Holidays
Holiday Letter Writing Advice (the Not-So-Serious Version)
Make your holiday letter a little more realistic this year with these (not very serious) tips!
Big Kid
Drive, Baby, Drive: Time for my Youngest to Step on the Gas
As we ever-so-gently force my youngest to get behind the wheel, he’s learning he’s more capable than he thought, and I’m delighting in watching him do so.
Toddler
To Nap or Not To Nap
An expectant mom needs help sorting out her toddler’s nap schedule without too much disruption especially before the new baby arrives. Which is basically any minute now.
Big Kid
Like spreading out an enormous pile of rocks
Graduation is almost here, and so are all of the feelings that accompany it. Time to make a to-do list and focus on that, I guess.
Baby
Swaddling & SIDS: A Common Sense Look at “That Study”
Has a new study REALLY established a link between swaddling and SIDS? Let’s ignore the scary headlines and take a deeper look.
Food & Home
A Baseball-Themed Lunch for Little League Season
Have a kid or kids crazy for baseball? Tis the season. We’ve got a cute baseball-themed lunch box idea perfect for school or for noshing in the stands during practice.
Holidays
Printable Mother’s Day Gift Coupons from the Kids
Great and free last minute Mother’s Day gifts for mom… coupons for what she really wants.
Big Kid
Help, My Teens Refuse to Study!
A reader wants to know how you teach kids to study when they’re resistant to doing so. This may not be the answer she wants, but it’s all I’ve got.
Young Child
On Tying (and Buying) Kids’ Shoes
How do you teach your kid how to tie their shoes?
Big Kid
Surprise: Both My Kids Start College in the Fall
My youngest is about to embark on a new adventure: college (as a dual-enrolled high schooler)! It’s weird and wonderful and scary and awesome.
Holidays
DIY Kitchen Garden Gift for Mom
We love these succulent plants that are planted into recycled food tin cans. They are cute DIY gifts for Mother’s Day.
Young Child
Potty Training the Super-Resistant Kid
What do you do if your three year old just won’t sit on the potty when you want to toilet-train her for preschool in September, when she’ll be four already?
Holidays
Mother’s Day Cards Done Right
We’ve created a series of Mother’s Day cards that celebrate powerful, strong, fabulous women but they’re also so much fun.
Crafts
Homemade Wind Chimes for Mom (Mother’s Day Gift DIY)
What makes these beaded windchimes extra special (besides that your kid(s) helped craft them) is that dangling at the bottom are “picture jewels,” or images of your kid(s).
Big Kid
ADHD in the Dorm: What To Buy
Those generic “what to buy for your college freshman” lists are missing some key items for our kids coping with ADHD. I’ve got some additions for that list.
Toddler
The New Sibling Regression: Aggression & Defiance
Parents have gone back to work after their paternity and maternity leaves and are concerned that their older toddler daughter is too aggressive with her new sibling and has been generally too defiant. Is this new behavior something to be concerned about or typical given the changes at home?
Big Kid
College is Looming, But Will We Kill Each Other First?
Oh, those halcyon final days of high school when… your college-bound teen knows everything and you’re just stupid. Yeah. Um. Take a deep breath.
Relationships
Co-Parenting in an Unhappy Relationship
A mom to a toddler thinks her daughter’s father is a wonderful co-parent but not a great partner. She’s wondering whether her unhappiness is a result of relationship growing pains or a bigger problem.
Holidays
Earth Day Craft: Globe Ornaments
A fun and personalized Earth Day craft for kids… DIY globe ornaments.
Baby
When Weaning is Drawing Near
I am trying to welcome this new phase. After 20 months of breastfeeding, letting go of the latch is both hard and good.