I am about to write a post about how important sleep is to mommies and daddies, and the irony is that I am bleary eyed, and sleep deprived as I type. Knee deep in a cup of glorious coffee, with which I’ve built a tawdry…

Simple as it may seem, there are few things more vital to overall health and wellness than a proper sleep diet—that goes for kids and grown-ups. Over at Keeping Her Cool, Colleen is talking about the importance of sleep, and she notes some of the…

It’s 4 am, you have had a grand total of 2 hours of sleep (broken up in 15 minute increments), your little baby seems to think it’s an acceptable time to be up for a party, and you know you somehow have to have enough…

FREE GIVEAWAY! This week we’re discussing Attachment Parenting and one sure-fire way to attach yourself to your baby is to wear her. This fun, picture-filled book teaches you the multitude of manners for sportin’ your little bundle of joy. Great for yourself or win it…

This probably sounds ridiculous, but hear me out, please. Before I had my first child, I hadn’t given a whole lot of specific thought to how I was going to parent her.  Of course, I knew how I’d do it differently from my parents, or…

Our Guest Blogger, Liz works in Children’s Ministry for an ELCA congregation in the Twin Cities.  She has a two and a half year old son that you wouldn’t know was born prematurely anymore.  She  blogs about her family, faith and life at Random Thoughts of a Lutheran Geek.  No…

When you find that you are expecting multiples, you are aware from the moment you discover the extra womb inhabitants that a premature delivery is not only possible, but probable.  The fact is that the babies can run out of room in their tiny little…

Being a mom is work. Period. The labor of mothering does not stop in the delivery room.  However, for the purpose of this conversation, from hitherto forward, the word “work” will mean a task that is compensated monetarily.  I’ve been everything, I’ve been a working…

The cardinal rule of parenting twins; do not compare them to each other.  I break this rule with great regularity. Not publicly, but in my head.  One of the coolest things about parenting multiples is that you can conduct little (harmless) experiments with your children…

A ‘stranger’ is generally defined as someone whom your child does not know. As Colleen mentioned in her recent post on “Stranger Danger” over at Keeping Her Cool (Click HERE), we want to protect children from society’s unsavory elements, but we also don’t want them…