The Secret to Turning Any Family into a Read Aloud Family
We all knowthe importance of reading aloud. Building vocabularies, helping kids read fluently by themselves, bonding, blah, blah, blah. The…
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6 Creative Ways to Get Your Kids to Read
I was sitting cross-legged on the floor, waves of heat blasting toward the hair fluttering in my face, when I…
French Cuisine or Rice and Beans, Your Dinner Table is Sacred
Perhaps you can relate to the chaos that is the family dinner table? Kids rush in from play to slurp…
A Pot of Water and 8 More Magical Meal-Time Hacks
I always wanted a big family. But in 2011, I had two kids under two and I was barely surviving….
Could Your Kids Benefit From a Screen Break?
There are certain subsets of moms who make me feel terrible. You know the ones? Organic-food-only moms (I feel their…
The Life-Giving Magic of Asking for Help
Ding-dong! The doorbell rang, and I froze. I had two kids under two, post-partum depression and crusty pajamas. Piles of…