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...
The post is in partnership with Yellow Spot: Sun 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....
This post is in partnership with MVCode. I refrained from signing my first grader up for a lot of after school activities in advance of the school year because I knew she'd inevitably change her mind about what she wanted...
This post is in partnership with MVCode. Figuring out how to get my children's afterschool activities to align is like playing a game of Tetris. I definitely don't want them to be too overscheduled because I believe in the importance...

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