Perspectives In Parenting

It's true. I taught my son to never help you. And I am NOT sorry. In fact, I role played someone asking him for help over and over again - because I know my sweet little one and I...

Chicken, it's what's for dinner.  Or in my case, it's what I accidentally forgot to take out of the freezer and defrost so now we have nothing to eat for dinner. I have a love hate relationship with chicken.  On...

I often find myself thinking about how I can teach my children to be more than a passerby.  Generally, I fail at this.  It's like how you have amazing ideas right before you fall asleep or in the shower,...

My decision to become a stay-at-home-mom began when I found out that I was pregnant. I was so excited to finally become a mother, but that excitement was quickly replaced with a wave of dread.  Not of having a...

The Lowell Observatory is not only a destination within Flagstaff, but it is part of history.  Which is why I was so excited to bring my family there. We are all trying to get our children excited about learning.  It...

Those long hot days of summer may be behind us. But there's still many equally hot though perhaps not as long days of fall ahead of us here in Orange County. And apparently, September is the month of awesome...

Staying at the Homewood Suites San Diego Downton/Bayside was incredible.  This hotel is so cool.  Around every corner is a different type of nook.  There's a nook with a few bar stools and a counter with plugins.  Right beyond that...

The perfect sun hat.  Is there such a thing?  I didn't think it existed until I tried on my very first Tenth Street Hat. I've been searching for the perfect sun hat for years.  Seriously, I've lived in SoCal for...

It all started as a way to make sure that every mom knew they weren't alone. For them to have a safe haven to express their fears and triumphs in parenthood - and of course to laugh. Laughter is one...

This post is part of a weeklong series we’re doing here to document a typical day in the life of local moms during the COVID-19 pandemic and under California’s stay-at-home orders. It was written by our Contributor Mikaeya Kalantari, who...

When you have someone in your life that seems to have all they need, the gift giving season can be challenging. Let us help you find something that will make them smile with this Gift Guide for the Person...

How often as parents do we hold up a camera to our children and say “smile?” Fairly often I bet. kind of an automatic reaction engrained in us from an early age. I remember every school photo, standing in...

I have always loved traveling, and felt lucky to have a job that allowed me to travel across the globe. From London to Singapore and across Asia, to both coasts of the US. But traveling after becoming a mom...

The Tooth Fairy has not really been discussed in our house - like at all.  In fact, when my son noticed that he had a loose tooth and mentioned the Tooth Fairy I was actually surprised. My son and I...