I've got a favor to ask of all you Modern Parents with Messy Kids today. Write me - won't you please? You see, as much as I love sharing useful parenting tricks, clever organizational DIYs, and family-friendly healthy recipes, there's one thing that I feel has been lacking around here - the stories of parenthood. Recently, I brought on our parenting contributor, Jessica, and I've just loved chatting with you guys here and on facebook about what she has to say. From potty training and … [Read more...]
How Long Did You Wait to Take a Date Night Away From Baby?
Image Credit: © Christopher Michel | Date Night | cropped | CC by 2.0 Jessica is back today for another humorous glimpse into her life as a mom of four. This time she's tackling date-night with her signature wit (read to the end and you'll smile - I promise). I'm curious - how long did it take all of you to finally take a night away from baby? I think it was somewhere around 9 months with M, once he no longer breastfed right before bed maybe? It depends less on the parents and more on … [Read more...]
{Parenting} I Lied to the Pediatrician
Image Credit: © Eden, Janine and Jim| Doctor Aunt | CC by 2.0 We've all been there - cruising along, well into yet another well-check appointment for your child when your ped asks about "it". That child-rearing topic (sleep, discipline, vitamins, etc.) that you know you've either been slacking on a little or you just don't completely see eye-to-eye with doc on. So what do you do? Proudly come clean with a "you wanna tussle?" glint in your eye , fudge the truth a bit knowing you've got … [Read more...]
Co-Sleeping: Confessions from the Family Bed
I don't know about you guys, but sleep (or the lack thereof) is a repeated topic of conversation amongst my mom friends and I. Thankfully, I have been blessed with very good sleepers in all three of my kids (Aside from the first 5 or 6 months for each of them and for all naps with baby M. I love him but he totally sucks at naps.) So while we dabbled in all sorts of sleeping arrangements and practices when the kids were babies - co-sleeping, sleep training, pseudo co-sleeping - it's not … [Read more...]
Parenting: Talking to Kids About Death
Image Credit: © Dylan Parker |Very Serious - DSC_2926 (Text added) | CC by 2.0 Happy Monday guys, hope your weekend was a good one. We spent ours trying out a new gymnastics class for the 4 year old (soon to be back-to-back with T-ball games for the 6 year old), new Sunday School classes for all three kids, and our first ever family bike ride with all five of us (including the newly 1-year-old in a trailer behind Dad). These new activities mark more than just a change in season for our … [Read more...]
Easy Braiding for Moms: The Crown Braid
Last week we posted our favorite Easter hairdos for girls (remember the ridiculously cute bunny bun?) and I promised we'd be back with a full video tutorial of our new go-to braid, the U-Shaped Crown Braid. Today, our contributor Kristin and I are here to deliver on that promise. Here's the full tutorial on how you can achieve this adorable look at home. This is a great beginner braid for all of us moms who want to meet our daughters' desire for beautiful braids but aren't quite sure how - … [Read more...]
The Biggest Potty Training Mistake I Ever Made
Image Credit: © Mandy Lackey | Potty Training Day 2 (Text added) | CC by 2.0 Jessica is back today with another tale from the parenting front-lines. If you have every potty trained a child, I know you will relate to this one... The things we do for our kids!! Read on (you'll likely be laughing and nodding your head knowingly the whole time), then tell us your most memorable potty training experience. We'd love to hear it. When my oldest son was three, he went through a charming little … [Read more...]
{Parenting} What Am I Doing Wrong?
Image Credit: © Natesh Ramasamy | Why Am I in Such a Bad Mood? (text added) | CC by 2.0 I'm so very excited to introduce you to our newest contributor, Jessica, today. She is the mother of four (yes, four!) little ones and when I read this piece she wrote about her latest pregnancy, I just couldn't help but beg her to come write for us. Jessica will be stopping by every few weeks to share the good/bad/ugly/funny/painful/surprising/amazing/akward parts of parenthood with her own unique voice … [Read more...]
Parenting: A “5 Rings To Stop Yelling Update”
Ok guys, it's been about a week now since my 5 rings arrived (check out these metal options and colorful silicon rings if you'd like to build a set of your own) - time for an update. (Before getting to that, if you'd like some background on this challenge go here for why we're doing this.) First, and probably most importantly, I'm still at it! One of the scariest things about committing (quite publicly) to doing something outside of your comfort zone is wondering if you can actually follow … [Read more...]
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