How to Encourage Inclusive Play In Your Neighborhood
How to Encourage Inclusive Play In Your Neighborhood Playing is an integral part of childhood. It is something that is intuitive for young children — you don’t have to …
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How to Talk to Your Kids About Money Management
How to Talk to Your Kids About Money Management If you refrain from talking to your kids about financial matters because you think they are too young, then you’re …
How To Talk To Your Child About Poop
How To Talk To Your Child About Poop If you are thinking, “Am I reading this right? Is this blog really about talking to my child about poop?” I …
Capsule Wardrobe | Spring Capsule 101 Course
Capsule Wardrobe | Spring Capsule 101 Course Do you feel like every time you walk into your closet you have a ton of clothes, but can never find anything …
Learning to Find a Technology Balance
Learning to Find a Technology Balance I love being a stay at home mom, and having the opportunity to get out and about with my daughter, but sometimes I …
Tips for Talking: The Birds + The Bees
Tips for Talking: The Birds + The Bees Cue that awkward moment when people learn I am a sex ed teacher. Yup, there it is. Crickets. And, raised eyebrows, …
Gift Your Children a Magazine Subscription
Gift Your Children a Magazine Subscription Gift your children a magazine subscription! Whether it is a birthday or the Holidays, finding a unique and educational gift for the child …
How to Support Parents of Children with Autism
How to Support Parents of Children with Autism and the Importance of It When a child places on the autism spectrum, there are certain adjustments that need to be …
Two Tips for Taming Tantrums
Two Tips for Taming Tantrums Mornings are hard in my house. Even when I am up early, fully caffeinated and ready to go there is a rush to getting …
Plan Ahead: Make An Emergency Plan
Plan Ahead: Make An Emergency Plan We are lucky we live in Des Moines. We are free from hurricanes and wildfires however we do experience our share of natural …
5 Tips For Starting Cloth Diapers
5 Tips For Starting Cloth Diapers My family’s cloth diapering journey started for one reason …WE WERE BROKE! We were 18 weeks pregnant with our first baby and something …
Helping Your Student Transition to a New School Year
When the Honeymoon is Over: Helping Your Student Transition to a New School Year Whether you were on the yahoo or boo hoo end of the spectrum when school …
A Letter to My Baby
How I Grew As a Mom Today is your first birthday! Your dad and I are amazed by how much you have grown and learned in the last 365 …
Not My Best Mommy
Not My Best Mommy “I wasn’t my best mommy, today,” I whispered to my husband as he came upstairs from putting our three year old, C, to bed. A …
5 Tips to Surviving a High Needs Baby
5 Tips to Surviving a High Needs Baby My oldest was a daddy’s girl right from the very start. At a week old, she already preferred sleeping on my …
Surviving or Thriving?
“Luke, how are you and Jena getting along with three kids now?” “Oh, we’re surviving.” I’ve said this countless times and I know my wife uses this phrase daily. …
World’s Okayest Mom
I’m envious of my parents who raised kids in the eighties and nineties. The lack of technology was a huge blessing, and being a kid and/or a parent didn’t …
Managing Your Family’s Time on the Internet
In today’s world it’s very easy to get addicted to spending time staring at our phones and tablets. In fact, you are probably reading this post now on your …
Maintaining a Work-Life Balance
As a wife, mother of two, and now a new business owner, I was asked to write a guest blog post for Des Moines Parent on creating a work/life …
Ninja Parenting Skills
Nobody told me when I became a parent that at the same time I was becoming a Ninja. It never even really occurred to me really until I …