Having a kid with a GI tract that closely resembles the BQE on a summer Friday is stressful. Feeling conflicted about the treatment of that traffic jam is even worse. One oft-prescribed solution is Miralax.… Read More »Miralax: Friend or Foe?
Hi everyone Hard to believe the last weekend of April is here! The spring is flying and we have another fun weekend of events happening! This weekend get out and enjoy Sakura Matsuri at Brooklyn… Read More »Weekend Events in Brooklyn & NYC: April 24th-26th
Do you know what Minecraft is? Well, our littles are still too young for it (at least, that’s what we continue to tell them), but when we read this post from Mother Words blogger Jennifer… Read More »Minecraft is Creeping Me Out: Excerpt from Mother Words
Contributor Ginger Bakos from Dinosaurs are NOT Food, gives us the skinny on 100% Juice. Just because it’s “made from real fruit” doesn’t mean it’s healthy. Want to stay up to date on Ginger’s blog? Subscribe… Read More »Are Your Kiddos Drinking 100% Juice?
You are ready to head out of the door to the park then your kid has a volcanic meltdown on the floor because they do not want to go to the park. The place that… Read More »3 Ways to End Transition Troubles
This is a question all parents face as their kids get older. When is the right time to start leaving your kids home alone? From short trips walking the dog, to longer forays without the kiddos,… Read More »Safety Tips To Teach Your Kids When Home Alone
When I first read this post by Mother Words blogger Jenny Raphael, I told her if she replaced “hoodies” with “tutus” and “sweatpants” with “leggings” this would be my Life in Laundry as well. As always, her… Read More »My Laundry, My Sons: Excerpt from Mother Words
My kindergartener can’t get enough of chapter books these days, and that suits my husband just fine (though I still pine for the days of 6 Elephant & Piggie books at bedtime), but we still… Read More »Time To Read! April Round Up of Our Favorite Children’s Books
Philadelphia contributor Paige Wolf shares her thoughts on raising interested, and invested children. We couldn’t agree more. Last week at a parent-teacher conference, the words used to describe my four-year-old were “righteous,” “fair,” and… Read More »A Wish for My Children to be Passionate, Fair, and Righteous
I say, that will probably not happen. I think no f-ing way. Those of us in the One and Done Club have lots of reasons for not wanting another kid. I know that having a… Read More »Coping With One and Done Guilt: What I Say When My Daughter Asks for a Baby Sister