Ages + Stages

Some parenting advice to never forget: If you’re going through a tough stage, remember — it’s just a stage and it will pass! Under the ages + stages category, browse articles that relate to the phase of motherhood you’re in for advice, tips, and solidarity. Ages + stages has articles all moms can relate to.

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When my son was born, my mom came in town to care for our new family as we adjusted. I remember dropping her off at Love Field a week later and crying, begging her to stay. It wasn't pretty. I...
  This post is part of our Sleep Series.  Fellow moms trying to help you rest easy! There is exactly one thing on my list of resolutions this year: getting more sleep. While I'll probably still do my annual spring refresh, my...
Ellie was about 2 months old when my husband, a chiropractor who notices these things, said to me "man, her head is starting to look really flat, we need to watch out for that." What? My perfect baby... no...
Teachers deserve all of our appreciation every day of the year. However, we have two specific opportunities coming up to show teachers some extra love. The first is National Teacher Appreciation Week, which is May 2–6, 2022. The second...
**This post has been sponsored by Mesa to bring you this experience.  All opinions are 100% our own!** One of the hardest discussions my husband and I have ever had was about our estate planning and the guardianship of our...
I believe the time is approaching to start potty learning with my son. He turned two in October. At about that time, his female playmates began wearing big kid underwear instead of diapers. One by one, they are completely...

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Miles is going to be 20 months at the end of this month, which is just a little over a year and a half to all those without mom-brain-mad-math-skills.  And according to all of the parenting websites, and mommy-blogs,...
My son was born at 38 weeks, 7 lbs 13 oz of cheeky deliciousness and as soon as the shock wore off (I made this beautiful baby and now he's out of the womb and they're just going to...
When it comes to kids birthday parties, I have to admit I am sort of picky. I am past the point of wanting to have them at my home where I spend weeks prepping and cleaning up. Yet I...
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...
As parents, we each choose different parenting methods, because not only are we all different individuals, with different personalities, likes, desires, habits, but also because each of our CHILDREN are different individuals. No one is the same, parent or...
One of the unique challenges of homeschooling and other forms of at-home learning is the question of “What the heck do I do with my younger child(ren) while I teach my student?!” And it’s a valid issue as many...

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We're always on the lookout for things to do with kids during summer break. How about some affordable VBS?