Shauna Silva
Ask Shauna: How Do I Talk to My Kids About Gender Identity?
Q: With Bruce Jenner coming out as transgender, I realize I have no idea how to talk to my kids about this. Help! What do...
Breathless: Our Prematurity Story
You are not breathing. You can’t breathe. That is what it feels like 100% of the time when you have a premature baby living...
Ask Shauna: Why “Stranger Danger” Isn’t Doing You Any Favors
Q: I was wondering if you could write something about "stranger danger." How do I talk to my kids about keeping themselves safe out in...
Sweet Times with Sweet Events Photography: Review & Giveaway
{Disclaimer: BurlingtonVT Moms Blog has partnered with Sweet Events Photography for this sponsored post. While we received a form of compensation for this post, the...
Ask Shauna: What the Heck to Say to Kids about Bullying
Q: My son came home from second grade yesterday and told me about another boy from our neighborhood getting bullied by a group of...
Parenting Twins, or How I Came to Lay a Baby on a Garbage Bag
My wife and I have twins. Toddler twins, of the boy-girl variety.
Almost two years into parenting them, (and over 2 years since we found...
When Your Kid Goes to School and a Stranger Comes Home
Q: My daughter started Pre-K 2 weeks ago and I feel really unprepared for how much she is changing. Some of these changes are...
RIP, My 20 Minutes of Alone Time
A few months ago Ang and I reworked our morning routine of getting us and our twin not-quite-two year olds up, dressed, fed, and...
5 Things Busy Moms Can Do to Curb Gun Violence
Two weeks ago,11 year-old Shamiya Adams was killed in Chicago when a stray bullet fired by a teen gang member came through a window while...
Random Acts of Dinner: “Out of Thin Air” Meal Ideas for Crazy-Busy Days
We know that it can be easy to get stuck in a rut when it comes to feeding our families. When you are contending...
Dear House, I Call “Truce”
"Dear House,
I call truce. Seriously, I do. I can't totally surrender, and I can't keep going like this, so we need to make a deal....
Baby, Talk to Me
“Teetee!”
This means “Cookie,” as in the monster, not “cookie” the treat. My 18 month old daughter says this word when she finds her Cookie...
Non-Judgment Day is Here
Before my twins were born, Ang and I purchased 2 large, beautifully bound journals with the intention of writing letters to the babies over...
How I Became a Mother: Letting Go & Letting In
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Vermont Midwives Association to bring you our latest series titled “How I Became a Mother” in honor of...