Today it was official, we took down the pool so it has to be the last day of summer. Okay, maybe the last day of summer is officially on September 21st and the last day of summer vacation isn’t until Monday but you can definitely feel the days winding down into a new schedule. Already …
Category: Family & Parenting
Jul 01 2015
Between Parents: Lamenting the Loss of a Tooth
I was all set to write about that horrible stage in development when you need to have “The Talk.” You know the one about the birds and the bees but then I was making dinner last night and my oldest son yelled out, “My tooth is really loose!” Oh, no! I knew that this day …
Jun 20 2015
Theorists of Child Development Part Two
If you remember a few weeks ago, I started a post on the Theorists of Child Development and by the end of a pretty long post, I had only covered Freud and some of his theories. I did hint that I was going to move on to Erik Erikson in a few weeks and today you get …
Jun 16 2015
Cheap Summer Activities: Hiking
With school either over or almost over at the end of the month, many parents and children are gearing up for some holidays and a few short trips. There are tons of amusement parks, zoos, and venues to go to and they will all mean a lot of cash just to get through the front …
Jun 11 2015
Storing Breastmilk
If you breastfeed your baby, chances are there will come a time when you need to store breast milk. This can be when you return to work or even if you are only planning a few hours out. Storing breastmilk can be one of the most confusing things for new mother’s and it is good …
May 23 2015
Theorists of Child Development Part One
When I talk about child development and all the things you can do to encourage it, the foundations of all my theories and practices are attributed to several theorists. I know that in the day to day, most parents could really care less about who invented this or what the thread of thought was on …