5 Tips for Teaching Table Manners

We have all seen those children acting crazy, running amok, and not listening to their parents - and we have all been the parent...

Is Adderall Dangerous? Understanding Adderall Side Effects

If you're a parent trying to navigate the complexities of medicating your child for behavioral issues, you've likely heard about the drug Adderall, and...

7 Ways to Help Grieving Children During the Holidays

Grief during the holidays serves up a perfect storm where joyous memories crash against reality and expectations, something that is especially tough when it...

10 Ways to Budget Before Baby

Photo Credit: Hinge Photography Y ou have gone off of birth control and you are enjoying the practice that goes into making a baby. However, you...

10 Tips: Bath Time Fun for Everyone

Bath time is an essential part of any child’s routine. While some kids just love splashing away, others are more hesitant. And of course,...

Beyond the bows and bow ties: the baby clothes you actually...

  Baby clothes: it’s easy to be overtaken by the cuteness overload. There are so many accessories for babies – just look at the bows,...

5 Time Saving Tips for Your Morning Routine

Back to school! Whether that phrase inspires cheers or tears in your home, it’s about that time; it’s nearly here. With a new school...

Give the Gift of Reading: Books for Preschoolers and Young Kids

There is no better gift for a child than the gift of literacy, literature, and a lifelong love of reading. To be read to...

Back to School: How to Bring Learning Home this Fall

A child's mind is like a sponge, absorbing as much information as they can. Their minds thrive on stimulation, problem-solving, and kinetic learning.  But...

How To Help Kids Manage Bullying in Schools

Unfortunately, bullying in schools has become a frequent occurrence among students in our schools today. Many students do not realize the harm it causes....

Having More kids? Parent Attitude Makes a Difference

Quick disclaimer: Sometimes, having children is a choice. If you don’t want children, then don’t have them. No judgment here. If you have one...

15 Essential and Unique New Photographer Gifts

Every new photographer has been dreaming of a million things that they can purchase to start their journey. Most of us even have a...

14 Exciting Must Haves For Your Back To School List For...

If you're sending your toddler off to preschool, you need to make sure they have all the gear they need for playground time, diaper...

A New Kind of Prenatal Vitamin

No matter your age, doctors recommend a good multivitamin to ensure that you are taking in all the nutrients you need to be healthy....

5 Steps to Reporting Military Housing

With Congressional testimonies from military families last week, reports of families who have experienced unlivable conditions within their homes have flooded news media outlets....

Boost Your Daughter’s Confidence Through Her Incredible Positive Traits

Girls often hear praise like, “You are so pretty,” “Your dress is beautiful,” or “You are so skinny!” While there is nothing wrong with...

How A Broken Ankle Actually Brought Us Closer Together

I heard it. I thought it was my skate slamming on the floor but the first sound was actually the crack of my ankle bones....

How Can a Key Spouse Help Me?

Deployments can be hard — hard on the deployed service member, sure, but also hard on the family left behind and expected to continue...

10 Tips for Starting Preschool or Kindergarten

Beginning preschool or kindergarten is a milestone. Your “baby” is growing up! Naturally, you may be apprehensive for such a change. Take a deep...

Why You Should Bake A Christmas Birthday Cake for Jesus &...

Christmas birthday cake celebrates Jesus with a beautiful tradition that children enjoy from an early age. What better way to teach children about the...

All the Kids Camping Gear You Need for a Successful Campout

Kids love being outside. It's in their nature. And, it's also one of the past times they enjoy that's actually great for their body,...

The Incredible History of the Easter Bunny

Spring is here! Flowers are blooming. Taxes are due. And somewhere out there is a field hopping with bunnies. Speaking of bunnies, April 12th...

Back To School: Fun and Fashionable School Shoes

Ever think to yourself: $150 for those?! It fits in the palm of my hand for goodness sakes! We want our kids to be stylish,...

36 Tongue Twisters To Tease Everyone From Toddlers to Teens

Tongue twisters test your talent to talk terrifically through words that twist, turn and tease your tongue. Tongue twisters strengthen mouth muscles and English...

7 Items To Consider For Your Hospital Bag

Packing your hospital bag can be exciting, especially if you're a first time mom. But as a first time mom you may not know...

What is Gender Dysphoria and What Parents Need to Know

Imagine feeling like you are a completely different person inside your mind than what you appear to be on the outside. These feelings can...

Making Extended Breastfeeding Work For You

Your baby is suddenly a toddler, you have educated yourself on extended breastfeeding and baby-led weaning and have decided that it's for you. Now...

Why every neighborhood needs a Little Free Library

While the age old adage may be true that 'fences make good neighbors', courteous and conscientious neighbors can become some of your best friends....

How to Teach Social Justice to Our Children

“What’s wrong with that man? What does his sign say?” I hear this at least twice a day from my 3 year old. “Panhandling”...

7 Best Goody Bag Gifts for Kids

Children at parties and occasions bring more happiness to any event. You can bring more joy to them by giving them goody bag gifts...

How to Know When You’ve Ovulated

After years of trying to not get pregnant, women who are starting down the path to trying to conceive (aka TTC) might be surprised...

5 Common Car Seat Mistakes

We all know the obvious things about car seats as in, children need to ride in the backseat, and make sure that the harness...

3 Natural Teething Remedies

Photo credit: Cookies For Breakfast Any parent who has ever had a teething child knows that it’s a miserable experience (and it’s no fun for the...

An Orlando Family Vacation at Las Palmeras By Hilton Grand Vacations

Orlando is a popular family destination and when the time comes to plan your next family vacation in the sunshine state, where will you...