Ages + Stages

If you are reading this, there is likely a couple of reasons. The first reason is you also have a younger child with a phone and you felt relief that you are not alone. Or you are staunchly opposed...

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...

Bathroom shenanigans, kitchen messes, and even a frozen guy/gal in red.  These are just some of the “creative” photos I can predict seeing when those dreaded Elf on the Shelf parents try to outdo each other on social media. I...

Every year gift giving for my kids during the holidays and their birthdays gets harder and harder. Especially when their rooms are overflowing with toys that are rarely played with. For the last few years, my husband and I...

We are all tired of the big "C" topic at this point. COVID is something it seems like the world will never forget, even though we are starting to return to a little bit of what we think of...

The middle school to high school transitional ages are something else. It’s a beast. It’s exciting. It’s worrisome. Here is my experience from her 14th birthday party.  We are a Hispanic household. Okay - daughter’s dad is half white, half...

Life with a toddler means constantly being on the go. Toddlers have an abundance of energy and are constantly looking for different ways to have fun. Now that we’re new residents of Kingsville, TX, we’ve found creative ways to...

  Hey there y’all! So, I am turning 40 at the end of October. I am not sure if I am supposed to have some sort of big epiphany or revelation about reaching this milestone in my life. I was reflecting...

As a mom, and a speech therapist who enjoys working with feeding kiddos, my poor son has had to endure multiple sensory feeding experiments that I just had to try. Most of them have been a success (I will...

Fall board books are a wonderful way to introduce and talk about the seasons with your baby or toddler. The following books are currently on our shelves and are 100 percent approved by my one year old. They range...