In looking for “school” themed books, I realized (as usual) there are some that create fears and insecurities that didn’t exist before reading about them. Some that ‘teach’ bad behavior like bullying and name calling. And some that are…
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I get a lot of my screen-free, low-key, old school (i.e. lazy path of least resistance) parenting inspiration from my own childhood. So after a couple of days running ourselves ragged soaking up the last bits of summer before we start…
Living on the opposite side of the country from all of our friends and family has made us frequent fliers. Since Avery was 6 months old we have been trekking cross-country like a three-ring circus. Three years later I…
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Our Favorite Books for Toddlers about Flying on an Airplane
Here are our favorite books to prepare a toddler for their first airplane flight. Reading about it ahead of time will help your little one learn what to expect, making what can be an overwhelming and possibly even scary experience…
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Introducing Technology to your Toddler in a Meaningful Way: The Stinky & Dirty Show
We are primarily a “screen-free” family. We started with the goal of 0-2 being without t.v., and three years in we are still 99% screen free. Avery has seen t.v. a handful of times in the past year. The…
To the nice man I met on our morning walk: I apologize for acting extremely stand-offish, and dismissive…but you make me nervous (and not in a good way). I’m sure you are a very nice man. You are probably…
Tis the season. Parents all over the world rejoice as they happily pose their kiddos on the front porch, force them to smile for a photo, send them off onto the bus and have a party (or just enjoy…
Friday was Micah’s 40th birthday. I wanted to throw an epic party…like a forget you have kids for 5 minutes and recreate the wild carefree days of your youth kind of party. Go to some über cool club and…
What do you do when your toddler is OBSESSED with all things that go? You have a train themed birthday party of course! For Avery’s 2nd birthday we had a fabulously low-key “Choo Choo I’m two!” themed party. I…
We FINALLY got Avery’s big boy bed!!! After spending the day rearranging furniture throughout our entire house, it was time to put together his bed frame – or what was supposed to be his bed frame. You see, when…