Top 5 Gift Ideas for Creative Kids
When your gift list is a mile long, it can be easy to click 'buy now' on this years hottest new holiday toys. But as a mom and an artist I know With...
I am the first to admit that I am not good at planning activities or projects for my children. The thought of paint all over their hands and then my entire kitchen gives me chest pains. Don’t even mention...
When my daughter was born in 2014, I was a first-time mom, and so naïve. I planned to breastfeed her for the first year. After she was born and put on my chest, my husband cut her cord, and...
If you're anything like me, a few months before your first child arrived, all the baby gear did too. It looked like Babies R Us (may they rest in peace) had stormed into my living room the day after...
A year ago, I wrote an article about my first grand-daughter. I titled it “Princess Terror.”
It was controversial. I can’t understand why.
I began it like this:
"They say there are people who just love babies. They are so sad...
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...
My kids are very dependent on their sleep and their naps are precious. When growing tired, they become increasingly whiny, impatient, and irritable. My nearly 6 1/2 year old will still nap on the weekend when given the opportunity....
It was an excruciatingly slow 10 minutes. I had headed to my daughter's to babysit my grandchildren for an hour or two but had been there for about 6. Mostly it had been fine, even fun, as my daughter was home...
I was both thrilled and terrified when I found out my second baby was on the way. Becoming a mom had been the biggest transition of my life. One day I was just hanging around, taking long showers and...
It is such a huge milestone to transition from a crib to a toddler bed! Parents usually feel like their baby is no longer a baby, and the toddler is no longer confined to the safety of a crib...
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10 of the Best Independent Bookstores in Rhode Island
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...
