There are few greater surges of joy and pride than when your child takes those first shaky steps. This is quickly followed by a realization that hits you like a sobering splash in the face: You have a toddler.
As...
Today I was in my bedroom finishing up a brief phone call when I heard swooshhhhh, swooshhhhh coming from the bathroom.
About twenty minutes earlier, both my kids had taken those (rather large) plastic cups into the bathroom to bathe...
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
See the line where the sky meets the sea? it calls meAnd no one knows how far it goes
Pretty sure you recognize exactly which two films these lines are from! You can...
“I feel like he should be talking more by now.” In a world in which we are inundated with information about what our children “should be” doing and “have to” to do, it’s very easy for us as parents...
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...
If you are looking for ways to save space, save money, and encourage your child to play independently, then allow me to present the Toy Swap Bin. The idea is simple, but the result is genius.
How It Works
You...
Some of my earliest childhood memories with my parents and grandparents are of them teaching me basic table manners and social manners. The lessons continued well into my high school years, and, every now and then, when I catch...
I get strange looks when I tell people that my weekend plans include a theatre performance, with my kids. For most, this conjures up images of screaming children being whisked up a dark aisle and out into the lobby...
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Each year from September 15th to October 15th, we celebrate the Latin American culture during the same time that countries like Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico and Chile celebrate their national independence...
Potty training can be a daunting task. When to start? How to do it? If you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the potty training information out there, fear no more. I read everything I could find on the topic and...