Snack day ... the one day a month where you have to find a healthy snack to feed 20 small children that they will want to eat. It started simple enough 3 years ago. Back then, I was even...
Disclosure :: this guide is sponsored by Little Pnuts Toy Shoppe.
Toys For All Ages :: A Guide to Developmentally Appropriate Gifts
We have all been there. Scrambling to shop for gifts for nieces, nephews, friends and neighbors but unsure what toys...
When people see that I am pregnant, they immediately ask if I know the sex of the baby. When I respond, "Yes, I am having a girl," they immediately ask if my husband and I have a name picked out yet....
Full disclosure :: this is NOT a political piece. It doesn't have to be. The issue that concerns families across the United States is that of student loan repayment. No, this topic is not, as they say in law school,...
Disclosure :: this post is sponsored by Children's Hospital of New Orleans.
“Her feet turn in.”
“She’s tripping and falling a lot.”
“He’s really bowlegged or knocked kneed.”
The infant, toddler and early walking child undergo a lot of changes to their lower...
“Is Halloween real?” my three-year-old asked last night. We’ve been talking about real and imaginary a lot lately, so with pumpkins appearing everywhere, I wasn’t surprised by the question. A holiday built around dressing up and eating candy doesn’t...
Anxiety built through my veins like a warehouse fire.
I was leaving my daughter, Marjorie, for the first time with a sitter I did not know. I was flying to speak at the National Eating Disorder Association conference in California....
It's been 18 months since my husband and I got a crash course into parenthood in the worst way. You see, we found out we were pregnant, and about 9 weeks into the pregnancy, we found out we were...
Inheriting Awesomeness
My mom had me when she was pretty young. I look back on my childhood and think how lucky I was to have such a young mother because she was very open-minded and "hip." While she learned by...
In the last couple of years, it hit me pretty hard that I was finally doing all of the adult activities like paying bills, parenting, working full time, paying a mortgage. You know, that typical stuff that seems so...
Dislcosure :: our Breast Cancer Awareness Series is sponsored by Touro Infirmary.
Upon my annual visit with my gynecologist at age 35, he handed over orders for me to get a mammogram. The first thought I had was “Wait a...
Last year, I had to drag my tearful daughter, in full costume, out of the Halloween party at her dancing school. She kept saying over and over through her tears, “But mama, I want to go to my party. I didn’t...
We recently renovated our home, and before I started designing our new layout, my husband and I sat down to discuss our priorities and goals. Every item we considered important had to do with the kids and how our...
Motherhood is filled with ups and downs for everyone. Whether you have one kid, two kids, or ten kids, finding the balance between mother/wife/work (even if you are a stay at home mom - a legit job and probably...