It was three years ago when I realized my daughter needed to go on a gluten-free diet. Pretty much everything my child loved to eat, she couldn’t have anymore.
The best ways to offset the unfortunate diaper-related side effects of antibiotics.
This artist is now doing beautiful customized articulated paperdolls on commission. What a lovely keepsake to frame and display.
One of the most difficult things I have found about being a mother surprised me. It wasn’t the sleepless nights or the tantrums. It’s the “letting go.”
Chinese New Year is right around the corner and we’ve got a new printable for you to color and put together!
A first-world problem for sure, but…what DO you do when you suspect a babysitter or housecleaner is stealing from you?
I’m trying to build a small gallery of portraits of my son during childhood. Here’s another artist who’s work I found and loved!
What works? What’s essential? And what’s a complete waste of your money and time?
I have been slowly commissioning affordable custom portraits of my son. My plan is to have a gallery of framed drawings, paintings, sketches and silhouettes of my son at different ages in childhood. I have several already, mostly from artists found on Etsy. Here’s a recent find.
The latest fad in miracle jewelry meets some healthy skepticism.
Here’s a free Valentine’s printable card that your child can assemble on his or her own. It makes a great alternative to a candy-based valentine!
I’m sure there isn’t a parent out there who doesn’t want to give their child a better life than what they had. But at what cost does giving “everything” come?
Exercise is good for you! So why is it so hard to get information about what’s safe and what’s not?
My 16-month-old is still waking up every two hours at night. What do I do?
I have to travel for work in the near future. Should I wean my baby ahead of time? During? Not at all?
I have been asked how I am talking to my young children about the shootings in Arizona. My answer is, I’m not.
Problem: Grandma likes stuffing little Susie full of junk food all day long. Double Problem: You’re not actually little Susie’s mom.
Can your choice of diaper affect your baby’s motor skill development? Wait, what?
With so many titles and conflicting information out there, what’s a newly pregnant woman to do? Or buy?
After a hiatus in December (I figured your calendars we just a liiiitle full), we’re back with some ideas for this month.
Make this the year you finally figure out where all the money goes…and how to stop some of it from getting away from you in the first place.
Peanut butter, milk, eggs, honey and more: What risks are true, which ones are exaggerated, and what even the “experts” don’t have a clue about.
My mother-in-law refuses to take my child’s nut allergy seriously. What should we do?
I don’t think perfection in parenting exists, but every day I try, not to reach perfection, but to do the best I can and to learn to appreciate the imperfect.
On route to our first family vacation, we survived taxis and airports and transfers. But nothing prepared us for the wall-hitting boredom of the…customs line.
We love getting updates from past advice-seekers to let us all know how (or IF) their particular situation panned out for them in the end. And Christmas Eve seems like as good of a time as any to share a few updates with the rest of the class.
Who says you have to have snow to make snowmen? Here’s a fun way to make them indoors and stay cozy while you’re at it!
Maybe the question isn’t why some kids are bullies, but rather why the rest of the kids are not stepping up to stop it.
Everything I ever wished somebody had told me about pumping breastmilk…and a couple of things somebody DID tell me that I wish I’d listened to.
How many times would you let someone snub, ignore and hurt you before you just plan gave up? What if that someone…was your parent?
Ah, that good ol’ festive refrain of WHY AREN’T YOU DRINKING? OMG ARE YOU PREGNANT?
Here are some easy photo cards that you can print out, or if you have some basic Photoshop skills you can customize the card and e-mail it to your friends. It’s all made by us for you for free.
The eternal holiday question: Is Santa lying to your kids, harmless fun…or something more meaningful than that?
Lying is a necessary part of parenting. Any parent that tells me they never lie to their kids, well, I think they are lying.
The Thanksgiving Feather Hunt! Our family’s super fun way to keep the little ones occupied while some of us desperately try to perfect grandma’s gravy recipe.
A peek at my kids’ ultimate holiday wish lists. Lots of fun and interesting gift ideas for toddlers, preschoolers and young kids.
A simple way to re-use plastic berry baskets! With just a few supplies your house can be full of sparkly snowflakes.
While decorating for the holidays with the family, I asked my kids about their favorite family tradition. Their answer surprised me.
Are toy guns an inevitable part of Christmas morning with little boys? Is it fruitless to fight them…or irresponsible not to?
The day I was married I was given a Christmas ornament by my neighbors. A new tradition started when I opened that little crystal charm on a red satin ribbon.
The latest in our ongoing series of Can This Grandparent Be Trusted To Babysit? Communication is key– voicing your concerns and having an honest conversation may be the key for building a healthy babysitting relationship.
The holidays are upon us! Don’t go out in the cold to shop for holiday wrap, just print out these gift tags, small enclosure cards and wine bottle hangers.
I want to honor my father by giving his name to my son. My mother sees it as honoring the “bad guy” in an ugly divorce.
I want to stop the frenzy of the holidays and simplify things, not just in gift giving, but in all aspects of the holiday season.
Who doesn’t love to play with rubber stamps? The problem is they can be pricey and it’s tough to find the perfect design. So, we teach you how to make our own.
No matter what I do, our fancy cloth diapers SMELL TERRIBLE. Did I ruin them? What do I do now?
Developmental delays in preschoolers rarely set you down a straight path. What to do when you’re handed more forks in the road than you can handle.
I remember when I was a child my grandmother had certain programs on television that she liked to watch. She referred to them as her “shows.”
