By: Heather Desmond O’Neill This makes my heart smile. I often find myself refereeing matches about who will get to use what toy, who gets to sleep with which stuffed animal and the ultimate …. who “gets to go first.” It’s exhausting. But I also find pure joy in hearing them giggle together in the … More “Mama, my best friend is my brother …”
By: Anne Marie Holloway It was June, a time filled with daily events and end-of-school-year activities. My to-do list was particularly long this day. I was scheduled to the limit and there was no turning back. And as I stood there in the school cafeteria with a case of water bottles and a bag of … More Pretty Good Advice
By: Janice Johnson-Plumer Growing up, you would never catch me indoors. There were so many great outdoor games: kick the can, dodgeball, baseball, hide and go seek, board games, and riding bikes. I relished being outside. It was a way to be free and to exercise without knowing it was exercise. My mother would tell … More What Ever Happened to Playing Outside?
By: Sandra L. Churchill My mom squinted at the clock in our car as we scrambled to finish errands and manage afternoon school pick-up lines. “Is that right?” she asked of the 12:07 p.m. time indicated on my dashboard. “Oh no,” I laughed, “it’s 1:00 but we’ll be there in time.” Mom looked confused. “You … More Zany Flexibility
By: Rachel Ventura I love love love to get crafty!! Many moons ago, I worked at a child-care center and I believe that this is where the hobby began. I loved designing bulletin boards and birthday walls and decorating the calendar and parent letter every month! I could sit for hours making arts and crafts … More She’s Crafty and She’s Just My Type
To help us better serve you, our patient, we’ve recently opened a primary care location in Easton! We are building for the future, and expanding into your community! To help celebrate this expansion, we’re having a special night just for moms this Thursday, June 20 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at our new Easton … More Moms … Come Celebrate With Us!
By: Mary Morris Kids love nature and they love art. Who doesn’t, right? The two share a wonderful connection. How many times have you gone to an art museum and looked at beautiful paintings of oceans and sunsets and fields of grass? These are seemingly simple landscapes that are captured with light and texture by … More Art and Nature
By: Sheila Gaudet Parenting comes with many decisions about caring for our kids. When our kids are babies those decisions include breast or bottle? Cloth or disposable diapers? Co-sleeping or “ferberizing?” Daycare or staying at home? As they get older it turns into which school is the best match for my child? Do we really … More Decisions, Decisions
By: Martianne Stanger If you came to my house during bathing times when my oldest was a toddler, you would have thought something awful was going on inside. My boy had a sensory aversion to water that made routine hygiene a harrowing experience for us all. Fast forward a handful of years and our boy … More Swim Lessons for a Sensory Kid
By: Heather Desmond O’Neill “Dada. Dada. Dada. Dada.” A year and a half ago, this was all my youngest son was saying, and I was pretty devastated. Just once I wanted to hear “Mama.” I’m sure you’re thinking, “careful what you wish for…” Now, I live with a real life Stewie. At Jackson’s 15-month check … More Early Intervention
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