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5 ways to continue family traditions, help children learn about "home" & where they come from, and build strong relationships...even when they are far away.

How to Continue Family Traditions with your Children

There's a LOT of conflicting information about introducing solid foods! What worked for us: first foods, vitamins, & baby-approved healthy options.

Introducing Solid Foods for Babies

Some days it is hard not to feel hopeless when we've been pummeled with so much negativity, violence, and sadness. Why teaching children love is more crucial than we might think.

Why Teaching Children Love is Crucial to Our Future

We had no idea that our baby should have gotten an infant eye exam in her first year! Why it's so important and how your child can see an optometrist FREE.

Why an Infant Eye Assessment is so Important

Picky toddler stage? When your toddler won't eat vegetables it can be worrisome as a parent! Try these tips to get your toddler to LOVE the "healthy stuff!"

What to do When Your Toddler Won’t Eat Vegetables

What is "middle class privilege" and is it a bad thing? What you can teach your kids to make sure that they grow into kind and compassionate adults.

The Day my “Middle Class Privilege” Slapped me in the Face

Get the run-down on common methods to clean baby bottles and sippy cups. What's the easiest way to prevent mold? How often should you sterilize?

The Easiest Way to Clean Baby Bottles & Sippy Cups

With a new baby, you're always looking for ways for everyone to get a full night's sleep. Do lullabies work? Why music is so effective for babies and adults

Do Lullabies Work?

A response to the professor who claimed that parents reading to children are causing unfair disadvantage to other people's kids.

A Letter to the Professor who Said I Shouldn’t Read to my Kids

Is this a thing?? My husband and I have different opinions about this (surprisingly!) -- why I don't want to save my child's baby teeth.

Why I Won’t Save My Child’s Baby Teeth

Why having big dreams is so important for young children -- How I teach my daughter self-confidence and to value her own worth.

The One Thing I Want to Teach my Daughter

How we get our toddler to take 2-3 hour naps (every single day!) and look forward to it! A simple toddler nap routine that really works!

Toddler Nap Routine for 2-3 Hour Naps Every Day

How to help when your child isn't making friends in school. What to do as a parent -- real ideas to help your child make lasting connections.

When Making Friends Isn’t Easy for Your Child

Build a model human and dinosaur skeleton and create a skeleton observation notebook. A fun hands-on science activity for elementary kids.

Dinosaur & Human Skeleton Observation Activity

As a parent, it's tough to see your child struggling with homework! These are four things I've found to be very helpful for achieving homework success.

4 Ways to Help a Child Struggling with Homework