Hello. I am a 33-year-old female, working mother of two royal children and I want my life back. Before I became a mother, my mind, body, soul, time, food, money, car and sex life was mine, and I’m not...
Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in our hearts - Winnie the Pooh
As a new parent, you’re always told to embrace the ‘firsts’: their first word, when they stand on their own, when they learn to...
Being a sports parent is equal parts rewarding and exhausting. There are practice times and game times and snacks to be packed and events to volunteer at. But in just a couple of years of being a hockey mom,...
When I was in college, I lived at home and commuted back and forth to class. I didn't have the "traditional" college experience. I kept mainly to myself, and most semesters I planned all of my classes in a...
Dear Carol, Becky, Barbara, and Rachel,
Thank you for your concern in wanting to know when you get to be the line leader in this race we call breastfeeding. The short answer to your question is: every other week that is...
I always knew that I would breastfeed.
I mean, I had to. Otherwise, my mother would never speak to me again.
My mother was very committed to nursing. For good reason. When I was born, in 1951, only 15% of all...
At the risk of offending many, including some family and friends, I have a confession to make: I loathe kids party favors.
LOATHE THEM.
I do not give out favors at my kids' parties, and I cannot stand when they receive them....
So we (and by we I mean I) decided it was time to start potty training. Did my pediatrician tell me it was time? No. Has my mother in law been telling me for the last 6 months that...
With the nickname the Ocean State, most Rhode Islanders like to spend a healthy amount of their summertime 'down' at the ocean. But going to the beach with kids? Just like everything else, having kids complicates a good beach...
For part two of our Car Seat Confusion Series, we held a Q & A with Diana Imondi, the Traffic Safety Programs Manager for AAA Northeast and Vice President of Safe Kids RI, an organization that addresses safety issues,...
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As parents, we know that reading to our children is beneficial. Some of my favorite memories include reading to my children. We've compiled a...
