Yesterday morning I sat in a small theater in Minnesota along with fellow members of the media. (Okay time out, I’M CONSIDERED MEDIA!!!!!!!!!!!) Our mission was to join together and view an advanced screening of the much anticipated film Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The agreement was simple: no spoilers, don’t blast Read more…
This blog post was written in partnership with Stonyfield Organic. As part of Stonyfield’s Yogetter blogger program I write posts that feature Stonyfield products as well as Stonyfield’s partners. I was sent product as a way of being able to write this blog post, however, all of the opinions in Read more…
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I have breastfed all three of my children. My girls were exclusively breastfed. My son was primarily breastfed, however, due to jaundice and slow weight gain I supplemented with formula for the first six weeks of his life. I have so many friends who have used formula for their babies. Read more…
Every Sunday we have a little family tradition. It’s one that started for my husband and his family when he was a child and perhaps you remember it too. Remember, The Magical World of Disney? Yeah, it aired on Sunday nights. My husband remembers it fondly and as a result he’s Read more…
The summer is difficult. We wait all year for it, especially here in Minnesota, it finally arrives and it’s this mad dash to cram everything you possibly can into three months. It’s exhausting and we don’t have any kind of structure to our schedule. The kids seem to think that Read more…
One of my favorite things about summer is taking my son, Triple A, to the playground. As soon as a play structure is in sight he chimes a resounding chorus of “Hooray, play, hooray!” I can hardly get Triple A out of his car seat fast enough… a scene many of you Read more…
Using baby sign language with hearing infants and toddlers is a popular practice among parents, care takers, and teachers. “Baby sign language” is a collection of American Sign Language (ASL) signs that help little ones communicate common needs and expressions: milk, eat, more, please, mama, dada, hot, cold, etc. Infants and toddlers manipulate Read more…
Recently I wrote about the importance of reading to children in the post Foundations in Literacy Learning. Yes, reading everyday to even the littlest of little ones is crucial to building the foundation of their future learning. Now I’m going to help you build your baby’s library. The public library is a Read more…
Can you believe it, the school year is upon us! Schools are a flurry of activity as students busily break into fresh boxes of crayons, sharpen their pencils, and meet new teachers and friends. Did you know that the foundations of a child’s learning is laid well before he or she ever steps Read more…