Maybe your kids slept well as infants or maybe they didn’t, but if you're like every other parent I know, once your child hit the age of two or three—essentially about the time when they transition out of their...
Before my son was walking, I never worried about the shoes on his feet. For infants, shoes are nothing more than an accessory, so even though I always found those infant Nikes and Converses super cute, I didn’t find...
Screen time has become one of the most hotly debated topics in our culture. While we all try to be idealistic, I think most parents at this point aren’t deciding IF their child has screen time but HOW and...
I have a recurring fantasy. It consists entirely of me going about my daily business for a single hour alone. No, “Watch this/can you get me/help me/I need/Mom/Mommy/MOM!”
Motherhood is many wonderful things. It can also be smothering, especially when...
I sat down with our resident sleep expert, Dr. Sarah Mitchell, in our most recent Facebook Live to talk about newborn sleep. In our 25 minute discussion, we focused on the littlest of babies, ages 0 to 8 weeks...
School comes with many stressors for kids, including the pressure to succeed in after-school activities and problems with peers in the classroom, as well as the everyday challenges of classes and homework. As a parent, it’s important to look...
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Do you want to expose your child to art education without signing them up for an expensive art class? How about an art class at home without, yet again, another drop-off...
Twelve hours before my daughter’s 5th birthday party, I made a horrible discovery. No, I hadn’t forgotten to pick up the cake or put the wrong time on the invitation. Every decoration, goodie bag, and utensil was accounted for....
Recently, I had one of those rare moments where I actually got to see the fruits of my parenting labors. It was pretty amazing.
We were standing in a hotel bathroom in Greece when my three-year-old daughter began to get...
When I was pregnant with my daughter Ilse, I only traveled twice: a two-week holiday to Hong Kong during my first trimester and a New Year’s trip to Seattle in December of that same year. Afterward, I was planted....
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2025 Mother’s Day – Ultimate Gifts for HER
For Mother's Day, be sure to give the mama(s) in your life some ME time! If you want to pamper and spoil mama more,...
