Tag: Sandra O’Flaherty Cain

Maximizing your ECHO Membership

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Nature has always been an important part of my life. I remember climbing trees and building forts in the strip of woods behind my...