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Help with tricky topics related to taking care of a baby and all the phases of children and raising them.
As moms, we don’t get much acknowledgment or appreciation. Day in and day out we work hard to care for our families and our homes; cleaning, cooking, preparing, planning, educating and even disciplining. We not only have to keep everyone’s world running smoothly in our …
When I was younger and it got cold outside, all the rules my mother had for not getting sick came out in full force. I couldn’t have wet hair, I always had to have a hat and socks on, I was pumped full of preventative …
If you’ve ever been around small children, then you know that, from the earliest age, even before they turn 1, they want to help, be involved and want you to show them everything. Children are born with the desire to learn, explore and consume the …
Over the years, it seems as though Christmas has moved from a time to celebrate the birth of Christ, family, and thanks for the blessings you have, to a time of materialism. Everyone seems more focused on presents and what they are going to get …
My 4 year old son and I have had a lot of fun doing crafts this year together. He’s always loved playing with scissors and glue, but he really ramped it up at the end of this year just in time for fall and winter, …
Christmas is always a really fun time of year with my kids. We get to make fun recipes together, get creative with crafts, decorate the house and the tree, and learn lots of new songs. The special things that you do together as a family …
Spit up and babies go hand in hand. We are no strangers to the white, icky stuff splashed on our arms and dribbling down our backs, but when it causes other problems or is associated with other symptoms, it may be due to a disease …
Books have a way of inviting you and your children into a world that is outside of your own. You get to delve into magical surroundings with new faces and live their stories with them. In the case of Christmastime, the amazing stories that books …
Christmas is a big deal to most people. Adults are decorating, planning, and shopping, and kids are attending parties, keeping up with Santa and the Elf on the Shelf, and planning out their Christmas list of desired presents. The Christmas season has essentially turned into …
So, for the last 8 Christmases, our little family has lived in Arizona. We had a beautiful home, but the space was tight. We didn’t even have room for a full Christmas tree. Instead, we were using small fake potted trees intended for decoration outside …