If you have never experienced ADHD in your everyday life then you may wonder if it’s real. Maybe you think that the child in question just needs more discipline. You may even be tempted to voice your opinion to a parent of a child with ADHD. Please don’t. I believe that most people are coming…
Reading, in general, is on the decline. Instead of picking up a good book, many kids and adults alike would rather play on their phones and tablets, play video games, or watch TV. Because of this, it is more important than ever to to raise kids who love to read. Getting your kids to read…
Whether it’s your first child or your fourth, getting ready for Kindergarten is a huge milestone and getting ready for the big day is an exciting time for both parent and child. A great way to get ready or sharpen skills during the year is to practice with sight word flashcards. While kids learn a lot…
Oh, hello there! If you’ve stopped to read this post you may be wondering if you are also the parent of a high needs toddler. You may need some encouragement, commiseration, or even a shoulder to cry on. Welcome. You’re not alone. Having a child with high needs isn’t for the faint of heart and…
Leaving my corporate insurance job and never looking back was one of the best choices I’ve made for myself. Since leaving my “real job” I am happier, I have more time to spend with my family, and I really don’t miss getting up to an alarm clock every morning. But with the scheduling freedom that…
When children are little it’s so easy to find things to do with them for some one-on-one time. That gets more difficult the older they get. Since they are no longer little kids but aren’t yet adults, finding things to do for a date night with teens can be especially difficult. I haven’t had as much…
My experience with boys was pretty minimal up until I had two of my own. I grew up an only child, the majority of my friends were girls, and the majority of my family is female. Even my extended family is heavily female. Boys were pretty foreign to me. So when the ultrasound tech told…
This post contains affiliate links The breast versus bottle battle will never end, and neither will the negative comments toward both breastfeeding and formula feeding moms. For some reason, how we feed our children is a hot-button issue that really shouldn’t be. As long as a baby is fed, that’s all that should matter. Regardless, both…
This post contains affiliate links. I think we all have that friend who seems to have this parenting thing all figured out. They’re always ready to dive into the next activity and seem to have all the energy in the world for kid stuff. If I’m being honest, I’m kind of jealous of those parents….
when to use backless booster seat If your child is in a convertible car seat or a harnessed booster seat, you may be wondering when to use a backless booster seat. A car seat is the most important child safety choice you will make for your child. Most children transition from their convertible car seat to…
Life doesn’t always work out the way you plan it. When I was in my late teens trying to figure out what I wanted to be and do when I grew up, I thought I had it all figured out. I was going to go to nursing school and have three kids, preferably not all…
It is said that about three out of four car seats are being used incorrectly, but in reality, that is likely a low estimate. I have also seen figures that say 80-95% of them are being used incorrectly which is a huge number. Huge! Your child’s car seat is a device used to keep your…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #1stImpressionsCount #CollectiveBias To me, driving a standard or manual transmission is a dying art. My mother always drove a manual and for the longest time I didn’t know that automatic transmissions existed. When I was fifteen my mother…
Getting teens to want to sit down and connect with the family isn’t always easy. A family game night with teens is a great day to engage them in conversation and catch up on what’s going in their lives. Raising a teenager is sometimes a tricky business and connecting with them can be difficult at…
When I was in grade school I wanted desperately to be left handed. There was something exotic about those few kids who wrote with their left hand and I felt like being a righty was so ordinary. So much so that I started to eat and brush my teeth left handed just for fun and…
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Horizon Organic. The opinions and text are all mine. My son Red is fourteen and going into the tenth grade in just a couple of weeks. How did this happen? Last year when he started high school it seemed unreal to me but this…
This post is dedicated to my friend Marc who passed away May 10, 2014 from complications from the flu. He was 39 years old. Yeah, yeah, I know. This is a hot button issue and I fully expect to ruffle some feathers here, but it’s time that the 90% of us who vaccinate speak out….
These days more and more couples are deciding to have only one child. That is if they even decide to have children at all. But, for some reason, having an only child tends to attract a lot of unsolicited opinions from seemingly well-intentioned family members and friends, even though there are many valid reasons to…
I just saw this article today about not allowing young children the use of handheld devices at all. As I was reading it I’m not going to lie, I was rolling my eyes a little. I don’t pretend to hold degrees in child development or anything but I have been a parent for fourteen years…
When you’re pregnant, especially with your first baby, you often want to find out all of the information you possibly can about pregnancy and then parenting. One of the ways many women do that is to join an internet group, often called an expecting or due date club to compare their symptoms and experiences with…
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Boba. The opinions and text are all mine. Babywearing has made my life easier in more ways than I can count. Grocery shopping, going for hikes, and trips to the zoo have all been made easier with babywearing. The biggest babywearing lifesaver was my…
Sometimes identifying diaper rash can be frustrating. During the first year of cloth diapering I spent a significant amount of time trying to figure out what kind of rash we had. Identifying different types of diaper rash isn’t always easy and I went from wondering if it was allergies, detergent, suedecloth sensitivity, yeast, you name it….
After seeing the magazine cover that is setting the interwebs abuzz, I decided that I would like to voice my opinion on the matter. Then after seeing this week’s Breastfeeding Blog Hop topic, I decided to use this cover as the inspiration for my post because they truly are one in the same. My breastfeeding…