Teaching our kids how to read isn’t solely the job of their preschool or kindergarten teacher — it’s something that starts at home. I’ve come up with a new way to help my preschooler learn how to read. Follow along and hopefully, you’ll acquire…
When you begin potty-training your child, you expect it will be bad, but you’re never prepared for it to be that bad. It’s like when Evie the dog and a Roomba got together and decorated everything with puppy poo at its worst, and at…
Babies learn to recognize your voice early on. It can comfort and soothe them when they are fussy or afraid. Somewhere between the age of five and seven months, babies understand the sound of their name and that it refers to them. It’s natural…
Halloween means a lot of things to a lot of people. Some people celebrate the glory of All Hallow’s Eve – where the spirits of the dead may (or may not) walk among the living. For most of us parents, it could be a…
The weather is warming up, and we can finally start letting the kids play outside again. Unfortunately, warmer weather always brings those April showers that leave us stuck indoors with toddlers who are full of energy with nowhere to use it. We all love…
Living with a toddler is a lot of fun, except when it isn’t. It’s OK. You can agree for just a minute and not feel guilty. We’re all parents and caregivers here. The day-to-day is beautiful but chaotic, fun but insane, worth all the…
Being the parent of a toddler is amazing. There’s activity around every corner — some of it full of mischief. There’s artwork on my walls, intentional and not-so-intentional. There’s a pile of toys waiting to be dumped onto the floor every evening — and…
As a kid, snow days are magical and full of wonder. Do you remember jumping up and down on your bed with your pajamas inside out hoping that this magical combination would cancel school?! (No? Just me…) As a parent, though, they are filled…
Co-sleeping is one of those hot topic debate questions. And we aren’t talking co-sleeping with your tiny baby right now, we are talking about co-sleeping with your toddler. There are people completely for it and there are those completely against it. You might find…
Now that we’ve made it past Halloween, Thanksgiving is swiftly approaching, and with it comes fantastic food, good company and endlessly energetic toddlers trying to get into everything from the oven to the liquor cabinet and everything in between. Let us be the first…