By: Sheila Gaudet I recognize that most people celebrate the New Year on December 31st, with champagne and friends or watching the ball come down in Times Square or in some other momentous way. December and January articles are full of suggestions for resolutions or ways to keep them. I celebrate that holiday too, but … More Happy New Year!
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: Robin Ruehrwein Have you ever been to the Sheep Pasture in Easton? If you haven’t, I’m going to tell you why my kids and I love it there so much & maybe you’ll be inspired to go check it out. The Sheep Pasture is owned by the NRT (Natural Resources Trust) of Easton and … More Sheep Pasture
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: Kris Berry My sons, Blackbeard and Captain Hook, are obsessed with pirates. They make their little sister walk the plank when she’s done something naughty. They bring their foam swords everywhere (even to bed). I’m not allowed to call them by their real names, only “Blackbeard” and “Captain Hook.” They have already asked that … More Ahoy, Mateys!
By: Jessica DiRamio Fess up, how did it go? How many times a week did you hear “I’m Bored” or “Mom, what are we doing today?”? I hope you took my advice for keeping those kiddos busy all summer long. I stuck to my plan and I am pleased with our results. Our summer was … More Congratulations, You Made It Through Another Summer Vacation! And So Did I!
By: Kristen Clifford I don’t know how women raised children hundreds of years ago, because without the internet I would have no clue what I am doing as a Mom. I use the internet as a resource for just about everything I do as a Mom, from making them food, picking out their clothes, finding … More Mommy Websites
By: Martianne Stanger One day, a few weeks back, as I got frustrated with the inordinate amount of time it took to pack a dinner picnic and get my young ones buckled safely into the car for a family night, my husband asked me, “Are you happy?” What a ridiculous question. No, I wasn’t happy … More Happiness Happens – Tell Somebody
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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