Last year, my husband and I moved to a new city, a fourteen hours’ drive away from our families. Since then, we’ve made that drive over half a dozen times with our daughters (now ages three and one). With each trip, I’ve gathered snacks, toys, and ideas to keep the girls busy on the road—and […]
How to Transition from Working Woman to Stay-at-Home Mom
Both times I went on maternity leave, I was excited. I always planned on being a stay-at-home mom when I had kids and felt like I was finally realizing my goal… until I was actually at home, with first one and then two babies to care for. I found myself wishing they would nap so […]
How to Invest for Your Child’s University Education
When I was about a year old, my parents invested some money in an education savings fund for me. It was a small sum, and they never added any more to it. When I started university, the fund returned to me the original amount that my parents had invested and then, every year for the […]
Helping Children Learn Healthy Boundaries
Before I had children, I swore that I would never be the parent who counted “one… two… three….” to make their children do anything. I saw too many children who waited until “three” to do what was requested of them, and I said that my children wouldn’t be like that. My children would listen the […]
Three Inspirational Nonfiction Books for Moms
Being a mom is tough—often tougher than moms expect. There are days when everything goes well, but more days when everything seems to fall apart and it’s easy to feel like a failure as a mom.
Three Potty Training Tips
My almost-three-year-old daughter is playing with Pooh Bear and Dolly in the armchair when suddenly she jumps up and begins dancing on the spot. “Mommy, I hafta go potty!” Those words send us rushing upstairs to the bathroom.
Using a Cloth Diaper Service
When my husband and I were expecting our first daughter, we found an advertisement for a local diaper service. We compared the costs of buying and washing our own cloth diapers, hiring the diaper service, and using disposable diapers.
