Tantrums...every mom knows the word, although I'm sure we wish we didn't.
Before I was a mom I naively thought that my kids wouldn't throw...
My daughter is currently six-years-old, and I keep thinking how amazing it is to have a six-year-old companion.
Looking back at the last six years,...
Celebrating Mother's Day brings up reflections on how our moms parented us, including how our moms' best advice continues to guide us to this...
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...
Years ago I sat across the table from a mom at a parent/teacher conference chatting away about how her daughter Bella* was doing in kindergarten.
We...
Growing up, I always assumed the best things in life were bright, shiny and brand spanking new.
Being a middle child, I was subject...
Ah, motherhood. It can be the most fun, joy-filled love fest ever created. It can also be the most depleting and chaotic job in...
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Phoenix Physical Therapy to bring you our latest series titled “50 Shades of Sleep”, about…you guessed it….sleep. Like...
Like many parents, I strive to buy and prepare fresh, healthy local meals for my kids. Don’t get me wrong, there are still nights...
On Sunday, November 3rd, my wife completed her third marathon—this one in New York City. It was particularly resonant for her, and for me,...
March and April are months of reawakening of our natural world.
I can almost see the springing back to life reflected in my children's eyes....
One Saturday morning following our weekly movie night, which featured the original Toy Story, I asked my kids for their perspectives on the more...
In the last 48 hours I’ve spent 29 of them at work.
Now this is definitely not my normal workload and came about because of...
Two, four, six, eight, who do we appreciate? I’ll have to look at my calendar to answer that. On the tails of Mother’s Day,...
In + Around Vermont
Winter in Vermont
It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...
