Big Kid
How Our Blind Dog Taught Me About My Teen Daughter
Our slightly cantankerous second dog has unwittingly helped me to be a better mother to my teenage daughter, because they have a lot in common.
Toddler
Getting to the Root of Fear and Bad Dreams
My preschooler is going through a phase where his fears and anxiety are keeping him and us up at night. How can we help my young child sleep soundly and feel safe through the night?
Holidays
Raisin Box Valentines!
Gift-wrap some naturally sweet snacks, like snack boxes of raisins and dried cranberries, into Class Valentines with our free valentine printable.
Activities
Winter Olympics Craft: Ice Cube Curling in your Bath
Inspired by the winter Olympic sport Curling, we devised a bathtub Ice cube curling game of our own.
Holidays
“Golden Snitch” Lollipop Valentines
Are the kids Harry Potter fans? Our “Golden Snitch” class valentines are easy to make with our preprinted Valentine’s Day Cards.
Health
On Finding a Breast Lump
A young woman found a breast lump and her doctor has asked her to schedule a mammogram and ultrasound. Even though the doctor is not worried, she is freaking out and needs some perspective.
Big Kid
Finding Awesome
I’m learning that it was never my son’s special needs that made his life more challenging, but his lack of self-esteem. What a difference some self-love makes!
Baby
I Love My Children’s Birthdays But Not All the Gifts! So I Decided To Try Something Different.
I love celebrating my kids’ birthdays, but not a fan of all the stuff they receive but don’t need. For one of my daughter’s recent birthday’s we tried something new.
Toddler
Picking Your Daycare Battles
My very young toddler is starting to show interest and progress in potty-training, but she’s in a daycare center class that doesn’t accommodate for potty-trained little ones. She loves this daycare center, what should I do?
Holidays
Class Valentines: Souper Star Printable
Inspired by Andy Warhol’s iconic art, we’ve come up with these super easy-to-make class valentines for fellow Souper Stars! Use our valentine printable to make them.
Big Kid
Snow Days Just Ain’t What They Used To Be
I have fond memories of snow days in upstate New York, but the rare, “modern” snow day in the south just isn’t as magical as what I remember.
Toddler
Sleep Schedules & Early Bird Babies
This mom needs help with her super early morning riser, a baby that only seems to need the minimum of sleep.
Relationships
On Love & Liabilities
A new mom-to-be is not only growing her family but contemplating growing her financial responsibilities by helping her aging parents. Her husband is not on board with the latter. She needs our objective opinions and advice.
Food & Home
Get Ready For Super Bowl Snacking
Whether you love to serve the old standbys or are looking to mix it up a bit this year, everyone knows the Super Bowl is all about the food. Get ready to snack!
Parenting
It Takes A Village (And Some Cheesecake)
Parenting, much like clutter, will suck up all of the available space in your life if you let it. Don’t just find your Village, participate in it (without the kids).
Education
Three Kids, One Homework Packet…and a Million Distractions
A mom needs help teaching her child effective homework skills, especially when there are younger ones around whose homework is to distract their older sibling.
Postpartum
Postpartum Visits: How Helpful is TOO Helpful?
An expectant mom is trying anticipate the balance between her need and wanting of help from her own mom and her husband’s need to private family time on the second time around.
Food & Home
Three Soup Recipes You Should Try This Winter
The weather outside calls for steaming bowls of soup to ward off the winter chill. Here’s a few off-the-beaten-path favorites of ours to try.
Education
Graduation is not the goal; it’s the by-product.
To say the high school goal is to graduate is much like saying one’s career goal is to be successful; both are temporal.
Your Life
Grandpa has a Girlfriend! Did I Get Dumped?
What do you do when granddad has a girlfriend and your child doesn’t want to share attention, and honestly speaking you’re not ready to either?