
The Baby Weaning Blues
by Annie
I think my son would have breastfed until he was five. Going into breastfeeding when he was first born, I intended to let him self-wean. He latched right on within...
Your Grown Son Won’t Eat His Boogers (and Other Worries You Can Let Go)
by Kristin P.
Confession: When we left the hospital with our newborn son, I was convinced we were on the road to a royal mess up. How anyone thought we were capable of...
How to Sleep Train a Preschooler in 25 Easy Steps
by Kristin P.
We’re past middle of the night diaper changes. We’re over 2am feedings. Our crib met the attic more than a year ago and pacifiers are a distant memory. Our son...
A Life with Mini-Bigs
by Cari Dugan
You know how you are pregnant, and then all of a sudden the horror stories start coming in from every angle from everybody? Everybody from your well-intentioned mother to the...
Growing Pains
by Cari Dugan
The thing about parenting that always gets me is that as soon as I think I have figured a child out, they go and do a 180 on me so...
My Biggest Fear
by Karri Larson
Of all the posts I have written for Twin Cities Familys Blog, this is by far the hardest. Not because the content is controversial or because I am conflicted about...
Sending Your Oldest To Kindergarten: Learning to Let Go
by Bert
Have you ever had the privilege of watching a mother bird set her babies out to fly? I was able to watch a little baby bird learn to fly this...
Three Things Your Teenager Needs From You
by Mary
Teenagers are in a difficult position. They’re still children. They’re adults in many ways too. Maybe you’ve heard this last bit of news many times if you have one or...
