Disclosure :: Today's post is sponsored by the Parenting Center at Children's Hospital. Have you ever questioned why you, as a parent, did not know what to do or how to care for your child? Read on....
Parenting Myth Debunked: Caring...
Breastfeeding vs. Formula. Sleep Training. Cloth vs. Disposable. Montessori vs. Traditional Preschool. Stay at Home Moms vs. Working Moms. Extended Rear Facing ... the list can go on and on.
What do all of these things have in common?
They are...
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Ever Wished You Had 8 Arms?!
I am one of those people that insists on carrying everything all at once to avoid making a second trip. When my daughter,...
Several years ago, before Jane was even a twinkle in my eye, I decided I wanted to make my own baby food. I think my desire to do so stemmed from my odd love of the 1980s movie Baby Boom with...
All of our children are back in school in the greater New Orleans area, and you may have had a day that looks and sounds something like this:
It’s 7:00 a.m. You’re trying to get yourself and your kids cleaned,...
Those words were repeated over and over when I had my daughter. I had always suffered from anxiety but this anxiety was off the charts. It started as soon as I was in the hospital. I looked over at...
On the day I found out I was pregnant, I knew my birth story wouldn't be like most. I had a feeling it wouldn't be all that exciting or dramatic and that it was going to result in a scheduled...
Just about a year ago, I wrote a post to the baby I had recently learned would be joining our family. In it, I described the painfully bittersweet emotions I was experiencing as I worked to connect with this new...
I have started and stopped the writing of my post more times than I care to admit. Each idea reflective of what is going on in the lives of my family members - the challenges of transitioning to summer...
Disclosure :: this post is sponsored by Children's Hospital.
The Flu Shot: Why it’s Important for your Entire Family!
Did you know that 20,000 children under the age of 5 are hospitalized for flu complications every year in the United States?...
Why I Choose Modern Medicine
This is not a post to say how I am better than you or care about my children more. We are all doing the best we can and make decisions based on what we feel...
As the mother of identical triplets, I get a lot of questions and comments from strangers. They are five years old now, and in that time, these are the things I’ve heard the most.
1. How do you tell them...
I was born in the beautiful state of Louisiana in spring of 1980. My mother fondly recalls each year as my birthday approaches how the flowers were all in bloom when they brought me home from the hospital and...
I don’t think any parent has ever said that taking care of an infant is easy. I joined the “parents club” in January of this year as a mom of twins, and over the past few months, my response...