Ages + Stages

If you have a baby or toddler, you may own this set of stacking cups and nesting cups from The First Years. An Amazon Best Seller, it has been my baby’s favorite toy for months. Aside from its intended...

Like most moms, I seem to be the one responsible for all the "stuff" in our house. By stuff, I mean EVERYTHING that belongs to EVERYONE that resides in our house. Clothes, shoes, toys, you name it, I'm the...

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...

Shark Teeth. No, it's not a follow up song to Baby Shark.  Here's the scoop: My five-year-old was eating breakfast one morning, when I noticed he was digging in his mouth. I asked him if had something stuck in his teeth...

When my daughter was a baby, I thoroughly enjoyed creating a treasure basket for her to explore. I collected items from around the house and put them into a basket so that she could play with them. I would...

I opened my son’s daily work folder from school and saw the note, “Please bring a 2 liter bottle of soda for our weekly soda drive! Whichever class brings the most bottles gets a free dress day!” Matching note...

From the time he was born until now, my kid has never been a great sleeper. Which has made us team late bedtime by default.  He's about to turn five years old, and he is JUST NOW sleeping through the...

Yes, like any mom when my daughter started playing soccer I wanted her teams to win. I wanted her to feel good about winning. Yet, I also knew that she would have to lose. She would play teams better...

The role we as parents play with our adult children doesn't come with a new playbook as they enter adulthood.  I have been learning how to parent in this area for a couple of years now. All of my children...

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...