Ages and Stages

As a Speech Language Pathologist, parents are always asking me how they can help their toddler at home.  Parents often think that they should use flashcards to increase vocabulary skills.  While flashcards can be helpful, a lot of parents find...

I’m in a state of disbelief. I walk out of my son’s nursery and stare blankly at nothing and then make eye contact with Robert, my husband, shake my head and exclaim, "What.is.happening???" HOW is this happening? Let me back up...

  These days everyone is looking for education activities for their toddlers and older children. We shop the aisle with the Leapfrog and Vtech toys. We scour Pinterest for hours looking for the perfect educational activities. We buy tons of...

Having Twins?  Here are some suggestions to help you create your registry. To get you started, here is a word of advice based on my experience in creating a registry; Do your homework before you go!  Do some research on...

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other. -Audrey Hepburn It's that time of year. Graduations, endings, good-byes. Beginnings, new seasons. Recitals, parties, end of the year gatherings. A little advice? Be there. Be in the moment. Stop rushing around just trying to...

The lion roars as I entered the arena pulling my sword out ready to battle. Am I reminiscing back to Roman days? Sort of. Kinda of and waking up to three girls, my three babies, under the age of...

I am Will Will-I-am! I do not like that Will-I-am! Would you? Could you? Ever believe? How big I was, When Mommy had me? Now I will cry when Mommy refrains from picking me up again and again. And peacefully I'll sleep while in the house So long as my...

This is the grueling part of parenting- when our child gets their hopes up about a team, only to find face the disappointment of not being picked for it.

I'm taking a tour I never quite expected now that my son is potty trained.  It's not one of those fun tours with a bus and an entertaining person giving interesting facts over a loud speaker.  My tour is...

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...