How Do You Talk to Your Kids About Sex

How Do You Talk to Your Kids About Sex

If you spend any time at all in a parenting group or around other parents, conversation about the dreaded sex talk is sure to pop up. How do you talk to your kids about sex and specifically where babies come from? Don’t fear dear parent, you CAN talk to your kids...
Why We Torture Our First Born Child

Why We Torture Our First Born Child

When all parties are taken into account, I am the oldest of nine children.  I’ll give you a minute to let that sink-in here in the twenty-first century.  My mom either completely raised, or played a significant role in raising six of those children.  Like many...
Prepping for Baby #2

Prepping for Baby #2

I don’t know about you, but I was both elated and terrified when I found out I was pregnant with baby number 2.  I had visions of two little loves playing and adoring one another.  I dreamed of a long-lasting bond that only the friendship of siblings can create....

Don’t Force My Kid to Kiss You

I was raised in a large Italian family.  If you know anything about an Italian family, you know we love food, talking (with our hands), and one another. When it was time to leave family events, we would say our goodbyes…to every…single…family...

The Longest Day

Today was the longest day ever! If you go to bed at 2 and your baby wakes up at 6 do you call that a night’s sleep or just a nap? I’m not sure, but that’s how today started.  How lucky am I for the 4 hours of sleep- there are some mothers who...
He’s Not Mr. Mom! He’s Their Dad.

He’s Not Mr. Mom! He’s Their Dad.

My husband is a stay at home dad.  It’s not easy for any parent to stay home, but I think it is especially hard for fathers.  Not only do they have to deal with the children and the responsibilities of the house, but they often have to deal with the challenges...