You really level up as a parent when you hit the drop off playdate stage.
My kids are five and seven and we are just...
Whether you’re moving, vacationing, fighting an extended illness or injury, or battening the hatches because the coronavirus is impacting your community, there may come...
I'm bit older than my fellow BVT Mom Bloggers and have older children than most as well. My boys are ages 8, 9, and...
To You New Parent
First, let me begin by saying congratulations on your new little miracle! The world of parenting, especially for new parents, is...
April is HIE awareness month.
HIE stands for:
Hypoxic: lack of oxygen
Ischemic: restricting blood flow
Encephalopathy: affecting the brain
It affects about two to three in every 1,000 full-term births...
Football can feel like a foreign universe if you’re not into it, right?
For me, someone who has never gotten into professional, college, high school,...
Bocephus was my first baby.
I remember the day we got him. This ten-pound pile of puppy who was slightly frightened and timid in his...
(All names and identifying characteristics have been changed to protect the privacy of minors mentioned in this post.)
Recently, my preschooler got me thinking about...
If you are fortunate enough to have your family living close by - then you will not relate to this post.
My parents live about...
So much of our waking lives are spent in digital space - on our phones, computers and other devices - yet how often do...
I am not the fun parent. I am the eat-healthy-foods, do-your-homework, clean-up-your-room, go-to-bed-on-time parent.
I am responsible, organized, and nurturing. I comply with most...
Five years ago, my most pressing grocery dilemma was deciding between organic and non-organic. Now I struggle to keep enough healthy and nutritious food...
Within the last year, my son has started to exert his independence by saying, “Mommy, I do it!” or, “Mommy, I do it myself!”...
As parents and caregivers, there are so many parenting activities that we lovingly do for our children. We sing songs, play games, crawl in...


















