Are you or your toddler more anxious for this huge milestone? Are you terrified that your baby will be left out – or (possibly worse) leave another child out? Will she be the class-biter – What if a kid BITES HER? Oh.Dear.Lord. What if she doesn’t get a smiley face sticker for the day? And then you realize that you’ll sit outside of the classroom door ‘just in case,’ but then people will see that you are crazy… Instead, you can sit in your car outside of the school entrance. That way, you can have a glass of wine to ease your nerves. Wait – that may actually mean you are crazy.

While life starts to settle into a pattern of diaper changing, rocking, and shushing a baby to sleep, it seems to also fall into a pattern of sweatpants, baby conversations, and separate night time rituals for parents.

While dads may not always be in the mood to roll around on the floor with their kids, they seem to find the energy. These moments are what young children live for, and science shows that they make a huge impact on their development.

Thanks to Pinterest, moms everywhere feel the need to up their Tooth Fairy game. But wait... What if the Tooth Fairy flat out forgets to show up? What if your child wakes up in the morning devastated that her tooth is still there?  

Preparing to have your first baby includes all of the registering and furniture building, but preparing for your second baby, that includes worrying about how your first baby is going to handle having a sibling. 

Change is inevitable, and so is fatigue after your baby is born. With exhaustion comes arguing and failed expectations.

An awesome list of winter weekly themes, including several book ideas you can checkout at your library, hands-on activities, and toy ideas to invest in to extend the play.   

Play is a child's "work" and is a very important part of their physical development. Babies and young children need to have ample opportunity to play. Just in time for Valentine's Day, enjoy these craft ideas that will promote fine motor development with your toddler!

While the screens make for a great babysitter, the aftermath is maddening.  I become a horrible mother because I am feeding off of their emotional meltdowns.