Ages + Stages

I will never forget the day I first heard the story of Maggie’s death. Maggie was a beautiful two-year-old little girl who was killed by her caregiver one afternoon while her parents were at work and her older brother...

  Editor's Note: I'm so, so, SO excited to introduce Steve Garcia to our readers. I met Steve in 2009 when I was performing in a community theatre production. We became instant friends. Ten years later - and so many...

September 26th is Johnny Appleseed Day! Growing up in Indiana, I learned about Johnny Appleseed in school every fall. There is a nostalgia associated with apple seeds, crisp weather (okay, maybe I’ll just crank my AC down this year), and...

Cloth diapering was a huge jump for this laundry-hating mama. When I did decide to cloth diaper, I had a lot of questions. Funny enough, a lot of people ask me those same questions when they find out that...

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...

Filtered v. Free Speech In our home, we filter our word choices in front of our kids, but sometimes on a hectic morning a mamma might slip. Since Monster #2's favorite series of books is "I Survived," the topics we...

Homeschooling? Include some Life Lessons! As we navigate the do's and dont's of homeschooling, now it a great time to teach your kids some life lessons. What are life lessons? Things they can learn now to help them later in...

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...

What a difference a decade makes! I recently asked my 2 adult daughters the same questions about their opinions of our parenting – and here are their responses (and my clarification/feedback – if necessary).   For information purposes - Sierra is 28,...

I remember hearing so much about the "terrible twos" while, and even before, I was pregnant with my first child. I couldn't help but picture little, chubby toddlers with devil horns running around. I, myself, found that three was much...