Tag: parenting

Keeping it togther – simple ways to thrive in the chaos...

It’s FALL!  It is finally cooler, and the days are becoming shorter.  If you are anything at all like me, you are already burned...

Don’t Panic: The Secret To Teacher Gifts

Oh no, how is it the end of the year already and teacher appreciation week too? Do you have your teacher gifts ready? If...

Potty Party Time: The 3-Day Potty Training Method

First, let me start by saying I am not a potty training expert. I am simply a teacher-mom who refused to be is that mom. And...

Coaching a Preschooler’s Soccer Team: What I learned

This spring I did a thing. I signed both my (then) 4 year old and 3 year old up for soccer which in and...

My First Grader Came Home Counting Calories; Advice from a Dietician

Snack time happens every day at our house and is pretty uneventful. I dole out the food, they eat and we move on. One...

Why I Want Nothing for Mother’s Day

Has anyone asked you what you want for Mother’s Day this year? Yeah, me neither BUT I have given a lot of thought as...

When Our Children Have Irrational Feelings

Not so long ago, when as a young parent, I felt my kids had feelings that seemed totally irrational. Once when a party ended,  my...

Being a Millennial Mom in 2019: What it’s Actually Like

“I wouldn’t want to raise a kid today.” That’s what you’ll hear from most adults over the age of 50. As a 33-year-old “Millennial Mom”...

How Strangers in Richmond Help Me Be A Better Mom

When the question of moving to Richmond came about first in 2009, we were skeptical. Now, though there is no where else I would...

The Best Parenting Podcasts and YouTube Channels

Do you listen to podcasts? When I polled my mom friends, we were all over the map - some like myself, listen daily, while...