Do you remember that playground chant, “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me?” While it might be a...
Spontaneity and motherhood do not go hand in hand. As much as I enjoy being a mom, it is difficult to make impulsive plans...
My husband and I have always been pretty open with our daughters about their bodies and how they work. We talk a lot about...
What’s on the to-do list in your mind? Not the one you’ve written down already and have been checking things off of this week....
The internet is filled with how-tos about being a perfect mom and what to do with your child so they don’t get cavities or...
We had a fantastic time celebrating new and expecting moms at our 3rd Annual Bloom Event held at the Essex, Vermont's Culinary Resort and Spa a...
Postpartum anxiety was not a term that entered my universe during my first pregnancy. Of course, I had heard about Postpartum Depression - a...
To My Elder Child, My Only Son, and My (Soon to Be) Preschool Graduate,
Soon, you'll be finished with preschool. I just can’t believe it.
That...
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It's just not Summer until you're watching baseball and eating hot...
January 5th, 2015, I started menopause. I was 36 years old, a wife and mother of two small kids.
Most of us can remember the...
I love rotisserie chicken. I breeze into the grocery store, grab a fully cooked chicken, and enjoy the wonderful smell all the way home.
For...
We are going through a tough phase in our house at the moment- the terrible twos.
I'm not talking about the fact that our...
It’s spring in Vermont, and we all know what that means. It’s sugaring time!
The sap starts to flow in the maple trees, not to...
(Disclaimer: While I am a trained speech-language pathologist, the following tips are general suggestions to help encourage your child's language development. If you feel your...


















