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Toddlers! Toddlers are tiny little people who have big personalities. I have two of these currently under my roof and a baby approaching her first birthday. While I love my children--the good, the bad, and the crazy--I have learned some things along my parenting journey. As I sit and reflect...

So I'm not an Elf on the Shelf mom. I'm just not. It's great that some families find that a fun thing to do at the holidays, but I am just too overwhelmed to take it on. Many moms I know love Elf on the Shelf. But many start doing...

This was the crux of it: The smaller home offered us opportunity. We could not afford anything larger if I wanted to stay home with the children. We made a decision and walked away from opportunities of more space, more time to be alone, more space for more stuff. In...

We all have seen them. At the playdate with half of her nursery and a pack-and-play, just in case. She likely has told you multiple times her plans for teaching her child to read before age three and her foul-proof method for potty-training within 8 hours. She has a solution...