Parenting

Our four year old son just started playing flag football this spring and it has been an absolute blast! My husband also happens to be a coach. The supportive mom and wife that I am, I get pretty excited...

I am Three! Why are you sooo surprised that I am going around saying poopy, pee-pee, and laughing? You’re the one who wanted me to start potty training. And yes, I had another accident. Those are just skid marks...

As most of us know, the first month at home with a newborn can be quite an adjustment. I recently had my second child and even as a "seasoned" mom, I forgot how something as small as a 6lb....

During the past couple of weeks, I’ve started incorporating simple mindfulness activities into the day of my three-year-old. The heat of the summer and the recent end of naptime has brought the beginning of complete meltdowns. Watching him lose...

  There will come a time in your parenting gig when it all gets really real, real fast. You find yourself stunned and needing to be on point. For me, that moment came earlier this year when my family experienced...

            Hey mamas. How excited are you for summertime? It means warmer weather, weekend adventures and events galore! Oh, and one more thing, pool days and other opportunities to lounge by the water in the perfect bikini to highlight your...

I am One!   When big kids are on swings, they are magnetic, pulling me closer until I get a foot in the face. Ouch! If you want to pick me up, you’ll need to catch me first. I don’t...

I apologize for a lot of things. Things I don't need to; we are both going down the aisle and I need to get around you, so you move, and I apologize. Why? I think it's simply a woman's...

Toddlers are awesome; I mean they learn something new every single day, have enough energy for all of us, and find joy in the smallest of things. Toddlers also feel big emotions in their tiny bodies because of all...

When my children were toddlers, I can remember cringing when we arrived at the playground to find it teeming with “big kids” -- usually elementary school-age kids or older, all of them bigger, louder, faster, and pushier than my...