He hung through one side of the mini-van wrangling one screaming toddler, and I doubled over through the other side trying to swing the infant carrier into the latch while in-between us one unnamed little one shoved another unnamed...
Are you getting ready to have another baby, by c-section, and wondering HOW on earth you are going recover from that while taking care of your new baby and the one(s) you already have!? Well, fear not. I, the...
Co-written with my clinical partner, Ben Taussig, LCPC, NCC.
If talking about sex with our teens in general is just about enough to motivate us to buy a boat and raise them somewhere in the middle of the Pacific (I've...
Guilty pleasures. We all have them, right? Things you do when no one's watching or habits that might be a little embarrassing to admit so you don't like to talk about them? I know I do. But, I have...
I was originally going to call this “Veggies Kids Love” but then I thought about all of the adults I know who aren’t shall we say, as open or accepting of vegetables as they could be. Kids can claim...
Life with three kids is crazy. One is screaming about needing his bottom wiped, while the other is throwing food at his sister, while the baby crawls around looking for dangerous things to put in her mouth. Each night...
I have a post sitting in my drafts folder right now. It was going to be funny, and about my attempts to try every labor preparation suggestion given to me. Of course, none of them would work, and I'd...
My husband travels for work. A lot. Sometimes it's for one or two days at a time. Sometimes it's for a week or longer. When he first started out with his current job, he actually had to move to...
Special thanks to our friends at the National Mango Board for sponsoring this learning opportunity!
Confession: I am not a foodie.
I mean, I like food but developing recipes and throwing together elaborate meals with exotic ingredients is not my forte....
Even with the many opportunities afforded to women in the workforce, the decisions we face surrounding motherhood and career can be quite complicated.
One such decision for many women is whether to continue working in a formal capacity once they...
Note: This post is sponsored by, and written in collaboration with, Maize Virtual Prep School.
In the information age, creativity has lost some of its value. At our fingertips, we can access any amount of knowledge. Promoting opportunities for a...
I’m going to open up to you about something now that is personal and somewhat embarrassing – and near and dear to my heart. I let social media make me feel bad. There. I said it. It is something...
I expected late night feedings and piles more laundry. I expected bandaids and legos and sippy cups and navigating through these all strewn throughout the house. I expected noise and babysitter fees and diaper costs and peanut butter and jelly....
Some people plan their meals a month in advance, freezing neatly-labeled packets of soup and stew. (I did this recently in anticipation of our second child’s birth.) Others wing it, shopping for that evening's meal. What works for one family...
Bringing a new baby home for the first time is uncharted territory. You go through the 100-point checklist to make sure everything is ready at home, double check that the carseat is installed properly and load up on hand sanitizer....
Your Guide To KC
Kansas City Summer Guide
There is so much going on during the summer months in Kansas City that you might have trouble choosing how to spend your days....
