Parenting

Our favorite hacks, tips, & secrets for the wild ride of parenting
Who Are You Leaning on Right Now?

Who Are You Leaning on Right Now?

Parenting is hard. Joyful!  But hard. And it’s okay. You’re not crazy.  How do I know? Because these other mamas in my favorite mom forum told me so. Parenting communities matter because together we normalize the experience of pulling our hair out over spaghetti on...

Teaching Math at Home, Just Doing What You Already Do

Teaching Math at Home, Just Doing What You Already Do

Whether you obsessed over your TI-89 calculator or lost interest in math when they taught you “pi” wasn’t something you could eat, the whole range of parental computative skill is above-and-beyond adequate for teaching our toddlers. (And our olders!)  Here are some...

At Home Group Learning Environment

At Home Group Learning Environment

Are you being intentional about how you are setting up learning environments for your kids?  Some of our parents have been intentional by making sure the kitchen and dining room table is spotless. The less distractions, the more work that gets done. Another family...

Find Your Talents and Teach Through What You Know

Find Your Talents and Teach Through What You Know

Lots of us are feeling out of sorts lately. We’re all learning new things, stepping WAY outside our comfort zones and let’s be honest, that can be very unsettling.  By now, many of us have determined what our kids' lives are looking like for the upcoming school year....

What to do with all Those Outgrown Clothes?

What to do with all Those Outgrown Clothes?

You and me both! As soon it doesn’t fit, it gets stuffed in a drawer, lost in a bin, or shoved somewhere in the attic. Out of sight, out of mind, right?  The best part is when we have a reason to keep it. (And we always have a reason!) Like, it was sentimental, your...

Virtual Entertainment: Is This Our New Normal?

Virtual Entertainment: Is This Our New Normal?

Remember the days when screen time was a bad word? When we blamed social media for sucking away all of our time? When you were too old to know what TikTok was? If those don't feel like memories and you're still stickin' to your guns on all of the above, then I'd like...

The Importance of Sleep Routines in Our New Normal

The Importance of Sleep Routines in Our New Normal

Over the past few months, we've all had some element of our daily routine stripped away from us as a result of school closures, business closures, and stay-at-home orders. Incase this whirlwind of 2020 has fogged your memory... the current reality of being IN your...

Stay at Home Mommyhood: Turning the Call into a Reality

Stay at Home Mommyhood: Turning the Call into a Reality

TAKE 6: I have attempted to write and failed to write this post approximately 6 times. Plus the countless times I've started it in my head but never got the chance to put it down in writing. As with anything, when you add a new baby to the mix, life gets crazy for at...

3 Tips for the Traveling Working Mom

3 Tips for the Traveling Working Mom

You may have heard by now that Audrey and I are leaving for Silicon Valley to participate in the Women's Startup Lab this July. If you haven't, be sure to hop back to that article and get caught up on the details. As a little update for those tracking this journey, we...

The Joymility of Parenting

The Joymility of Parenting

Yesterday I killed it. Last week I totally failed. I try to center myself on something that is more constant than the ups and downs of every day circumstance. It’s a little something my friends and I like to call Joymility. Here’s how it works…

To Raise Happy Kids, Put Your Marriage First

To Raise Happy Kids, Put Your Marriage First

Some solid parenting advice goes a little something like this: The happier your marriage, the happier your children. Your children will mimic your behavior. They follow your habits from a young age, and that includes the way you interact with your significant other.

Challenges and Tips for Single Parents

Challenges and Tips for Single Parents

“Even in the best of situations, raising a child these days is tough. There are more demands on your time and finances than ever before. Adding childcare to the mix can tax even the strongest soul. And when you are a single parent, those challenges can seem insurmountable.

5 Tips for Surviving a Newborn

5 Tips for Surviving a Newborn

There are women who know from a relatively young age that their purpose on earth is to be a mother, and then there are women like me without a maternal bone in their body. Or so I thought. Before having my beautiful baby girl, I had ZERO experience with babies, wasn’t exactly fond of children, and had never held a newborn. I WAS TERRIFIED at the thought of having a human life in my hands, but don’t worry, this story has a happy ending.

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