I think most of us are guilty of uttering The phrase, “When I’m a mom I will never do (blank),” before you have kids. One of those resolutions for me was that I would never co-sleep with my kids....
I wish I could stop time right now because this is my favorite age so far of my son - 18 months. He and I are in this groove where our days are flying by and we’re having a...
Growing up, my mama made school lunches for all three of us girls. When I was in elementary school, lunch primarily consisted of a sandwich, canned fruit, Ruffles potato chips, a cookie, and a juice box. Sometimes, my mama would...
A friend of mine recently dated a guy who was from, what I’ve come to refer to as, a “naked family” – that is, a family where even as adults, nudity just isn’t a big deal. She learned this...
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For this month’s book club post we have a special guest: the author of this month’s book, Chris Palmer!
(Note: he’s also my Dad!)
He wrote the recently published book, Raise Your Kids to Succeed....
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Toddlers. They make no sense, amiright? Does anyone really know what level of behavior to expect from them? How do we set boundaries while also respecting their underdeveloped impulse control? I am going...
Around the country, teenagers are stepping up and speaking out against gun violence and demanding gun reform after yet another violent school shooting. Regardless of your stance on this issue, it is inspiring to see kids using the only...
With three kids ages 5 and under, including a young infant, I’m deep in “milestone-tracking” territory. Checkups seem to be checklists more than anything else, as my kids continue to develop into humans who might have some hope of...
Like many of us, I am still in utter disbelief and sorrow that there has been yet another school shooting. I struggle enough with how to manage my own reactions to this catastrophic tragedy, and it is deeply saddening...
I should have known this was coming. It happened with son #1, so it shouldn’t have surprised me when it happened with son #2. But it did. Right around the 9-10 month mark, he abruptly started refusing his bottle. ...
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