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Top Misconceptions About Conception
We’ve all heard at least one old wives’ tale about how to get pregnant. Elevate your hips for 20 minutes after intercourse, maintain a certain position during intercourse, use a lubricant to help the...
Childbirth and Parenting Classes: Cravings, Epidurals and Swaddling, OH MY!
Learning that you’re going to be a parent is exciting, shocking, scary, you name it! And with the news of your pregnancy comes a flood of information from your family and friends. Not to mention all...
You Are Capable of So Much More Than Looking Hot
I did Weight Watchers for six years before my toddler son Jonah was diagnosed with cancer. I lost 30 pounds, I wasn’t fat, but I didn’t look like Blake Lively so I didn’t believe...
The Benefits of a Flexible, Virtual Learning Environment
Note: This post is sponsored by, and written in collaboration with Leavenworth Virtual School (USD 453).
Parents are their child’s best teachers. These days, a number of families are opting to maximize this philosophical belief through a...
How to Have a Fun and Enriching Summer – with Your Kids!
Note: This post is sponsored by and written in collaboration with Maize Virtual Preparatory School.
School is out and summer is ramping up. Those dog days of summer can sometimes seem like an eternity. With...
Plates-and-Cups Mom
I’m the mom of a third-grader (almost fourth) and a sixth-grader (almost seventh). I have made it another year simply being the Plates-and-Cups Mom.
I think I should actually state it thusly: I am THE...
How to Keep Your Child Learning this Summer While Still Having Fun!
Note: This post is sponsored by, and written in collaboration with, Leavenworth Virtual School.
Teachers spend weeks every Fall reviewing and re-teaching material that students have forgotten over the summer months. This can have a cumulative...
Finding Faith Through Childhood Cancer
Last year I got a message from a family member a couple weeks before our son’s terrifying stem cell transplant. Our sweet Jonah, age 3, had been in treatment for stage four Neuroblastoma, and this was...
STEAM at Home – It Works!
Note: This post is sponsored by, and written in collaboration with, Maize Virtual Prep School.
With the growing emphasis on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, The Arts, and Math) education, parents may be feeling a bit...
Breast Implants and the Active Woman: What Should You Know?
This post is sponsored by Associated Plastic Surgeons, a team of board-certified plastic surgeons in Leawood, Kan.
Does it make sense for active women to get breast implants? Not just bodybuilders and marathon fanatics, but regular women...
Holiday Stress: A Dad’s Perspective
Growing up, my family and I didn't celebrate Christmas in the traditional way. When I married Tonya, it was safe to assume things were going to be different - but it wasn’t until our...
Passing on Maternity Clothes
Dear Friend,
Tonight I’m boxing up my maternity clothes one by one. It’s so crazy to think that just 12 short weeks ago these fit super snugly around my tummy. Actually, since I’ve had 3 babies...
Join Ocean and Sea’s Maiden Voyage
Note: This post written and sponsored by Ocean & Sea, a local Kansas City nautical themed clothing line, working toward funding a pop-up shop.
Ahoy! My name is Brendan O’Shaughnessy, and I’m the Captain of Ocean &...
Focus on the Present with Blooom Fund Management
Note: This post is sponsored by blooom, an online, automated retirement tool.
I’ll never forget the first time I flew with my son. As we were playing peek-a-boo, the stewardess began the in-flight instructions. Although...
Back-to-Virtual-School Tips and Traditions
Note: This post is sponsored by, and written in collaboration with, Leavenworth Virtual School. Kerrie is a chaos-loving, homeschooling (with Leavenworth Virtual School) mama of 5 living in Overland Park. You can find her,...
