Potty Training. I don’t know about you, but those two words have the power to break me. As a mom of six, I have plenty of experience with potty training but I am far from an expert. So to help out my readers and answer all their questions on the Read more…
Having a picky eater can be so tough for parents! We all dream of feeding our little ones a wide variety of healthy foods that are gobbled up at every meal. Then reality hits. We thought we did all the right things, but our toddler just isn’t responding to food Read more…
People look at my life and sometimes ask, “How do you do it all?” The easy answer is, I don’t. I don’t because I can’t. I’ve learned the art of letting go. I can’t go to every high school soccer game, take my toddlers to the park every nice day Read more…
Is your little one hitting those all-important milestones? It’s easy to play the comparison game as parents. Your friend’s 2-year old is talking in full sentences but yours is only saying a few phrases. Or your niece started walking at nine months but your little one just passed his first birthday and Read more…
Marriage after kids looks nothing like it did before kids. If you’ve been a parent for more than a few weeks, this probably sounds familiar: Marriage before kids….. Spontaneous date nights Weekly coffee dates Travel anywhere anytime Plenty of energy for a late movie Big celebrations for bdays and anniversaries Read more…
Toddler behaviors are exhausting! They run away from you in parking lots. They plug the toilet with the entire roll of toilet paper. They throw a toy and hit their baby brother in the head. They ask “Why?” three hundred thousand times a day. All of this leaves YOU asking Read more…
Every parent knows it: little ones just need to speak everything that goes through their head, and this leads to a whole lot of interrupting. “Look! I see a puffy sticker!” “What are we doing tomorrow?” “It’s snowing outside!” “I hurt my finger!” Sometimes you just want to have a Read more…
Feeling exhausted, frustrated, even angry with your toddler’s behavior? I feel you. Parenting toddlers is one of the hardest jobs on the planet. The constant demands, tantrums, and other challenging behaviors can easily leave you feeling overwhelmed. Some days you wonder, what happened to the joy? Perhaps your dreams of Read more…
Parenting toddlers is a struggle; there’s no getting out of it. These tiny humans are learning to assert themselves, longing for independence they can’t handle, and trying to communicate their feelings without having the words yet. It seems no matter what you try, you just can’t figure out how to Read more…
“Sweetie, would you please put your cup in the sink?” …no response… “One, two…” …begins to move slowly… “Three!” …continues walking toward the sink and drops their cup in. Does this scene sound familiar? It’s easy to get into a rut of counting to three every time you ask your Read more…