UPDATE: How to protect you and your family against tick bites
Last year, in the middle of June, I sent out a blog post about the need to protect you and your family against tick bites and how to prevent them. The…
How to Stop Beating Yourself Up and Be a Good Parent
“What am I doing wrong?” - I hear this from parents often, especially when their children have a meltdown in the store. Parents are embarrassed, ashamed. They feel that everyone…
Introducing Solids to Your Baby
"Do you see what I see?" I asked this question as I was sitting with a number of new moms and their babies. Some of the babies were 3 or…
Dealing with Overwhelm When Life Doesn’t Roll Easy
“So here are the choices,” I said to the nice man at the computer store. “I can take the computer and smash it, or I can take the keys, shut…
Ancient Tradition vs the Modern World: Why we still need a Breastfeeding Week
“New mothers need to suckle their babies right after birth to help them get their milk flowing well”. New research? Not at all. This quote, by Inuit Elder Lena Wolkie,…
Teaching your children (and yourself) to embrace life
I love this video! It was going viral on Friday and I absolutely needed to share it with you. Why? Because it’s an example of wonderful responsive loving parenting, And…
Self-confident kids and the importance of taking risks
“Be back in time for dinner!” That was me as a kid as I ran out the door to go play with my friends. I lived in a four room…
Tick Talk: how to remove ticks and prevent Lyme Disease
** Be sure to also read my update on this post here. I want to inform you on some of the new information I have found. “OMG! There’s a tick on…
When things don’t go according to plan, sing Jingle Bells
It was truly breathtaking! The Nutcracker performance was being shown on the Big Screen at the Capitol Theatre to an audience packed with families. Kids of all ages were there.…
Teaching Your Children How to Stop Violence Against Women
I was going to write about dressing babies for the cold this week. But got sidetracked by all the news about sexual and domestic violence. The topic, of course, is…