My son's homework is to read books for 30 minutes a day. While he enjoys reading books, 30 minutes is a long time for him,...
What an amazing year it has been for BurlingtonVT Moms Blog! From seeing our posts go viral to passing the torch to new ownership,...
How can we protect our kids from online predators, if we're somewhat clueless about the social media world in which they live?   Several years...

When Sickness Strikes

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“Mommy my tummy hurts,” said my 4 ½ year old this past Monday morning at breakfast. “Aden eat your waffles, you asked me to make...
If you have young children that are school age, you are beginning to hear rumblings around this time of year about the 100th day...

On Love

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I love talking about love. Love is wide blue sky simplicity, and ocean deep complexity. Love is low burning when pain comes stalking cold, and...
It's the holiday season. And while the stores are piled with all things peppermint, another yearly custom is about to occur. The one where some...
The other night, as we were on our nightly family walk, trekking up the steep hill across the street from our house, something dawned...
I feel like evenings have been the bane of my existence since having a newborn.  Maybe I didn’t have a perfect evening schedule before...
I'd like to think that I'm a pretty well-prepared person. As are most moms I know. My diaper bag has the essentials, along with enough...
Not, like, dreams of being a beauty pageant queen or an astronaut. No, motherhood just ruined my sleepy-time dreams. When I was in college, I...
I don't generally enjoy lists about what it is like to raise boys because they typically reduce boys to penis grabbing, death defying, fart obsessed...
Let me begin this post by saying I have the utmost respect for teachers. A few of my closest family friends teach elementary school...
In honor of World Breastfeeding Week, we thought we’d put together a few of our favorite breastfeeding “Must Haves”.            ...

In + Around Vermont

The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families

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Late into the evening on Monday, December 16, I lay in bed while my three kids were asleep, watching the Men’s National Collegiate Soccer...