Ages + Stages

From the beginning my son has been a ridiculously early riser. I am talking 5:45am ridiculous! Once he was sleeping through the night in his own room, I tried EVERYTHING to get him to sleep longer, but nothing worked. It...

On March 8th, a lot of people posted about International Women's Day. In all honesty, I am not very familiar with ALL the details of this day. I have never experienced oppression first hand. Never have I been denied...

Something that has been on my mind, well, more on my face lately, is the phrase "sleep training." I know this is SO taboo to so many people. And I think many people have done this throughout the years, but with...

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Moms, I know babies and toddlers are squirmy-wormy. I know their attention span equals their age, i.e 2 years = 2-minute attention span. I know you have multiples, I know your hands are full, and I know that sometimes...

As most people look at our friends' social media pages, we see such happy, picture perfect moments and we are filled with joy to see how beautiful parenthood is. Unless, you are a seasoned mom with three plus kids,...

Currently, I am sitting in a quiet house; there is no toddler or infant attached to my hip. I am not throwing snacks at an angry monster or trying to cart around kids in this terrible heat just to...

This year was our first family summer vacation. We headed east to Florida, more specifically, Fort Lauderdale. Why Florida? Well, my husband graduated from Knox Theological Seminary with a Master's Degree in Classical Christian Studies. I am so super...

As someone who taught middle school, I can tell you…middle schoolers are strange creatures. They look like mini adults, but act like cats: cute and cuddly while also madly emotional and vindictive.  Every middle school child is like a species...

They don’t listen. They do what they want. They always need a snack. Listening to reason, what’s that? They need a nap. They need help with their tech devices. Crowds might be overstimulating at times. They have no concept...