Breastfeeding is as natural a human process as childbirth – women have been doing it, literally, for thousands of years. However, in the early 20th century, a predominance of men in the field of obstetrics, the advent of formula in the late 1800s, and the call of women into the…
Baby: 0-12 months
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It starts with drool around the time your baby is 3 months old and continues, off and on, until nearly their 3rd birthday. Teething. For some babies, suddenly, one day, a tooth just appears. Consider yourself a lucky mama if that happens to you. For the rest of us, teething…
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Last Thursday, I kicked off a multi-week series of golf-related activities to put my dust-covered golf bag and all its contents to good use. I launched the series with a Backyard Golf Ball Hunt last week, and promised a post to Create a Creature with Golf Tees for today… but…
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I love Christmas, don’t get me wrong… who doesn’t love stockings hung over a crackling fire and a tree full of ornament memories and twinkling lights? But there’s something about the green grass, birds chirping and warmth of Spring that adds a little extra sunshine to Easter. I love shopping…
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The older my kids get, the more I find myself asking how my mom did it… 3 kids less than 5 years apart, working full time, going to graduate school at night, and all without the internet, Pinterest, or even a cell phone, not to mention a smart phone. While…
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Your friend or relative just had a baby. You want to go visit, but don’t want to intrude. You want to help, but maybe you aren’t sure how. You want to bring a gift for the new baby and/or mom, but you aren’t quite sure what to bring. You could…
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For ParentsPractical ParentingSleep Series: Infancy to Preschool
Child Sleep Tip: Post-Nap Crying
by MeghanBig M had always been a great sleeper. From the time she was about two weeks old, she has always happily slept on a consistent routine, both for night and daytime sleep. As I share in my Early Childhood Sleep Series, I credit so much of this to my cousin’s…
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As a woman, and now as a mother to two little girls, I am all too keenly aware of how strictly gender roles are defined pretty much from birth. You need look no further than the clothing section of a baby store: one side full of lace, pink and frills,…
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CraftsFamily OrganizationFor KidsFor ParentsPractical Parenting
How to Stock Your Craft Closet
by MeghanThe secret to keeping your kids entertained, especially through this interminable winter, is a well stocked craft closet. You’ll often notice in my At-Home Activity posts, I mention that an activity was free or cost me a $1 because I already had everything else in the craft closet. So what…
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As promised in last week’s Transition series post on Baby Led Weaning, this week I am sharing two of my kids favorite, BLW-friendly, recipes. And the best part… I love them too because they are perfect veggies for kids, and can be made in large batches and frozen in individual…
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As promised in last week’s Transition series post on Baby Led Weaning, this week I am sharing two of my kids favorite, BLW-friendly, recipes. And the best part… I love them too because they are full of vegetables, and can be made in large batches and frozen in individual serving…
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I know I am at risk of offending all my fellow mom out there – but if I am honest with myself and all of you, I have to confess, I am a much worse driver today than I ever was before I had kids. And if you stop and…
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We still have the Frozen soundtrack on repeat in the car, so anything Frozen related is still a big hit. I found these great heart sequins in the Dollar Spot at Target last week, and the next day saw this amazing post from Totschooling: Thawing a Frozen Heart, and thought…
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Do your kids pick the same book at the library over and over? We go to our local library fairly regularly to check out books and participate in story time. I always let the girls select their own books, and they always seem to gravitate toward the same handful of…
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A year after its release, and both my M&Ms are still as Frozen-obsessed as ever. Big M has dolls named Elsa and Anna (that are not actually Frozen dolls), she orders Siri to “Play Frozen soundtrack” when we drive to preschool every day, and she has to wear her hair…
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…and 6 of them are FREE! There is great debate over the use of ‘screens’ with children under the age of 2. Beyond 2 years old, the debate shifts to how much screen time is too much screen time. If you don’t believe in screen time before 2, then this…
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Every Tuesday, we post tips to make family life easier, covering an array of topics from the kitchen, to parenting, to managing your household. Over the next few weeks our tips will focus on early childhood transitions, and how to make them as seamlessly as possible. Last week, we offered…
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This time last year, I was stuck indoors with a newborn and a 2 year old who was chomping at the bit to put on her snow pants and go play in the feet of snow that seemed to keep falling without end. I did my best to bundle her…
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When I was expecting Lil’ M, my mother-in-law kept telling me to prepare myself… that 1+1 did not equal 2. I would laugh, and think to myself, how much harder can it be? How I Survived 2 Under Two I had reached the honeymoon stage of babyhood. By the time…
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Early Childhood TransitionsFor ParentsPractical Parenting
Transitions: Getting Rid of the Pacifier
by MeghanEvery Tuesday, we post tips to make family life easier, covering an array of topics from the kitchen, to parenting, to managing your household. Over the next few weeks our tips will focus on childhood transitions, and how to make them as seamlessly as possible. First up: saying goodbye to…