At three months old, our daughter started experiencing recurring sinus and upper respiratory infections. She saw a pediatric ENT doctor and was tested for allergies. We saw her pediatrician regularly and visited several local urgent care facilities and the...
I’ll never forget our newborn photo session. The photographer was taking pictures of my daughter and let me know she needed a new diaper. I jumped up and grabbed the diaper bag, and the photographer smiled and said, “Relax...
My maternity leave has come to an end. My 10-month-old is off to daycare, and I head back into the classroom as a public school teacher. I feel incredibly fortunate to have been able to be home on maternity...
Every year it seems like summer slips away faster and faster! Do you agree? We are quickly approaching the start of a new school year, so we put together a first day ready checklist in hopes to help your...
Recently, I wrestled with deciding to switch to formula or not to feed my second baby, and I had to remind myself of a lesson I often teach. I have trained many corporate leaders in the art of decision-making....
Adding "yet" to our thoughts can take us from feeling free to stuck. This simple word changes our idea of what being free to believe in someday is. Free to take those baby steps and know they will take...
I absolutely love Montessori for babies. I'm not rigid about following every single recommendation for Montessori, but following the spirit of Montessori has made me a more confident, curious parent.
One of the biggest critiques I get about Montessori is...
As a mom of a 3 and 6-year-old, it often feels like my days are filled with ‘no’. No, don’t do that. That’s not safe. No, not right now. It can be exhausting as a parent to live each...
When I became a mother there was one task that scared me more than the rest - potty training. So, when my son got his diagnosis of severe nonverbal autism, this only heightened my fears for when that infamous...
I don’t know about you but those newborn days were rough! For the first time in my life, I felt so alone. I had the love and support of my husband, friends, family, and of course, my baby. However,...