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Beyond Potty Training: Teaching Kids How to Wipe
Once your child is potty trained, you may think you're finished wiping butts. More often than not, that...
In honor of National Donut Day, we went in search of our kids' favorite donuts! Obviously, they were beyond thrilled and all too willing to participate in this project.
After trying places from Kenner to Uptown to the Northshore and...
When I was pregnant, I had a nice little list of things I swore I would never do. On the top of that list: I will not let my kid take over my iPad. (You know, the one that got...
I am generally good at letting people's advice and comments about my parenting roll off my shoulders. I know they are usually well-meaning and not trying to insult my intelligence or capabilities (they just haven't read Amy Poehler's book)....
I love holiday cards. I know some people think they are wasteful, but I love walking through the door each day in December to find a stack of red and green envelopes inked with the familiar handwriting of family...
We all know it’s “that” season!
The season to GIVE: thanks, love, gifts…and germs!
Between Emma’s clear runny nose, green snotty nose, raspy cough, low-grade fever and moaning groaning whining, she’s had this “germ” as long as I can remember. I know...
Way back in early summer of 2012, which honestly feels like a lifetime ago, Ashley and I only knew each other through our personal blogs. After reading each other's posts, we exchanged plenty of emails about our parenting woes raising children six...
The year was 1985. I was 8 years old, and I vividly remember that bitterly cold Christmas morning. We were at my grandmother's house deep in the country of Central Louisiana. Her radio was blaring "Feliz Navidad" while she...
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Not All Step-mothers Are Wicked
My greatest blessing is being married to John Carney. Raising our three beautiful children, Luke, J.D., and Kiki, is a testament to our extraordinary relationship. Our love is...
I have been very fortunate to raise my kids in a village. My boys are often surrounded by a gaggle of toddlers and chaos. It’s so much fun to watch them play with children their age, but there are...
After Ruby was born, I was surprised by how hard I was on myself about being a mother. But the thing that really surprised me was how hard some mothers were on other mothers about being mothers. And how...
"They grow up so fast," we often hear. It's not until our kids have passed certain milestones that we realize they do, in fact, grow so fast. It seems like when you are pregnant, time crawls at a snail's...
For most of the year, our mail is a mix of catalogs, credit card offers and bills. How boring! But then comes December, and for every one of those things, there is a brightly colored envelope with an address...
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