When you have children, your home accumulates a lot more stuff. Clothes, diapers, crib, bedding, stroller, and a mountain of other baby things and toys. TV, video games, phones, tablets, and computers are distractions. They all have a purpose, but memories are made through experiences, not things. In this article...
Sharing is caring, or so the saying goes. For many years parents have pushed their children to share their toys, believing it will help them grow into considerate adults. However, forcing your children to share could have the opposite effect. This post by Joelle Wisler at Scary Mommy lists nine...
When you start a family, your life changes in a big way. Gone are the days of going out with friends to the movies on a whim or calling up your bestie for a girl’s day of manicures and mall time, but you still need some time for you away...
Watching your child grow and develop is an incredible, awe-inspiring experience. Crawling turns to walking and before you know it, you’re having conversations. Babies learn language by listening to the words you say, and these fun tips from Ask Dr. Sears will help your child develop speaking skills. Word games...
Sometimes being a mother is the hardest job there is. Your hormones are raging and the work gets overwhelming, especially when you’re busy trying to make everything perfect and wonderful for everyone around you. It’s easy to neglect your needs, but you have to live your life. You are the...
Siblings disagree and fight – it’s a fact of life! If you grew up with a sister or brother close to your age you know what it’s like. If you were an only child and you’re raising young children now, you might not have the same understanding. In any case,...
Babies are made to nurse from their mother’s breast. For some the task is no problem. Nipple meets mouth, a little magic happens, and the baby grows. For others it’s not that easy. If your nipples hurt, your baby isn’t gaining weight, or if your baby can’t stay latched there...
Sleep is vital to our health, and if you’re not getting enough that’s a problem. When baby constantly wakes you during the night to be fed and you’re stressed from the million things you have to do going through your head, sleep doesn’t come easy. In this post from The...
Parenting perfection is something many mothers strive for, but for some it’s all in their heads. Mothers who go into know-it-all territory without regard for the experience of others are obnoxious without realizing it. Think you’ve got it easy? Well lah tee dah. In this entertaining article at Scary Mommy,...
If you’re like many breastfeeding moms, you have a huge stash of breast milk in your freezer. To you it’s precious, but to companies like Prolacta Bioscience, Glycom, Medolac, and Evolve Biosystems it’s money in the bank, and they want to pay you for it. What many moms don’t realize...