Syncing Up Schedules :: Boston-Area Classes for Siblings
Finding Boston-area classes that accommodate different age groups — or a facility that offers classes to different age groups at the same time — is no easy feat. Especially if your kids, like mine, are more than one or two years apart. But there are a few such gems out there, and with a bit of effort and ingenuity (and some diagramming of complex flowcharts), you, too, can sync up classes for your kids.
A Mother’s Letter to Santa (My Wish List of Christmas Miracles)
Dear Santa. You’re busy this time of year, I get that. But you’re also in the business of Christmas miracles, and that’s what I need more than anything you could wrap and leave under the tree. So here’s the list of things I’d like for Christmas this year.
To Share or Not to Share…
We took the bunk beds plunge earlier this summer, and I recommend it. I realize sharing is just plain reality for larger families or those with only a couple of bedrooms, and you just make it work. But for those debating it, or perhaps facing it due to a new baby on the way, here’s how and why we made a shared bedroom work in our three-bedroom house with two kids.
No, She’s Not Walking Yet (and Please Stop Asking Me About It!)
See, I’m totally aware that my daughter’s not walking. And I’m totally aware that kids develop different skills at different times. And I’m really proud of the things she does do. Her language and social skills have really exploded in the last couple weeks. But this constant barrage of questions kills me and leaves me feeling like she’s the racehorse who hasn’t even left the gate.
Meet Nacho, Our Elf
I feel the mom fails commencing on Black Friday, just as we enter into the Christmas season. I love Pinterest, but I do not love Elf-on-the-Shelf Pinterest. I am a creative person and love crafts, but I just can’t do it.
Being a 3-Year-Old Is Hard, Y’all
I am exhausted. At the end of the day, though, I’m still your baby. I still need your snuggles and your love. It will get easier for both of us, I promise. And in the meantime, look at my sweet little 3-year-old face. You really haven’t seen anything more adorable than your sleeping toddler, have you?
4 Helpful Tips for First-Time ADHD Moms
Life with a toddler can be a roller coaster. And life with a toddler diagnosed with ADHD? That’s a whole different story. My son was diagnosed over two years ago, and there is SO much I would tell a first-timer who has a very young child suffering from ADHD. I always find it helpful to hear others’ motherhood experiences, so today I am sharing four tips for first-time ADHD moms of young children.
Stress Less This Christmas :: An Alternative to the Elf on the Shelf
I found it was causing me to focus on the negative. I was always pointing out the bad behaviors and repeatedly telling my kids they needed to shape up or the elf would tell Santa. I started to feel like the elf wasn’t for us, and we needed a change.
10 Tips for Holiday Decorating
I just love the holidays. And nothing gets me in the mood more than whipping up some hot cocoa, blasting some carols, and making…
