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Oh Sh*t: 3 ways to get your kid to stop swearing

If your sweet angel sounds more like a mangy pirate, here are three ways to help clean up their language.

By | May 1st, 2019|0 Comments

10 Things I Would Tell My 18-Year-Old Self

In favor of understanding my teens a bit better, I took a stroll down memory lane and wrote a letter to my younger self. Here’s what I came up with.

By | April 1st, 2016|6 Comments

The Preschool Institution: Hate It or Love It, Why Such Extremes?

"Raise your hand if your parents took out a second mortgage to pay for this!" Preschool. The word alone makes many folks shudder. Remember when preschool was just a fun, easy-going prep thing kids were sent to the year before kindergarten, as a sort of bridge to help [...]

By | February 5th, 2016|2 Comments

Dining Out With Kids: One Mom’s Thoughts

The littlest Ansley *loves* dining out. I have always loved dining out and finding the new, undiscovered food gems in our area. When I got pregnant, I never really seriously considered that having a baby would get in the way of my food adventures. Of course I expected [...]

By | January 26th, 2016|16 Comments

Is your child getting enough sleep? Probably not.

A chart of sleep times is causing a lot of discussion among parents of youngsters. Check to see if your child is making the grade when it comes to sleep.

By | January 15th, 2016|2 Comments

How Much is Too Much At Christmas?

Merry Consumerism Holiday! With Christmas mere days away, the conversation around how much is too much for our kids on Christmas has come up with multiple close friends and new-mom acquaintances alike. In our house, we haven’t had to focus on this too much as of yet. Our [...]

By | December 21st, 2015|0 Comments

Santa’s Lap – Next Year I’ll Do It Myself

The face I caught vs. what the photographer captured... For the last few weeks, each day has brought a slew of kids-on-Santa’s-lap pictures to my various social media news feeds. Some are sweet and picturesque; most are just downright hilarious as tantrum after tantrum is captured and shared [...]

By | December 14th, 2015|2 Comments

The Elf on the Shelf is watching you

Is he Santa's Little Helper or is he a threat to your child's future autonomy? Weigh in.

By | December 4th, 2015|5 Comments

Light A Fire: Raising Kids In A Scary World Isn’t Easy

How can parents talk to kids about the scary world we live in without raising them in fear? Writer Stephanie Ansley takes on that question...

By | December 1st, 2015|3 Comments

‘You’re Grounded’ Points List

My son has his work cut out for him to get his Xbox back. But I think this list will make us both happy.

By | June 6th, 2014|2 Comments