Ages and Stages

When we were little, my brother and I had a fear of water. If we were in a swimming pool, we would not let go of the wall and stayed near the steps in the shallow end. It’s not like we...

At the far end of our little island, the South Padre Island Convention Centre hosted the Dance Educators of America competitive dance conference earlier this month. SPI was the first stop on a 17-city regional DEA tour. Here, hundreds...

Attention ladies and gentlemen, thank you for choosing to ride the Ultimate Thrill Coaster - PARENTHOOD! Please keep your hands and feet inside the ride at all times. The ride can get a bit bumpy, but trust us, it...

We love guest posts from our readers! The following is one mom's story of struggling with oversupply and finding a silver lining through breastmilk donation. It's inspiring AND informative, so be sure to share! Special thanks to our guest writer, Brycee Loyola! My...

Today was a hard homeschooling day. For those of you who’ve got kids at home, even if they are learning remotely and you’re not technically their teacher, I know you’ve had hard school days too. So, what do we...

I grew up as an only child until I was 10 years old. This meant that I had a lot of time to myself in my bedroom.  As a little girl with no one sharing the room, it seemed...

Cooking and working out were always my go-to activities. It was "me time." These were the things in the world of crazy kids, demanding work schedules, and ever-encroaching deadlines that I felt I could definitively control. Stirring a soup,...

As new parents, we had no idea what we were actually doing - or what we would actually need. These items are, for me, Baby Registry Essentials.

Kids are little humans with big emotions. Can I get an Amen?! Helping them navigate the ups and downs that childhood brings can be exhausting. But, I have a secret weapon when it comes to social and emotional learning:...

  A New Year, a new journey for many of us. Our new journey consists of being parents once again. And as conspicuous as it may seem to some, others don’t know that we’re on our third! #2 for me...