Ages + Stages

COVID-19 has changed everything and everyone. School is canceled. Parents are now teachers. Teachers work from home. And millions of children are adjusting to life without school. Like many other families, my child receives speech therapy services at school. Now...

Over the last year, homeschooling has taken on new life with the pandemic introducing more families to homeschool life. Homeschooling is increasing in popularity with more co-ops, virtual groups, and resources available to local homeschool families. Whether you are...

This post has been sponsored by EnerGenie. All opinions are 100% our own! There's no denying last few years have been tough on families. Work and school schedules have changed, priorities have shifted, and budgets have tightened. At the beginning of...

The best way to garden with your toddler is to start at the very beginning together.

May I paraphrase?  I'm a "little bit crunchy, a little bit rock-n-roll!" Scratch that. Not very rock-n-roll. Definitely crunchy. If our family weren't so on the go, you'd find my newborn in cloth diapers.  Since I simply don't have...

Dearest boy, As I write this, you are napping with your younger brother, something I had hoped you would’ve grown out of by this point into summer but here we are. You don’t quite know the severity of coronavirus, other...

Yes, you read that right.  In three short weeks, my daughter will be starting her first day of school.  Well, technically it's not school.  It's more of a mother's day out program.  And it's just one day a week,...

Amazon Affiliate Links are used within this post. We appreciate your support! Encouraging kids to start their own business and become a kidpreneur is a fun way to boost creativity and confidence, while also providing priceless life experience. It also...

It’s Graduation Party time, and if you're active on social media your feed is filled with heartwarming cap and gown photos of beaming grads and parents.  My own children are just a few years away from this milestone. In the...

Motherhood is a series of starts and stops, of holding close and letting go. Certain milestones have a way of solidifying these truths in my heart as my children get older, and sending a child to kindergarten is certainly...

Infertility affects 1 in 8 couples. You likely know someone who is experiencing or has experienced infertility, even if you have never talked about it. We have to be willing to let go of the taboo and stigma around...

  For me, the highlight of the recent presidential inauguration was Amanda Gorman reciting her poem, “The Hill We Climb.” Seeing and hearing this bright young woman express her ideas through such an inspiring facility with language gave me chills....