by Kelly Wilbanks posted in Parenting
It was the day before her first day of kindergarten and we were back-to-school shopping, when, out of the blue, my daughter said "I want to get my ears pierced too."
I\'ve always considered ear piercing... -
by Sabrina Garibian posted in Parenting
If your child was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes you have to become accustomed to daily monitoring and care as well as to worrying about your child\'s sugar levels on an hourly basis -- even... -
Today is my 40th birthday. It’s a big deal. Every birthday is a big deal because I am still alive, and that’s worth celebrating (at least in my mind). My lovely husband took me to Thailand for my 40th. I… Continue reading → -
It was a scorching day so I?d taken my children to a splash pad. I was watching my daughters dancing in the water, when out of the corner of my eye I caught sight of my nine-year-old son, Allan, dart into the parking lot. He ran right in front of a... -
by Ashleigh Evans posted in Parenting
My son, Liam, is almost 4 months old and I feel like this month has been a whole new world. He wants to be entertained, he\'s busier than before and I feel like he actually gets restless or bored... -
It’s no secret that pretty much everything in your life changes when you have kids?and that includes Christmas. Here’s what Christmas was like before kids, and Christmas after kids.
1. Going to the mall
Before kids: Wander around, floating... -
by Michelle Stein posted in Parenting
Typically, my blood begins to boil when I read about yet another breastfeeding mom who has been harassed for feeding her baby in a public space. However, a recent incident almost makes me laugh -- because,... -
We round up some of our favourite places to unwind with the kids this festive season
Photography: Instagram/@peggyporschenofficial
Best for: Meeting Father ChristmasÂ
Belgravia ? and in particular Elizabeth Street ? is always beautifully lit... -
by Kelly Wilbanks posted in Parenting
I sat in the backseat of our Geo Metro next to my mewing newborn as we drove out of the hospital parking lot. As I left the safety of nurses who\'d attended my every postpartum need, I felt the same awe... -
Ding! Dong! The witch is dead! Which old witch" The GLITTER witch! (and no we’re not talking about you, Mariah Carey; you’re a glitter queen, girl, not a witch. We love you. Merry Christmas.)
Scientists in the UK have called for a ban on the... -
by Whitney Barthel posted in Parenting
I know everyone is aching to know the hottest baby name trends of 2017. Will the kindergarten class of 2023 will be filled with little Moanas" Will your little princess be a strong-named, stand-out kind of... -
If your family is anything like mine, food is one of the biggest line items in the monthly budget?and that doesn?t include things like takeout or restaurant outings for a bit of quick respite from the daily grind of meal prep.
Day in, day out, we... -
King Edward’s School Bath has kicked off the Christmas season with their Christingle Service
Pupils at the Pre-Prep and Nursery at King Edward’s Bath school celebrated their Christingle Service at All Saints Church in Weston on 29th November.... -
Bathing your baby can be a special part of the day?you can sing songs, enjoy your babe’s sweet coos and smiles and marvel at how much she’s grown. But bath time can also be scary because a wet baby is very slippery! These five tips will help... -
by Michelle Stein posted in Parenting
It\'s that time of year again: Ugly Christmas sweater season! Which means if you follow breastfeeding support pages or parenting groups, you\'ll probably be seeing
This hilariously provocative sweater... -
When my wife woke me up from a nap to tell me that she was pregnant, my first reaction was shock?after just trying for a month" My second response was joy?I was going to be a dad! Then came a sudden, mostly unexpected wave of disappointment and... -
by Whitney Barthel posted in Parenting
BabyCenter\'s top 100 baby names of 2017 just been released! Check out what\'s newly hot, and what\'s most recently not.
While some longtime faves are hanging on tight to the top, there are some... -
by Sara McGinnis posted in Pregnancy
Kevin and Kyle, Heather and Holly, and Taylor and Tyler were all sets of twins I grew up with. Not only did I struggle to tell each of these sets apart the first few times we met, I stumbled over getting the... -
A young woman in Tennessee recently tweeted a picture of a birthday bouquet and card she received from her late father, and the Internet is a sobbing mess.
Before he passed away from cancer in 2013, Bailey Sellers’s dad set up a delivery order... -
