Mom's Timeout

Do you have a kid that can’t sit still? I do! You know the type. The boy who is bouncing off the walls like he’s a contestant on American Ninja Warrior. Maybe you are parenting the little girl who spins around in her tutu until she gets dizzy and falls over. My son is full […]

I never thought I’d be writing an apology letter to my daughter, my second child… but here we are. After reading one mom’s sweet letter to her second baby, I’m convinced I need to write one of my own.  When I’m finished, maybe I’ll put it in her baby book between the half empty pages […]

Disciplining a toddler is a tricky business. I’ve learned that it’s certainly not a ‘one size fits all’ kind of deal.  Each child is unique after all. As a mom that truly believes in attachment parenting, I didn’t plan on using time outs. First, I tried getting down on his level and discussing the situation […]

My kids are stubborn. They both entered the world with an iron will and a fierce streak of independence. My husband claims it comes from my genes as if it were a negative quality. Actually, I’m quite proud of the trait and even more proud of my strong willed children. There are moments when I […]

My house is a disaster. I have a six week old infant with colic, a three year old sour patch kid, two big dogs, and a husband who helps but doesn’t have the same standards for clean that I do. Can you imagine what my house looks like? There are always a few dishes in the sink, […]

Dressing my son has been the hardest part of parenting him since he turned two.  He’s nearly three and it’s still a nightmare for me. His point of view: making me chase him around the house in an attempt to make him wear underwear ranges from absolutely hilarious to the worst thing I could possibly […]

It begins as soon as you announce your pregnancy: parenting advice.  There’s so much advice! Most of it is bad or, at the very least, misguided. I like to believe that the people dishing out the advice mean well… but their advice is often just bad. There’s no job on earth more stressful than being […]

Now that I’m a stay at home mom, I’m more certain than ever that my kids are making me crazy. I’m not talking about quirky crazy mom that makes everyone laugh at play dates. I’m talking about totally out of my mind mom that you might not want to speak to at the playground. Why […]

The toddler years, they’re unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. Toddlers have been compared to monkeys and drunk people on many occasions. My toddler amazes me every day. Sometimes it’s because he’s really smart and funny with a great imagination. Other times it’s because he managed to find that toy hammer he’s been hitting me on […]

Do you think that exhausted feeling abates once your little angel grows out of the newborn stage? Ha! Fat chance. You’ll be tired for the rest of your life. Welcome to Parenthood, where the entire population subsists on coffee and alcohol… sometimes together. If you contemplated celebrating a return to sleeping all night along with […]

We’ve all been there. It’s 6:00 am and you need to be getting ready for work, but instead you’re rocking your crying child and searching for the thermometer. You’ve got a call to make. You need to be at work, but you want to be with your sick baby. Can you even take him to […]

My heart literally breaks for families in these types of situations. I waited a decade for my son and I couldn’t imagine what it would be like to lose him. Unfortunately, the reality is that sometimes bad things happen to good people and there’s nothing we can do about it. One of the hardest things […]

Toddler is synonymous with crazy. Don’t believe me? Just look up some of the memes comparing toddlers to drunk monkeys. … or you could just borrow mine. You’ll change your mind. Toddlers aren’t exactly rational and that can make dealing with them on a daily basis pretty stressful. Most parents spend their time trying to […]

My son was totally an easy baby. At least according to my friends’ standards. He was sleeping a solid 12 hours within a few months. He went to bed at 7 PM and woke up at 7 AM just like clockwork. There were no fits and no fanfare. It’s just what he did. I put […]

I hate hearing my children cry.  There is nothing that frazzles my nerves faster than when one of my babies begins to wail while driving down the highway. It makes me a basket case! As you can guess, I’m also not a fan of the “cry it out” method of sleep training for my children. […]

When you become a parent, you get this amazing gift: you get to see the world through your child’s eyes. Suddenly, there is magic and wonder in the most mundane everyday things. Tiny treasures can be found in the yard, the oldest stories take on new meaning, and holidays are filled with as much excitement […]

I don’t let my preschool aged son dress himself. For one thing, he’d rather be naked so waiting on him to dress himself would result in us never leaving the house. The bigger reason I don’t let him dress himself is that the way he’s dressed is a reflection on me, that’s how I see […]

Transitioning to being a stay at home mom has been tough. I wasn’t prepared for the way it would change me to be home with my kids all the time. A big part of the adjustment is just learning not to lose my patience when the kids are behaving in a challenging way. If you’re […]

The first time I head someone refer to her preschooler as a “threenager,” I laughed. What does that mean? It means your little angel now has all the attitude of a teenager mixed up with the illogical theories of a toddler. Enjoy! At first, I was certain that “threenager” was a stage reserved for girls. […]

As the holidays approach, I start thinking about family traditions. I’m an old soul. Traditions have always been very important to me. In my family, Halloween is full of traditions! I am excited to share them with my son. I love watching his face light up as he experiences the magic of the holidays just […]