While Halloween is an exciting time for kids, it can be a nerve-racking time for parents, with safety being their top priority. Gone are the days of turning your children loose in the neighborhood to go door-to-door without a safety … Continued
Let me tell you a little story about the private kindergarten I went to. You were quiet. You recited your letters. You wrote in cursive. And you always colored inside the lines. I remember once getting into big trouble because … Continued
Imagine finding this ad on Craigslist: Babysitter wanted. Unpredictable hours. Will require services at a moment’s notice. No pay. Your response would probably include a whole lot of eye rolling. No pay and unpredictable hours? Come on. But consider that … Continued
Hey, mamas, Christa here! Babysitting is expensive, am I right? How many of us never go out on the town or feel like we have to bow out of events because we know that the cost of a date will … Continued
Whoever first said don’t sweat the small stuff obviously didn’t spend a lot of time around new parents. New parents sweat ALL the stuff. They read a lot, too, buying magazines and books and bookmarking blogs to find out how … Continued
For Jack’s first birthday, I went all out (predictable, huh? Over-excited first time parent over here…). I made everything from scratch including a if-I-do-say-so-myself fairly mega monkey cake. It was awesome, and I so enjoyed preparing everything for him but … Continued
A mom friend of mine was recently going through a crisis of conviction… she loves being home with her daughter, but she feels the pull that only a born educator can, drawing her back into the classroom. On the one … Continued
I worry sometimes that this media sensationalized, ideal sense of “perfection” is vitally harming the younger generations. “Perfection” is a feeling, not an image. Feeling everything is going “perfectly” etc. But, we live in a materialistic, superficial world- where we are … Continued
A Little Food Allergy Etiquette I would imagine that being in unfamiliar territory around a person with a life threatening food allergy is about as awkward as it is having one. There is always an ambiguity about what the expectations … Continued
Travel and Sleep The holidays are upon us. According to the US Bureau of transportation and Statistics, “the Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Year’s holiday periods are among the busiest long-distance travel periods of the year”. If you are among the thousands … Continued