Parenting

My baby girl, Norah, turned four months yesterday! I cannot believe how fast time is flying by and how fast she's growing. As someone who is still fairly new to the mom game, I can tell you I worry a lot about her health and well-being. Right after she was born, I had so much anxiety about taking...

Everyone is an expert when it comes to parenting or so they think. If you're a parent and you've shared photos or videos of your kids online, you may have gotten some backlash from a friend or family member who thought you were doing something wrong. The parenting shame is real. As a new mommy, I...

Being a parent is hard. I cannot even imagine what it was like for my family when I was a child. As an only child, I was entitled, spoiled, and thought I deserved anything and everything I wanted and right at that moment. But don't worry, I am going to therapy to deal with it. Ha! Being an adult...

We live in a society full of people that are addicted to their phones and tablets. And although young kids may not have a device of their own just it, they are just as addicted to using their parents or an older siblings screen. How can you control the amount of time your child spends in front of a...

Do you know how much it costs to raise a child in 2019? The figure is about $250,000 but that can vary depending on where you live and if you have a boy or girl. The cost to raise a child from birth to age 18 is pegged at $250,000, but this number doesn’t reflect the hidden costs and sacrifices...

Once you have a child or children life changes drastically. There are things you were able to easily do as a married couple or single person that just are not options anymore. A new study was conducted by Pampers Pure Protection and it asked 2000 moms and dads what they missed most about life...

Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, many Americans will be getting in the car for a road trip or two. I love road trips. There's just something nice about getting in the car and hitting the open road with some good music and a good travel companion. As of right now, my husband and I don't have any...

Some parents focus so much on their children's futures. When they are super young they get them involved in all kinds of sports, activities, and start teaching them things they will need for school when they are a bit older. It's all in an effort to get their kids into a good school someday and be...

Ever read a headline or the title of an article and think "there's no way that's possible?" That what happened today when I was watching the news this morning and heard about the bizarre findings of a new study of the effects of phone use on people. There have been a million and one studies done...

I am not one of the parents this new study is talking about that has baby name regret! I get it. Picking a name for a baby that they will use for the rest of their life can be daunting. Will that name one day haunt them? Could the name be easily used as a way for other kids to tease your child? Is...