Tips + Tricks

In all my years of parenting, this is the best piece of advice I've ever gotten: Keep nap time even after the kids stop napping. Best. Advice. Ever. Seriously My older sister suggested it. Her five kids watched a movie every...

I love going through my husband's baby scrapbooks. Mimi, my mother-in-law, kept meticulous records of everything. Early in our journey as newlyweds, I would read through and get glimpses of what motherhood might be like. Or rather, motherhood to...

Your kids are never too young to learn money management. Dr. Phil had a great saying: “You’re raising adults, not children.” Remember when you received your first paycheck, only to realize that just a fraction of it was for spending on yourself?...

Remember those days you forgot to buy one or two items and you could whiz back to the store and park, jump out and run inside to grab the last few items all within 20 minutes. Now it takes...

Every kid is different in how they develop, when they walk, talk, babble, and giggle. They have first words, first steps, first claps. These are all milestones to celebrate and look forward to. Getting their first tooth is also...

A stain by any other name is a stain…or is it? Let’s face it – children are delightfully messy creatures. Even when you find yourself removing pen stains from the couch. In the early days and months you’re cleaning up...

It's all the rage this summer. Slime. "Everybody's doing it." Are you? We took a sip of the kool-aid and plunged in head first — literally. It wasn't pretty. More on that in a bit. It started when my husband went shopping...

Moms - a note about parking lot safety: To the mother out and about alone with her children, Do you find yourself glancing every which way as you exit any store or restaurant and make your way back to your car...

Making sure our children feel special and loved is something we should focus on all year. Here are 10 simple ways to show them you care.

As I was gathering my son's blocks for the fourteenth (or maybe fifteenth) time the other day, I looked around his room.  I suddenly realized how many books, stuffed animals, balls, cars, and other knick-knacks my little boy has. With...