By: Martianne Stanger Costumes. Treats. Parties. Many think about these things at this time of year. Me? I think about our family’s guardian angels and say a huge, “Thank you!” to them. Why? Because my oldest boy is here with me right now. Yes, with great thanks to our guardian angels, he is here to … More Impulse and Angels on Halloween – A Mother’s Grateful Memoir
By: Jessica DiRamio Always known as the spirited child, my daughter, Juliana was unlike any other baby, toddler, preschooler, or school-aged child I had ever come in contact with. She was very intense; on a scale of 1-10, everything she did was a 10. She cried harder and longer than most and got mad a … More ADHD and My Daughter
By: Kristen Clifford I have learned over the past few years as a parent that sometimes the anticipation of something is a lot worse then the actual act of doing it. Before becoming a parent or before hitting each new phase of parenting you hear horror stories about every part. I have feared the anticipation … More Anticipation
By: Lance Lazatin, MD The hospital or doctor’s office can be a place ridden with anxiety for people of all ages. Children in particular tend to regard the pediatrician’s office or the hospital as a place of impending pain. Even for healthy children, routine well-visits are scheduled in such a way that they receive twenty-five … More Vaccine Fear
By: Abby Keane Autumn is our Mother Nature’s way of fooling us into staying in New England when winter is coming…otherwise, we’d definitely all be heading south until temperatures started regularly reaching at least 60 degrees again. Here are a few of my favorite activities to get you and your family outside before Snowmageddon returns. … More Favorite Fall Activities
By: Jessica DiRamio Picture this, it’s the night before school and you’re busy as a beaver getting your kids’ lunches ready for the next day. PB&J is likely to be at the top of your list for sandwiches, right? Why not? That’s what WE ate as kids, right? I mean, who doesn’t love a good … More Did She Just Say “Nut-Free Classroom?”
By: Martianne Stanger The school year is upon us. And with a back-to-school, back-to-juggling-multiple-activities mindset, it is easy to forget about something that I feel is of utmost importance: good, old-fashioned fun! Yep, making time to laugh and chat while enjoying face-to-face interaction should be a given every single day of the year. However, time … More Please Join Us In The Million Minute Family Challenge
By: Tanya Pimental A few years ago, I jumped into the world of Cloth Diapers. It was while I was expecting my second that I started to think about all the diapers I was going through with my daughter. It was a while reading a favorite blog where the post was about how easy cloth … More Cloth Diapering 101
By: Abby Keane Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ~ Elizabeth Stone How many of you remember the exact time of your child(ren)’s birth(s)? How many of you remember the date you first got a positive pregnancy … More Becoming A Mother
By: Martianne Stanger Traditionally, summer is supposed to be a time for kids to enjoy long, lazy days spent playing outside. Inevitably, with such stretches of unstructured time comes the complaint, “I’m bored!” Although I am a big believer that boredom can effectively act as springboard for incredible fun, creativity and imagination in children, I … More 3 Summer Science Experiments to Combat the Call “I’m Bored!”
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