A middle name is also a great place to put a safety name or a fallback name for your child to use later in life if they don't love their first name. If you choose a gender-neutral first name for your child, for example, you can add a more traditionally gendered middle name, such...
There is never a time that is too early to begin teaching your little ones to love books and reading! There have been several studies that show that reading to your baby/toddler/preschooler has an incredible impact on their vocabulary. It doesn’t matter if they are too little to understand...
There are no words to describe looking at the person who gave you life, suckled you at her breast, nurtured you through your childhood, walked you down the aisle at your wedding, and was by your side as you gave birth to you first two children, begging you for the relief of death an...
But it’s just a phase, so let’s discuss newborn sleep. I turned to sleep expert Michele Wawerski, the pediatric sleep consultant behind Peaceful Littles, who’s helped me with my girls from the newborn stage all the way to age 4. She is going to explain some of the newborn ...
A stained, crusty layer of decay is all that’s left of her “weak” teeth, and in just 15 minutes she’s polished most of it off.” Here she on Easter, just a couple months before I took her to the dentist. And here she is on the day we got home from our appointment. She’...
Forget dying Easter eggs in the spring time, we’re painting marshmallows! My attempt at painting her face. It was hysterical to her, but even more fun to eat! Pull out the food coloring or fruit juice and try it. Your kids will love it!
I don’t know any other way to explain it. And I don’t know if it will help or not but I do live in Florida which is great for me but not for spray paint so I’ve read. I’ve tried doing it in the am and pm, no difference. I obviously don’t want to do it inside ...
A calming bedtime routine and happy, pirate-free stories can help to bring on happy zzz’s. • People in costume (Santa, the Easter Bunny, story or cartoon characters.) Here’s why: At this age, grown-ups in dress-ups are no more adorable than they were in the baby days. If ...
we realized that our move-in date would coincide with Easter. The first night we spent here was the Saturday before Easter. So we celebrated with Easter baskets for the kids (Sofia was just a baby, so hers just had enough in it to satisfy three-year-old Niko’s need to include her)...