Ages & Stages

The countdown is on! Back-to-school is on the horizon. When prepping for a new school year, it is important for families to take some time to gradually ease back into a school year routine. To ensure a strong start to the...

Before I had kids, I traveled a lot. My goal was to pack light, walk fast, and take the trip of a lifetime at least every other year, and that’s pretty much what I did. It wasn't even a...

When my kindergartner twin daughters asked for a slumber party to celebrate their 6th birthday I said, “absolutely no." However, crestfallen faces led me to think of a compromise. We hosted a birthday pajama party – all the fun...

I've been harboring a Pokémon trainer in my house for a few years now. He binge watches the shows and movies on Netflix, meticulously organizes his card collection in plastic sleeves, and has the outfit to go Pokémon hunting...

It isn’t a topic we ever want to think about, let alone talk about with our kids, but sexually transmitted diseases are a reality and understanding them is important to everyone’s health. The education first starts with us as...

I am a teacher and I love summertime. I am a mom and I can't wait for school to start. I have a love/hate relationship with summer. The teacher in me loves the fact that I get a break from the...

Being pregnant is a blessing, a beautiful blessing; so, don't get me wrong when I say... being pregnant during a Florida summer is the absolute worst, because it is. If I had the ability, the luxury really, to choose...

Six months ago my husband left town for the first time after I gave birth to our second child. My Mom went back home 4 hours away and it was just me. With both kids. By myself. Alone. I...

I always thought I'd be that mainstream Mama, up on the latest baby trends, and who loves a good Pottery Barn Kids catalog and adorable preppy baby clothes. However when it came to trying to conceive and then choosing birth providers, I was...

It's the end of another school year. I did it! I mean, my son did it. But it was mostly me. OK, fine. It was all him. We just finished our first year of homeschooling, together, as a team. My...

When I wake up in the morning, I typically grab my phone and spend a few minutes on Facebook before facing the day. This particular morning, the stories I read and videos I watched had me sobbing, but each...

Hearing the horrific first-hand accounts at Orlando's two heart breaking shooting incidents, have caused me to ask myself would my teenagers (even myself) know what to do. No matter who you are and where you live, there are going to...

“Don’t call me sir. That’s my father. You can call me Gary*.” The sales associate looked at my twelve year old girl with a patronizing grin. “Yes, sir. I mean…sorry.” My daughter stumbled. My daughter, out of habit, continued to use...

It’s funny, but I hadn’t thought about this consciously since my kids passed through those first three years of life: How does my child compare to others her age? Is she developing right? Is she exceptional or is it...

My sweet Vi is smart, adorable, sassy, and hilarious. "Patient traveler," however, is not one of her many strengths. Choose a genius color scheme for an ocean scene? She's on it. Sit with hands folded for four hours while buckled...