My son is 22 months old and naps two hours a day, if the stars are aligned. When the stars are at odds, I’m lucky if I can squeeze 30 minutes out of the deal, and those days are not pretty. Mama needs a minute (or 120 minutes) to stay sane. But unaligned stars are … Read more about The Top 7 Enemies of the Toddler’s Nap
I don’t know if it’s Bee’s personality or her age, but entertaining this 9-month old has proven to be quite a challenge these days! Bee has always preferred constant, new stimulation, but lately we’re experiencing her need-for-speed at a whole new level. Luckily, we’ve landed on a few tips and tricks along the way. Here’s … Read more about How To Entertain a 9-Month Old Baby
A while back, I shared my personal thoughts and techniques/experiences on nurturing the mother-daughter relationship during the early years of motherhood. I also have a little boy at home. My beliefs are mighty surrounding the notion that nurturing the bond between mothers and sons when they are babies and toddlers is integral to what kind of … Read more about 10 Ways Nurturing The Mother Son Relationship During The Early Years
You guys. I have a daughter. A little mini-me as it turns out. I always thought I wanted a girl. When I was pregnant with my first, that is. You know – that quiet part of yourself that you don’t admit to anyone else. Because they ask, oh ‘they’ ask. Which is fine, really. In retrospect – I don’t know … Read more about 8 Ways Nurturing The Mother Daughter Relationship During The Early Years
Recently, I was realizing just how many wonderful life lessons there are to be learned from Disney movies and as I’ve been considering the things I hope to instill in my impressionable young daughter, I thought I would make a list of some of the ones that stuck out to me the most. These are … Read more about 15 Life Lessons For My Kid From Disney Movies
My son, W, lost his first tooth when he was 4 years old. It was one of his bottom teeth in the front row that started to get a wiggle first. As soon as he detected the movement in his tooth, he triumphantly told the world, “THE TOOTH FAIRY IS COMING!” Oh. Right. Oh. Riiiiiiiight. I was not … Read more about 8 Problems only the tooth fairy will understand
The more I get to know my son, W, the more I realize that being competitive is a part of his nature. I think thriving on the energy of competition can propel a person to amazing things, but when you are young it can be terrifying. As someone who is not very competitive, I used … Read more about 5 Ways I’m teaching my kid to be a good sport (both on and off the field)
In a few weeks, my 6-year-old son, W, will embark on the grand adventure known as The First Grade. This is incredibly exciting for me because I have very fond memories of my own first grade year, and I’d love for W to experience the kind of magic and wonder that year held for me. My teacher, … Read more about 7 Ways to help ease your kid’s back-to-school anxiety
My son W recently started taking karate at our local YMCA. Earlier this week I was helping him get ready for class and I had this crazy moment of panic. “PLEASE don’t let my kid become a Johnny Lawrence!” Everything I know about karate comes from The Karate Kid franchise. Of course you guys all remember Johnny, … Read more about 11 Things I want my son to learn from ’80s movies
Sometimes the world our kids are growing up in feels totally foreign to us as parents. When we were little, entertainment was playing outside or watching Saturday morning cartoons. These days, kids have 24/7 access to television, movies, video games, and more. By the age of 12, the majority of kids in America have cell phones, and nearly all kids have … Read more about Even though the world has changed, we can still raise good kids.