ICE Them. Do My ICE Comments Make a Difference?

Ice, ice baby. If you’ve been around the military community for a bit, you’ve probably heard these words uttered from a military spouse. And,...

New Year’s Intentions For You And Your Kids

After the chaos of the holidays, the new year feels like the perfect time to slow things down and reset.  The house and our...

Are Baby Hammocks As A Crib Safe for Babies?

Some parents deem baby hammocks as a crib as the most comfortable alternative for their child. While their coziness is undeniable, many safety concerns...

Budget-friendly ways to entertain kids over the holiday break

It's easy to feel like a failure during the holidays because your kids are bored. With several weeks off from school, the downtime and...

Adjusting Parenting Styles After Your Spouse Comes Home

You just made it through six (or more) months of your spouse being on another continent — months of sleepless nights, screaming kids, household...

What is GOTS-Certified and Why You Should Insist on GOTS-Certified Kids...

It may not come as any surprise that there are harmful substances used in the textile industry and the most publicized example of these...

Planning for the Future: Assisted Living Care

We moved my grandmother (Mom’s Mom) into an assisted living facility yesterday. It is a beautiful place filled to the brim with Christmas trees,...

6 Things Moms Who Have Trouble Pumping Need to Know

Exclusively pumping, pumping and nursing combination, formula feeding, or exclusively breastfeeding. There are several ways to feed your baby, and it depends on the...

6 Ways to Get Your Kids More into Music

Parents know that music is important in a child's development. Research has shown that music aids in a child's development as early as within...

7 Benefits of Exposing Young Children to Modern Technology

Technology is important to a developing child, and we're not just talking about their periodic use of your tablet to play educational games. Getting...

Holiday Traditions: Collecting from Each Duty Station

Unless you grew up in a military family, it’s very possible you've lived in the same geographic region and celebrated the winter holidays with...

Kids’ Christmas Gifts that Aren’t Things

It's the hap-happiest time of the year, but let's be real — you're looking at the toys your children already have and think, "We cannot bring...

The Unmatched Sibling Bond of Military Kids

If there is an upside to packing up and moving around the globe every few years as military families do, it’s this: Those kids...

Taking on Military Life — What Extended Families Need to Know

For many people, saying “I do” doesn’t automatically mean declaring, “Bye, Felicia” to the rest of your family. Unfortunately, this is kind of a...

Christmas Gift Ideas for Kids Who Have Everything

People, stop with the overly excessive holiday gifting, and No! My 6-year-old doesn't need a cell phone. As we head into the Christmas season...

What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Deployment Baby

You've overcome the most difficult step of having a baby (getting pregnant), and you're ready to welcome that sweet bundle of joy into your...

5 Day Date Ideas with Your Service Member to Take Between...

This post is sponsored by Noodles. Christmas is a hectic time of year. Between Christmas shopping, holiday parties, and unit events, it can often be...

5 Winter Date Night Ideas

Now that the cooler temperatures have set in, are you stuck in a date night rut? Summer is long gone, so going on picnics,...

4 Ways to Tell Your Kids the Truth about Santa

The holidays are one of the most magical times of year. Most of us wait for this time of year with anticipation. We watch...

Car Seat Safety: State by State

Did you recently PCS to a new state? Have you thought to check if your new state has different car seat guidelines? Don't worry...

Family Planning: Why my husband will never have a vasectomy

First comes love, Then comes marriage, Then comes a baby in a baby carriage… And then comes a vasectomy. In this day and age with family planning at...

6 Ways To Teach Your Kids About Finance

Back-to-school time means plenty of lessons to learn in the classroom. But parents usually have to be the teachers when it comes to a...

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...

Keeping the School Rhythm through the Holidays

In our house, winter break is something we look forward to. It’s a time without crazy schedules filled with family, fun, and relaxation. Pushing pause...

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...

Fall & Winter Lookbook 2018

The air is crisp, the trees are losing those last few leaves and sweater weather is in full swing. Closets are now displaying cozy...

What The Heck Do You Do About Childcare During Winter Break?

Since September, you've had that (mostly) glorious school days daze...you're able to take a shower that's more than 37 seconds (and warm to boot)...

Five Organizational Tips all Moms Should Know

Let’s face it—when you're a busy mom, some days you don’t even have time to worry about how little time you have. And when...

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Adopting Older Kids

More than likely when someone says “adoption,” you picture a family adopting a newborn baby. That’s probably because when adoption is portrayed in movies...

Softest Crib Sheets for Infants by Petite Vigogne

Getting ready for a new baby is an exciting time  — and also an overwhelming time. There's a long list of supplies to purchase...

How to Teach Your Kids to Unplug from Tech and Get...

The statistics are staggering. Only one out of every three children in the U.S. spends time being physically active each day. Less than fifty...

7 Cyberbullying Tips Every Child Should Know

The use of tech to harass a person, or what’s commonly known as cyberbullying, is on the rise. Fifteen percent of students admit to...

2 Holiday Parties for Military Spouses Tired of Military Holiday Parties

The last two months of the year — with the rapid fire of military holiday parties — are the Mandatory Fun Olympics. You don't need to look...

Deployment Tools for Children

You’ve just been told that your spouse is leaving for a nine-month deployment, your first deployment with children. Your mind goes in a million...

5 Thanksgiving Kid’s Table Ideas for the Win

Nothing is more grating on parents’ nerves than crushing it in the kitchen, making Pinterest-worthy meals only to have our kids — our own flesh...

Extend Your Child’s Safety With A Rear Facing Car Seat

There’s nothing like the peace of mind knowing that your child is safe, buckled, and done growing out of their car seat! We all can...