When I was pregnant with my first baby, my husband and I were living in a one-bedroom apartment outside New York City, so a nursery was a luxury we couldn’t afford. My son had a “nursery corner” in our bedroom where we were able to tuck in his crib, a few hooks, and a little […]

I’ve learned as a parent that sometimes toddlers just decide they aren’t eating, or don’t want to eat what you’re eating. That means mealtime can be quite the battle. I’ve put together a list of 7 ways we’ve found to encourage our toddler to eat healthy foods and what we’ve prepared for mealtimes. Hopefully some […]

Toddlers and transitions go together like peanut butter and ketchup—as in, they don’t. Take my toddler being picked up from preschool for instance. He’ll typically run out of the door and headbutt me, not because he isn’t happy to see me, the director explained, but because transitions are hard (or at least I’m choosing to […]

“Clean your room!” is something likely heard in every family’s household all over the world at various times.  In our home, one of the kids is amazing when it comes to cleaning her room (and other things).  The other? Not so much. It’s like he can’t stay focused and just drifts off into another world […]

What’s more important to you as a parent: How happy your kids are? How well your kids achieve? Or what about how kind they are to others? According to the Making Caring Common Project, 80% of youth in their study feel like their parents are more concerned with their happiness and achievement over whether the show concern for others. Most […]