Dear Mom-to-be,
I am very passionate about breastfeeding and very grateful to have been able to breastfeed our 10 babies. I talked about reasons for breastfeeing in Why Breastfeed. While I was…
Teaching Kids to Sleep
Sleep is so important for our kids' health and for our sanity. Sometimes sleep is hard to get, though. It can be frustrating and exhausting to keep getting up with…
Grieving When They’re Leaving
There is a real and unique kind of grief that comes when your baby grows up and leaves home. A few months ago, kid #6 and I were talking about…
Are Twos Really Terrible?
Before we had kids I heard about the "terrible twos." When our oldest was approaching 2 years old, I was mentally preparing myeslf for his coming fits and tantrums and…
To Ourselves and Our Posterity
This month we celebrated the anniversary of the United States of America. This country was set up to be ruled by laws instead of kings in order to give all…
Getting Ready for Kindergarten
Kindergarten is a big step for our little kids! It's a point where we have to admit to ourselves that our baby is not a baby anymore. So bittersweet! What…
Meeting our Kids’ Needs
I feel that our true purpose as parents is to help our kids feel loved as we teach them what's right and care for their needs. So what are their…
Advice for Hospital Births
I'd first written this at the end of my post Feeling Good in Pregnancy, but I decided it was enough to read in one sitting by itself. Here's what I've…
History Doesn’t Have to be Boring
My memories of elementary school history are mostly reading the chapter and answering the questions at the end of it. Does that sound familiar? It was so boring! History was…
5 Charts for Chores and Tasks
My husband has commented on the number of charts, lists, and reminders I have around the house. That's just how my mind works! When I write things down in an…