You can almost smell the sugar in the air. Halloween is fast approaching and for most of us that brings to mind one thing: CANDY. Pretty soon parents all over the country intend to willingly allow their children to...
YouTube, Blippi, learning apps, gaming apps, Netflix, Amazon Prime. I love it all! And here's why...
I recently attended my daughter’s end-of-year Mass and awards ceremony, holding back tears as I enjoyed the sound of school-aged voices filling a century-old...
Whether you have a newborn, a toddler or a 10 year old, a good night’s rest is extremely important for all children. Most parents know that getting a child to go to bed is usually easier said than done,...
“Hi! I’m Linda Claire. What is your name?” asked my four-year-old daughter to another mom at the park one afternoon. I was a few feet away, wrangling my two-year-old, and I smiled to myself. I have been working on...
If you are a stay at home/work at home mom like myself, you may find yourself in the precarious position of needing to take phone calls during the waking hours of your preschooler. This can be a dangerous and...
Since I started teaching fitness classes with Jacksonville Stroller Strength, my daughter has begun mimicking my every workout move. The other day I heard her say something that sounded like “shldr ruls” and looked over only to find her...
“How much money did I make?” This was the question my son asked his father this weekend while working in the yard. This was the question my five-year-old son asked after only three minutes of “work” – grabbing a...
Kids say a lot of things — some are sweet, some are loving, some are hilarious, some inappropriate, and some just completely maddening — and by that, I mostly mean the high-pitched, whining of “It’s not faaaaaaaaiiirrrrr!”
Every time this...
I’m about to embark on my 15th year of taking a girls' trip with my childhood friends. I’ve known two of them since pre-school. If I were counting, that would be almost 40 years of friendship. Since we’re all...
After reading the recent post by Kathy about picking a preschool/Kindergarden, I had a startling realization. Short of divine intervention, that part of my parenting life is over. No more watching my children enter a classroom for the first...
Co-sleeping is like the boyfriend I just cannot break up with. I try to leave him, but after about a month he’s back. I make excuses for him and have stopped telling my friends we’re back together.
Like many moms,...
How many of you have seen Elf on the Shelf pictures already floating around on Facebook? Are you one of the moms completely obsessed with bringing the Elf to life for your kids? The Elf has become yet another...