Jizo statues can be found primarily throughout Japan, although many other cultures seem to be accepting them into their own traditions. A Buddhist tradition, Jizo is the protector of children.  More specifically, Jizo takes care of the souls of unborn children and those who die at a young age.

Hi there! It’s me, your friendly know-it-all mom-friend about to jump up on her soap box (again).  Hey, we all have our platforms; I just happen to have a few of them. <Understatement of the year> I want to start this article off with a bit of science.  You see, I typically just start ranting passionately about car seat safety, and for most uninformed mothers, that backfires rather quickly. 

We go from “normal” to “Mommy Brain” in 9 months, but it seems to only be a joke that most women blame for leaving their keys in the freezer.  We are not crazy!  Mothers across the worlds can rejoice because science has now proven that we are not making it all up.

I am in love with the newest craze on social media.  Talk about normalizing breastfeeding! The #TreeOfLife filter by PicsArt is breaking the internet in the best way possible!

Let’s Talk Vitamin K and Newborns Vitamin K is necessary for normal blood clotting in adults and children. But newborns are different.  They are not born with sufficient amounts of the vitamin.  This may make you question the necessity of an injection.  If all babies are born with little Vitamin K, it may be because it is what is meant to be.  But, understandably, some argue that Vitamin K is need

I stumbled upon this article the other day. A friend’s husband actually shared it on social media.  This couple (my friend and her husband) just sold their home to spend the next few months traveling the country with their 3 young ones. They’ve been on the road for a few weeks, and I can tell just by their ‘status updates’ how much this trip has bonded them.  They are an amazing family and threw c

Perhaps you read my article about Emmett’s sensory meltdown a few weeks ago.  I received an overflowing amount of love and understanding from so many of you, but I also received questions.  Many parents wrote asking if their child could have sensory processing disorder, when Emmett was diagnosed, what the symptoms are, and how we are helping – not to forget the other popular question, how I stay s

 Our society is finally accepting differences.  Maybe accepting is the wrong word to use.  “Addressing?”  That may fit better. Our society is finally addressing differences, or lack thereof, among genders.  It has been the headline for over a year now, ‘Trans-Gender’ and ‘Gender Neutral Children’ those identifying more with the opposite gender than they were born, or unsure of which gender they tr

In 2013, The United States was declared the costliest country to give birth in, with prices more than tripling from 1996. That was three years ago.  Who can guess what has happened since then? That’s right, even higher birth costs.