Crafts
Father’s Day Car Photo Cube
Make dad a whole traffic jam of photo cubes to remind him who’s number one on Father’s Day! Here’s how you can make a car photo cube for the dad in your life.
Holidays
Year-End Gifts Your Children’s Teachers Really Want
I have begun shopping for teachers’ gifts. What sort of gifts do you give the people to whom you entrusted your children for the entire year? I find it difficult to find gifts that truly show how much I really appreciate all that they have done for my child.
Big Kid
A Summer Manifesto For The Big Kids
There’s a no-man’s land, I think, in those big-tween/young-teen years, when it comes to summer break. Here’s my current Summer Manifesto for this summer. What’s yours?
Postpartum
Post-Baby, Postpartum Visiting Pitfalls
Things to avoid when visiting or staying with brand-new parents.
Big Kid
Having The Sex Talk with Your Child
We finally had The Sex Talk with our firth grade son. A long talk. A couple of talks, in fact. And throughout the process, we all learned a few things about the best way to handle discussing sex at this age and stage.
Resources
Vote on Our June Alpha Mom Parenting Book Club Pick
Vote between “Daring Greatly,” “The Whole-Brain Child” and “Sticks and Stones” for our next Alpha Mom parenting book selection.
Pregnancy
When You’re Tangled in Your Safety Net
I’m 17 and pregnant. My family is wonderfully helpful…to the point that I’m afraid I won’t be allowed to raise my own baby! How can I ask them to back off without alienating my support system?
Big Kid
Lessons From An Accidental Homeschooler
I never thought I’d homeschool my kid, but somehow this is where we ended up. Spoiler: We both kind of love it.
Big Kid
Being a Teen Today
Teenagers today are dealing with incredible pressures but in some ways they are still very much the same.
Baby
Lessons You Learn From Motherhood
Motherhood is full of opportunities to learn important, and not so important, lessons. You might as well laugh through them all.
Holidays
Bottle Cap Bookmarks Craft for Mother’s Day
Craft up a useful gift for Mother’s Day. Bottle Cap Bookmarks are the perfect handmade gift for kids to easily make for mom, grandma or other loved ones!
Holidays
Mother’s Day Framed Bouquet Craft Gift
Need something you can whip up quickly that is sure to put a smile on your mother’s or grandmother’s face on Mother’s Day? How about a framed bouquet!?
Big Kid
The Secret To Blending A Family
The secret to successfully blending a family is making peace with it being messy and ongoing and scary and wonderful.
Parenting
To Tubal Or Not To Tubal
Should I get a tubal ligation done during my C-section? Or is that too much, all at once?
Holidays
Celebrate Star Wars Day: May the Fourth Be With You
May 4th is the official Star Wars Day (May the Fourth be With You!). Here’s a fun printable with cut-outs to decorate your desserts for the day. Perfect for a Star Wars celebration or even a party.
Young Child
Teacher Appreciation Gift: iTunes Gift Cards
As Teacher Appreciation Week and the school year-end approaches, here is a fun and free printable card to present an iTunes gift card as a thank you.
Big Kid
Difficult Parenting Situations Turned… Cooperative?
Can a “cooperative kid” be made of a troubled teen? With a lot of parental changes (and tongue-biting), signs point to yes.
Big Kid
Dear Cal: Advice To My Teenage Daughter (Part 1)
A couple of life lessons I have learned and want to pass on to my 13-year-old daughter, Cal, before she enters high school about age and frenemies.
Your Life
How To Make a Decision When You’re Too Afraid To Make a Decision
I have two job offers and a million people I’ll be letting down if I choose either option. How can I stop trying to please everyone else long enough to figure out what I want?
Young Child
Ugg Envy: When Your Child Wants a Name Brand and It’s Just Not in the Budget
Solutions for when your child wants a name brand item that you simply can’t afford.