Tag: Sandra O’Flaherty Cain
Maximizing your ECHO Membership
I have had a membership to the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center since my son was a toddler. I loved it, as many...
How I Became a Mother: What Kind of Mom?
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Vermont Midwives Association to bring you our latest series titled “How I Became a Mother” in honor of...
An Earth Day Potty Training Tale
April 22nd is Earth Day and it also marks my son being potty trained for a full year. Hallelujah!
We'd had some false starts, and...
Ode to Single Mothers
Single mothers really do have the hardest job in the world.
They are breadwinners for their families, the principle support people for their kids' every...
50 Shades of Sleep: Musical Beds
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...
10 Favorite Children’s Books
There is something about children's literature that is so magical. I have great memories of the summer reading program at my local library and...
Growing Up Shy
Quiet. Shy. Reserved. Drawn-in. Those were some of the labels I was sometimes called while growing up and I hated it.
Now I have kids...
Multigenerational Living
If you had asked me before I had children, whether I would ever have pictured myself living with my parents or my in-laws I...
A Light in the Parenting Tunnel
One of my favorite sayings about Motherhood is "the days are long, but the years are short."
Motherhood is wonderful. The most fun "job" I've...
Body After Babies :: Brave & Unapologetic
There's no need to be afraid. There's no need to be bashful. That's what I tell myself.
What I'm wearing in the photo is no...
6 Green Resolutions for 2014
In my last post I wrote about how climate change is my biggest fear for my children's future. For this post I wanted to...
My Biggest Worry for My Kids
After each of my kids were born I went through the normal worries of a new mom. I would check on them in the...
Coping with Pregnancy Loss
Recently my husband and two children went for a walk with our dog at Red Rocks Park in South Burlington. The path was littered...
Teaching Young Kids to Love Nature
Nature has always been an important part of my life. I remember climbing trees and building forts in the strip of woods behind my...