Tips for Moms

For four years my husband and I have been homeschooling our two older children, who are now in fifth and seventh grades.  Prior to that, our kids had attended both private and public schools.  I am not one of those people who insists that only one type of education is the “right” one.  Homeschooling is …

Earth Day is April 22! That means now is a great time to talk to kids about the importance of helping to save our planet. Luckily, there are so many little things even the youngest kids can do to help, from conserving water and energy to recycling and reusing. Here are 10 ideas: Turn off …

I am a baby person.  I love visiting new little bundles, and get extremely excited when friends and people in my life have a baby.  Sometimes I have to dial back my excitement and remember what it was like to be the one with the new baby 🙂 Here’s some things to keep in mind when scheduling a …

As parents we’re always brainstorming ways to simplify our lives, make things easier and enrich our children’s experiences. One Israeli mom, Debbie Elnatan, has created something magnificent to not only enrich, but revolutionize her son’s day to day life. Debbie’s son has cerebral palsy and in order to help him walk she developed the Upsee. …

Nobody wants to think about breast cancer.  It’s a scary subject, right?  Okay, how many of you do a monthly breast self-exam, raise your hand?  That’s what I thought!  There are a lot of you who aren’t doing them.  Come on ladies!  Let’s get to know our breasts a little better! We go out of …

It’s week 2 of our Building a House with Pinterest series. In case you are just joining us, this is an 8-9 week series of posts giving you an inside look at my life right now building a house with Pinterest inspiration. This is the first house that we’ve actually had built and gotten to …

I will be super mom! That was the thought going through my head on a recent afternoon as I stood over the hot stove, my 20-month-old son standing on his chair next to me, stirring homemade play dough around a pot. Twenty minutes, one large pile of goo, and a sink full of dishes later, …

It’s How-To Monday, people! Today, we are back to car seats! Nope, not an installation video but another how-to video when it comes to buckling a child in the seat. Let me take a second and tell you why we haven’t (and probably won’t!) do a “how to install a car seat” video. There are …

With Earth Day coming up next month (April 22), it’s a great time to think about helping your kids connect with nature. To support that effort, you might want to join wildlifenation.org, an online community launched in January by the National Wildlife Federation. The aim of Wildlife Nation is to connect people with each other …

We recently took our twin boys to the movie theater for the first time to see Disney’s Frozen. They had just turned 2 1/2. We’d toyed with the idea for months, but were unsure whether the boys were ready to sit through an entire movie in a dark theater. Ultimately, we decided to take a …

Some of you already know that my family is in the middle of a big move. After struggling to sell our Chicago home for over 3 years, this past January it finally happened! We had been living in a staged, for-sale home for so long that I overheard my 4 year old giving showings on …

Did you pre-order Frozen in anticipation of today’s release? Or, did you trek to the store first thing and host a little Frozen party as your kids sing at the top of their lungs? However you acquire it – I suspect we’ll see sky high sales this week for Disney’s super popular film, Frozen. The movie …