Hello, my name is Sarah and I am a YouTube addict. My YouTube addiction started after my husband and I decided to cut the cord on our cable TV subscription. Because of this, we no longer have access to...
{Disclaimer: We are working with the TAP program at Champlain College to bring you this post, however, all opinions are our own!} When you have young children at home, your career can become the LAST thing on your mind. It...
I know being a parent leaves less time to do things you did before you had kids. One of my favorite things to do is curl up in bed and read.  I spent the last few months of my...
Before I settled on a preschool for my son last fall I was kind of anxious about it. Quite frankly, it was ridiculous. It's only preschool, not college! All I was really looking for is some socialization for my...
We’ve all heard the statements from our parents and grandparents, “Well in my day…” I’ll admit that I’ve rolled my eyes a time or two(hundred) listening to the stories about how “when we were kids we played outside from sun up...
On a cool crisp fall day in 2012, I made my first ever trip to the Child Development Clinic. My son’s early intervention team who was working with him due to being born at 30 weeks premature had seen...
As we head deeper into winter and extended time at home, it seems like a great time to share what I think are the top 10 best books to read aloud with my kids this winter. You can get...
There are many, ever-changing books, blogs, and websites on the topics of pregnancy, labor and birth, breastfeeding, and newborn/child wellness. Whether you are having your first or fourth baby, you may find the scope of information overwhelming. So here,...
Thinking about being a chaperone on your child's field trip? Have you already volunteered to go to an apple orchard or the Flynn Theatre with up to 20 other children?   Whether you are a seasoned chaperone or a first...
There are times that my husband and I joke that the real reason for having kids is so that we have an excuse to play with toys like building blocks again. Even if it isn’t the real reason, playing with...
Last week I had the pleasure of attending Healthy Living’s “Kids in the Kitchen” tomato starters and pizza class. I had been wanting to do one of these classes for some time so when the chance to review one...
This is my fourth year celebrating World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) with my daughter. The realization of that is kind of crazy.  She was born in July. so we just made the first WBW which is held the first week in...
This past school year, my preschooler was in school four mornings a week for about three hours each day. There were a lot of good things about that: he got scheduled time to play with his peers, he learned a...
It happened again the other day. I was in my classroom and my kiddos had just returned from art or music, or someplace else outside of the room.  As I was getting ready to gather them on the rug and...

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