Ages + Stages

Are you thinking about using cloth diapers?  Do you have a super naggy friend who keeps telling you about the financial and environmental benefits of using cloth diapers?  If so I might be that friend!  I mean, here are...

Every new mother needs a little helper. A new mother needs someone to do the laundry and clean all. the. floors. to someone to simply hold the baby when a shower is needed - and for reals, it is NEEDED! Not...

What would happen if I acted like a toddler?   I often think about this because some of the behavior my toddler exhibits is pretty funny, but absolutely NOT acceptable in everyday adult life.  However, there are times where I...

Before I dive into this important and impactful piece, I want to clarify that I’m putting on my “Psychologist” hat here, so bear with me. The content of this article is heavy, and tragedy is referenced. If you’re in...

Last week I read this article about how to keep your kids from drugs and other ill-advised activities.  I grew up in the D.A.R.E. era and was completely scared straight. Now that I have my own children I'm not...

I was holding my youngest baby the other day, he's two but always my baby, and was getting really frustrated.  I know I shouldn't have been, but I was.   See, I felt like holding him was making it so that...

Orange County and Palos Verdes, CA, Feb. 27, 2024 – Cox Mobile, Cox Communications’ mobile service available exclusively for Cox Internet customers, today released findings from its first survey, Generation Screen: Parenting and Mobile Safety. The survey uncovered an alarming correlation between...

I'm sorry, not sorry guys.  Seriously, this is my life right now. I'm sorry, not sorry that I completely forgot to dress my kid up for Red Ribbon week.  I did get the flyer.  And yes, I did read it. ...

People say you can never be prepared for motherhood and I always thought that just referred to the sleep deprivation, but there's so much more. I’d had a lot of experience with children, but I wondered what exactly I...

I was caught being silly with my kids So my kiddo does well in the car but sometimes on the way home from daycare there is traffic and he can get a little antsy towards the end of the ride....

If you’re like me and you hear the words Nanny Tax, you’re probably thinking, that doesn’t apply to me because I don’t have a nanny. Except, you probably have a babysitter, right?  And maybe you even have a housekeeper or...

As the Coronavirus marches on, we've all been trying to find our new normal. Part of that for so many families has been trying to find ways to entertain our kids. For myself that meant indulging in a whole...

The hardest part of being a parent is watching your child go through something really tough and not being able to be there, to help, to fix everything.  Last year I remember having such bad anxiety sending my oldest daughter...

I'm going to be honest.  I let my children watch Television.  There, I admitted it.  And now that I've admitted it we can move on to the REALLY serious stuff.   I realize children's television shows can be entertaining, educational,...