The Child Mind Institute emphasizes the importance of reading to your children by sharing research that states that children who are read to regularly are exposed to 290,000 more words than children who are not read to regularly. That should be motivation enough to read to your children regularly if you want your child to…
How much money have you spent on toys your kid never touches? Probably a lot. Or maybe you’re better than I am and always make sure the toy is worth it, but I’ll tell you I’ve spent soooo much money on toys that are honestly a waste. So now, whenever I buy a toy that…
Let’s face it. Once the kids are asleep, you and your spouse are most likely collapsing exhausted into bed and spending a few hours on your phones or watching tv. That’s fine! That’s what I did for a really long time too. But one day I was so sick of feeling like I had no…
We’ve been focusing a lot on creating a good morning routine that allows us to start our day on the right foot. Before starting this, a lot of our mornings would look like me being groggy and tired for an embarrassing amount of time. I’d get up and nurse my son, then lay back down…
It’s spooky season! With Halloween around the corner, the weather getting cooler, and pumpkin patches everywhere, I’ve found myself searching for the best fall activities to do with my 18-month old. We’ve had a blast enjoying this season and so I decided to put together a list of all the fun fall activities that we…
We recently took a 6 hour flight from the East coast to the West coast, and let me tell you I was STRESSED. I know how energetic my 18-month old is. He just wants to run run run. So how was I supposed to make him sit still for 6 hours straight? I read everything…
What is Mindful Parenting? Before we dive into how to become a mindful parent, let’s first talk about what mindful parenting even is. Mindful parenting is intentional, thought out interaction between parents and their children. In the book Raising Good Humans: A Mindfulness Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids by…
Bedtime is brutal. There’s no other way to put it. When you’re putting your toddler to sleep for the fourth time in an hour and they still don’t seem tired, but they also somehow have been up for what seems like eternity, it hurts. So one day I called my mom because I just couldn’t…
I personally believe that every mom should have a choice in how to feed their babies. But to me, this doesn’t just include avoiding shaming moms for how they choose to feed their babies. It’s also offering them support. In my time in motherhood, I have seen so many other moms have to turn to…
As a mom, I know how hard it can be to work out with kids. You can’t find time to go to the gym and then your kids make home work outs impossible. Or maybe you’ve only worked out a gym and don’t know how to work out at home. Maybe you’ve never been that…
One thing I’ve learned as a mom is that it can be so hard to feel confident in the products you’re giving your baby. Sometimes it feels like nothing is trustworthy and everything is stressful. I never really would’ve considered myself crunchy until I got pregnant. Soon after learning I was expecting though, I found…
If you’re expecting a baby soon you’re probably thinking a lot about how you’re going to feed them. If breastfeeding is what feels best to you, you’re going to be needing a few things to make your nursing experience go as smoothly as possible. I’ve been nursing my son for 14 months now and have…
I want to start this off by saying I am not a licensed mental health professional and can’t speak on these matters as such. But one thing I am is a mom that’s been through it. When I was pregnant I remember thinking postpartum depression would never affect me. Or, if it did, I would…
I’m sure you’ve heard that it can take up to a year to balance your hormones after birth. During that year, you also have a tiny human relying on you for every little thing. It’s so hard trying to balance every aspect of your life when this is the case. So you’re hormonal, sleep deprived,…
So awhile back this mental strength challenge went viral on social media called 75-hard. As soon as I heard about it I wanted to try it. Problem is, I was 8-months pregnant and still working full time. Basically, I was exhausted ALL the time. How was I supposed to do TWO work outs every day…
As we’re going into the summer months, where we have young kids to entertain on hot days, I’m sure we’re all looking for activities to fill our days. My goal is to get outside as much as possible this summer. That means a lot of our activity list for the summer is outdoor activities.…
This post may contain affiliate links. For more information check out our disclaimer. Let’s be honest, exercise looks a whole lot different after having kids. It’s harder to be consistent, it’s harder to be productive, and it’s harder to know what to do after your body has changed. It’s such a learning curve trying to…
This post may contain affiliate links. For more information check out our disclaimer. This post is one of the reasons I actually came up with the idea for this blog. For two weeks my baby and I cried, barely slept, and were in a constant battle over biting while nursing. He had bitten me a…
This post may contain affiliate links. For more information check out our disclaimer. You know how growing up we’d ask our parents for things and they’d tell us no because we had it at home? Well, now I’m one of those moms, and here’s how you can be too. There are so many fun things…
This page may contain affiliate links. For more information please review our Disclaimer. Don’t you want your kids to grow up with lasting memories of their fun childhood? Play dough is one of those staple childhood memories that most kids share, and personally, my most fond play dough memories were not only playing, but also…