I recently met a father to two grown boys and the stepdad to 2 young girls (ages 9 and 13). Let's call him Joe, his wife Karen, and his stepdaughters Jenna and Kiera. Joe adores his stepdaughters and they...
The holiday season is stressful for everyone. As parents, we are buying gifts, baking cookies, wrapping presents, and trying not to kill our kids before Christmas. That’s why I bring to you four games you can play with your...
The 2017 March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card was published on Nov. 1 and someone has to call Ohio's baby ugly. The state has a 10.4 percent preterm birth rate, earning a "D" grade. Even more shocking: Cleveland...
People have a lot of opinions surrounding money: how we should spend it, save it, invest it; whether we should give our children allowances or force them to save every monetary gift received. I don't know if there's one...
Like many families this year, we found our world quickly changed in mid-March. We went from having at least one activity each evening (and sometimes one activity per kid!) to nothing on our calendar, without much notice. After realizing...
First off, I am very pro-breastfeeding.
Second, I am very pro-formula feeding.
Third, and most importantly, I am a huge fan of "you do you."
Now that those views are out there...
The other night I was sitting around with some friends having...
May is National Foster Care Month. Children enter foster care for many reasons, and with more than 400,000 kids in the system, the need for foster parents is great. I won’t pretend to know all of the facts or...
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....
First Pregnancy vs. Second Pregnancy
When I was pregnant with my son, I didn’t know for a while. Sure I was fatigued and nauseous, so I assumed I had a cold and waited it out. Needless to say, my...
As a mom of three, our home has been down the chore path many times. It starts with frustration that I am always cleaning up after the kids with no help, so I develop this elaborate chore chart to...
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Columbus Farmers’ Markets
It's Farmers' Market season! It’s so important to support our local farms so that they can continue to provide for the communities. Farmers’ Markets...
