I was walking into Safeway the other day and overheard a mom dragging her wily toddler along, commenting, “Come on, slowpoke, let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!” It was innocent enough, but something in her tone of voice sounded...
This post is in partnership with Recess Collective.
We recently moved to the west side of the city, and it’s taken some time to find all the local kids’ hot spots. One of our new favorites, Recess Collective, as it...
Print out these fun activity sheets from our friends at the Magical Attic and get in the spring spirit! Click on an image to print.
When I was pregnant with our first child, my husband, a musician at heart, would put headphones on my belly each night, rejoicing as my bump would begin to undulate under his hand to the sounds of Pink Floyd’s,...
Our resident sleep expert, Dr. Sarah Mitchell, and I recently hosted a Facebook Live to answer your questions about how to handle nap transitions! Every parent knows how precious nap time is for both your baby and for you!
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I haven’t put my child online yet. I don’t want my husband to post photos of him, or our relatives, no one. I am ambivalent because I miss out in sharing his milestones with others and because I passively...
Why can’t we just give in to our toddler's tantrum? What what are we trying to prove to them by not giving them what they want? Are our toddlers really going to learn a lesson in the moment of...
My son is seven. He loves math, science, engineering, crafts, board games, and sports. He is smart, thoughtful, caring, and funny.
I have to remind myself of all his wonderful traits because one thing I cannot cope with is that...
As parents, we all have ways we cope to be able to get everything done and give our children what they need. Sometimes, it is easier to put a band-aid on a situation than deal with it immediately. Some...
I sat down recently with Ayelet Marinovich to talk about her new book, Understanding Your Toddler. Ayelet is a pediatric speech-language pathologist, founder of Strength in Words, and author of Understanding Your Baby. Ayelet explains how and why toddlers learn...
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In recent years, fall has become so much more than pumpkin patches and apple picking for our family. I mean, we do that too.
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