My name is Jeanine, and I'm a recovering "No-aholic." My husband might disagree, but besides sweets and "New With Tags" deals, not many things get me stuck. Like countless other moms, I'm constantly trying to achieve that perfect balance...
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...
A couple months ago I read a mom blog post that I found on the internet. The author made the mistake of saying something along the line of moms who work “get a break” at the office because they...
When you walk into The Learning Experience Academy of Early Education in Mandarin, you instantly get a sense of being amongst family. The entire facility is immaculately kept and a friendly face is there to greet you as you...
Every night I go to great lengths to provide my kiddos and husband with a healthy meal. A protein, fruit, vegetable and usually something else a little "fun" like heart-shaped sandwiches. All to have my three-year-old take a few...
My big kids always love taking a trip downtown to ride The Skyway and explore the downtown library, but I was recently surprised when my three-year-old begged to go "ride the monorail"! "Please! Please! Please! Please, Mommy," she said....
Last month I blogged about giftedness and twice exceptionality and how to decide if you should have your child tested. This month, I’m blogging about the intensity of gifted and twice exceptional children. Emotional intensities are not exclusive to...
Just like birth stories, all moms seem to have such varied and unique tales of their trials and tribulations with potty training. Now that I've finally (FINALLY!!!!) made it through our potty training adventure x 2... I'm ready to believe that I...
For the first four-ish years, all you do is hold onto them.
You hold them to feed them, hold them to get them to sleep--to soothe the reflux, to calm them when they are teething, throwing up, sitting on the...
Oh I know, toddlers can be little jerks. I have two 2-year-olds, and when they are both face down on the pavement screaming in protest over leaving their older brother's baseball practice, there's not much I can do but...
My older son is back in school full-time and plays travel soccer. My husband travels for work and has been flying a lot over the past few months. I work from home full-time. And, my 2-year-old started preschool part-time...
Dear Preschool Teacher,
I know that in the few minutes daily that we greet each other there’s no way of conveying to you how I truly feel. I’m lugging a baby on one arm and passing my other one to...