I love entertaining, having friends, family and neighbors over for dinner. Once those dinners started to include kids, I started to notice something, moms always have a list of things their kids won’t eat, or… Read More »Are You Raising Picky Eaters
With lots of outdoor activities, spring sports, and later-than-usual bedtimes as we approach the summer months, we still make time to read with the kids nearly every night before bed. Check out our current favorites… Read More »Time to Read! May Round Up of Our Favorite Kids Books
Butter Beans brings their Food & Garden Summer Camp to Brooklyn this year and they are offering one A Child Grows family a free week of camp! Here is a description of their program. It… Read More »Giveaway: One Week of Butter Beans Food & Garden Summer Camp!
Heidi Lengel, A Child Grows contributor, mom of two and local expert on all things doula shares her wisdom on the best practices when hiring a doula for birth support. Looking to hire a birth… Read More »How to Hire a Doula
It’s early morning on Mother’s Day and I’m alone in my house. Blissfully alone. My Mother’s Day gift from my husband was that he would take the kids for a sleepover at my mother-in-law’s house… Read More »Pressing Pause on Parenthood for Mother’s Day
In honor of Mother’s Day, contributor Sarah Kurliand, Our Spirited Life blogger, considers the things her son has taught her about living. To say that Xavier is spirited is an understatement. He is loud, excited,… Read More »10 Life Lessons I’ve Learned from My Spirited Son
We’re thrilled to share this post from Sharon Hershman, founder of Kids on 12th preschool in Center City Philadelphia. Sharon penned this piece last year for the Kids on 12th blog and Sharon has graciously allowed us… Read More »Mother’s Day: It’s Not the Thought That Counts
Mother’s Day can be a blessing and a curse for people everywhere. Mother Words blogger Jenny Raphael tries to reason with Mother’s Day, but she isn’t having it. Clearly, we’re all doomed to brunch and buy… Read More »Et Tu, Mother’s Day?: Excerpt from Mother Words
What’s on your Mother’s Day wish list? Contributor Abby King shares her top 10. Flowers are nice and we appreciate the macaroni necklace. Truth is, you can save them both. Here are 10 things moms really want for… Read More »10 Things Moms Really Want for Mother’s Day
As Mother’s Day approaches, the pressure to find that perfect gift increases. While you are likely inundated with advertising in an effort to persuade you to purchase gifts that aren’t necessarily good for the environment,… Read More »10 Eco-Friendly Mother’s Day Gifts