12 Cheap Date Night Ideas in Boston
For couples living in the Boston area, the high price tag that comes with a traditional date night can quickly...
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19 Cheap Date Night Ideas in San Francisco
Looking for some fun ways to spend a night out, but don’t want to spend a fortune in the process?...
12 Cheap Date Night Ideas in New York City
Think budget-friendly dates in NYC aren’t possible? Plan a unique date in the city that never sleeps with these insider’s...
19 Cheap Date Night Ideas in Chicago
“There is something magical about Chicago. The city is the perfect mix of glittery skyscrapers and natural beauty,” says Christine...
DIY Baby Costume: Spaghetti and Meatballs
This classic dish will get 5 stars at any costume contest. We’ll see your baby dressed as a lobster in...
How to Make a Cookie and Milk Costume
Have a cookie lover in the house? Whether you’re a slice n’ baker or make your treats from scratch, here...
How to Make a Farmer and Tractor Costume
Working the fields isn’t easy. But making this costume is. The biggest obstacle? Cutting through the box. So if your...
How to Make a Snowman Costume
Snowmen are hotter than ever, and we all probably have Disney’s Frozen to blame. Here’s a really easy way to...
7 Tips for Hiring a Bay Area Nanny
When the time comes to hire a nanny — especially for the first time — families often don’t know where...
101 Things to Do With Kids in the Bay Area
It can be exhausting to keep searching for activities to do with kids. Luckily for parents, nannies and babysitters who...
What’s the Funniest Thing a Kid Has Said to You?
As you know, kids say the darndest things! Talking to kids can be a lot of fun, and sometimes you...
How Do You Tell Parents Their Kid Is a Brat?
What do you say when the kids you watch are often whiny, demanding or uncooperative? It can be a touchy...
What Do You Do When a Kid Throws a Tantrum in Public?
You’ve all experienced it: a child having a breakdown in the middle of a store. Kicking, screaming, crying. Ugg. But...
The First Day of School Jitters
This month across the country, thousands of parents are sending their kids off for their first day of school. It...
A Lazy Mom’s Guide to Potty Training (That Actually Works!)
Let’s be honest: potty training is one of the more unpleasant aspects of child-rearing. And all those unrealistic “potty bootcamp”...
When Silence Is Deadly: 5 Common Misconceptions Parents Have About Water Safety
Drowning looks nothing like it does in the movies. Trust me, I know. Back in 2002, my husband and I...
Why I Wish I’d Worked More When My Kids Were Little
It was 1999. My husband and I had just moved to Los Angeles with our six-month old son. I was...
Kitchen Science: The 5 Best Science Experiments for Kids That’ll Blow Their Minds!
I’d spent hours planning a fun weekend for my family, full of activities designed to delight — and ultimately exhaust....
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My son and I had a long, tiring, stressful day at Children’s Hospital today. We end many of these appointments...
Six Tips for Grocery Shopping with the Kids
Grocery shopping with kids can be a real challenge! I remember when my kids were little – they would pull...
Is This 4th Grade Teacher Too Hot To Handle?
The internet is all buzz today over an elementary school teacher’s outfit choice. Like many young millennial women Patrice “Paris...
Here’s Your Daily Dose of Love and Feels: Videos of Kids Asking Stepparents to Adopt Them
Like any good Millennial, my usual morning routine goes like this: Wake up Check Facebook to see if anything awesome happened while...
This Just In: Google’s Report on 2016’s Back To School Trends
Think With Google, the internet company’s data driven digital marketing site, recently published their findings as to what the hottest...
10 Ways to Make Drop-off Less Painful — For Both of You!
Drop-off can have a lot of tears, no matter how old your child is — and how much they love...
9 Life Lessons I Learned When I Turned 40
I’ve had many wonderful birthdays, but turning 40 has been the best so far. I feel so right in my...
Zucchini Soup Creamy Goodness
Recently we have been obsessed with zucchini. We have been seeing a plethora of zucchini pile up at all the local...
1-Pot Southwest Pasta
When I saw this recipe on Amanda Fink’s blog, The Wholesome Dish, I knew instantly that I would have to try...
The Importance of Making Memories with Your Kids
No matter at what point in your life you try to take a trip down the memory lane, you’re hardly...
Bad caretaker!
It’s so very sad when caregivers steal and lie. Becarful who you hire.
Baltimore School Replaces Detention With Meditation. The Result? Zero Suspensions All Year
As you can tell from some of my previous posts, I’m a very big fan of stories that involve shaking...
Helpful Playgroup Tips
As we start to windup our information about playgroups, I thought that it would be helpful to give you a...
Memories of Peaches
Have you ever tried canning peached with your children? I purchased a bushel of peaches from our local farmers market...
My Teenager Lied To Me About Homework
I have a 14-year-old daughter, and I gotta say that we don’t always see eye to eye. In fact, last...
How Meditation Can Keep Cold and Flu Season at Bay
Yes, it’s that time of the year again. Not only do our school aged children descend upon us with pounds...
A Deputy Sheriff Threatened to Arrest Mom for (Legally) Breastfeeding in Public. What Do You Think?
Here’s yet ANOTHER story of a mom being shamed for breastfeeding in public. This time, though, it was a deputy...
Teaching Kids About Stranger Danger Without Scaring Them
This past week, I received two Amber Alerts on my phone. Scary! I know many child kidnappings are domestic in...
Why I Talk to My Kids About the 2016 Election
“Who are you voting for?” This was the question my six-year-old asked her friend over the summer. “I’m going to...
Gamification and Parenting
I recently came across the term gamification and realized that this is why I enjoy DietBet so much: it makes...
The Best — and Worst — States for Child Care, Ranked in Order
This week, Care.com introduced the Care Index, the first comprehensive data report on the current state of child care in...
How to Make My Amazing Green Blend
As a busy mom, I love posting simple healthy recipes that are sure to become family favorites and this one...