It’s the first few days of summer, and already the tug of war over screen time is beginning. This has always been a struggle, but with the cancellation of camps and other youth activities, the screen time battle may...
If you are looking for fun Spring Activities for toddlers, then this post is for you. I've rounded up some great ways to pass an afternoon and keep everyone smiling while you do it!
Yard Clean Up and Gardening
This isn’t...
It was one sweltering evening while we were visiting my dad in Vermont (yup it can get sweltering there). Both kids had skipped their naps and were exhausted. My youngest woke up a few hours after falling asleep with...
It was a pleasure to sit down and chat with science writer Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice about her latest book all about pets published with MITKids. Our conversation spanned from parenting to pets, and I could listen to Dr....
I really mean it, I have no idea what I am doing.
Multiple people have asked me if I was ever a preschool teacher or if I have a degree in early childhood education, but I really am just going...
Of all the movie tropes about parenthood, here's the one that bothers me the most.
A newborn cries in the middle of the night. The exhausted parents load the baby into the car and take her for a drive. The...
When you become a mom, you start carrying around a whole list of fears and worries. Some totally unfounded. Others very real possibilities. One of my fears, from the moment I learned I was pregnant, was that my child...
Babies are not born with self-soothing/regulating skills, these skill develop over the first four months of life. Self-soothing tends to be associated with babies who are able to fall back to sleep on their own with little to no...
When we talk about safe sleep, it usually revolves around newborns and infants. But it's important to make sure that sleep continues to be safe for toddlers too. Some of the rules change once they turn 1 and again...
I have a 15-month-old son, and I am expecting his sister soon. All that is on my mind right now is how to dress babies in their first year. Sorting through my son's old baby clothes is on my...
In + Around Central Mass
Mom’s Night Out Puzzle Mania at Eastern Shores Club Recap!
I was especially excited to put this Mom's Night Out together because I have loved doing puzzles for as long as I can remember....
