Preparing a toddler for a new baby coming into the family can be both exciting and challenging. While our family is still considering the idea of expanding, Avery is at the perfect age to begin preparing her for the possibility of a younger sibling. Currently she does interact with babies and smaller children at daycareRead More
Tips on Homeschooling
It’s been a rough year. With school closures extending until the end of the school year for many areas, ours included, many parents are finding themselves in the position to extend homeschooling. Not only is this stressful on parents but on children as well. I completely understand. Homeschooling in my home has not been goingRead More
The Affordable Childcare Crisis
Quality, affordable childcare is a topic that is on the minds of many working parents these days. Even more so with the forced closures of schools, businesses, restaurants and even some daycare centers nationwide. The child care system in the United States has always been a fragile system. Finding high quality care is not theRead More
To My Children During a Pandemic
To my children in the midst of a Pandemic, I wish that I knew how to explain this is you. It would be easy to explain to you what it is like living during a pandemic if I knew what to expect, but I don’t. I wish that I could reassure you in some wayRead More
Easy New Year Resolution for Kids
Every New Year, adults makes resolutions, or goals as I like to call them, on what they want to achieve during that year. This year, I shook things up and asked my son to sit down and create a list of goals for himself to work at in the upcoming New Year. After firmly tellingRead More