Recently, my baby girl started to get a bad eczema rash all over her body and I did not know what the cause could possibly be. In fact, I didn’t even know it was eczema because I didn’t know what it looks like. What does eczema look like? How is it diagnosed? Those are a [...]
Step parenting is the hardest job
March 1, 2013 Leave a Comment
I think that one of the hardest jobs out there is being a step parent. Why? It’s not because you are raising a child that is not your own, but because there is so much more that goes into it, when sometimes you feel you don’t get back as much in return. Not only that, [...]
Breastfeeding Tips
February 27, 2013 Leave a Comment
If you’ve made the best choice to breastfeed for your baby’s (and your own) health and well-being, both short and long term, here are a few tips for making breastfeeding easier in those early weeks, and even months. Nurse frequently. While your milk supply is being established, nurse often and avoid scheduling the newborn. As [...]
Young Children With Special Needs
February 24, 2013 Leave a Comment
I don’t understand how effortlessly somme talented parents are able to cope with the challenges of newborns and toddlers. I see them carrying around their baby car seat casually on their arm as though it is light as a feather, while parents like me look like I’m trying to lift a 500 lb weight as [...]
Guest Blogger Jason: Being A Stay At Home Dad Is Not All You Would Expect It To Be!
February 22, 2013 Leave a Comment
I am Jason 31 years old and the father of a five year old kid called Logan. Not that unusual except when Logan was born me and my wife decided that she would go to work and I would be a stay at home dad. I really was not sure what the heck to expect [...]
Guest Blogger Tim: And THIS is why I Hate Narcissistic Parents…
February 15, 2013 Leave a Comment
And THIS is why I Hate Narcissistic Parents… “Narcissism” is described as a personality trait commonly characterized by egotism, vanity, conceit, and/or selfishness. Now on top of this pretty little mess, let’s put a person in responsibility of another human being i.e. a parent. Mix it all together – commit a little shake n’ bake [...]
How Common are Blended Families in 2013
February 11, 2013 Leave a Comment
Single parents with children are rather common to see. No matter the reason the parent is single, there is always that desire to find love once again with someone who understands the situation and wants to become part of it. This is a major reason so many single parents find other single parents, someone who [...]
Helicopter Parenting: When Did We Get So Out of Control
February 8, 2013 Leave a Comment
Like most parents, I want my children to do well. Yes, it bothered me that my oldest daughter still says every color is “yellow” no matter which one you point to. She would also rather just flip the page of books than listen to them or try and read. However, reading at that age isn’t [...]
How to deal with a serious diaper rash
February 6, 2013 Leave a Comment
Have you ever wondered how you can deal with your child’s diaper rash the quickest and most effective way? Being a new parent – it can be a dreaded task, especially when you do not know when to take your child in to have a rash looked at. Like me, you do not want to [...]
Veggie Kids
February 3, 2013 Leave a Comment
Veggie Kids Even seasoned vegetarians may struggle with the question of whether or not to raise their kids without meat. It has definitely come up in our family. Finger-wagging friends, paranoid partners and that nasty online article may persuade you to forsake your values, say “screw it” and head to your local McDonald’s. But if [...]
Toilet Training Problems and the Trouble with 1-3 day Methods
January 25, 2013 Leave a Comment
For many parents, one of their biggest nightmares is potty training their child. They have a fear that they will do it wrong, and their child will be relegated to diapers for the rest of their life. Most of these fears are ridiculous, as all children become potty trained at some point, (exceptions of course, [...]
Should dogs be treated like children?
January 9, 2013 1 Comment
I’ve always wondered why some people treat their pets like children, but to each their own. Yet it fascinates me how times have changed. I’m not talking about regular pet owners – but the ones that bring them into all stores, including the ones that sell food and have health codes to abide by. These [...]
Tech babes
January 5, 2013 1 Comment
Tech babies are learning quicker than ever how gadgets work. The world kids are growing up in today is so different than any other. My toddler does not know what a corded phone or CRT TV looks like. She thinks of a mobile phone as a device that makes calls to grandma, takes photos and [...]
Reason NOT to be a sperm donor
January 3, 2013 1 Comment
One good reason not to be a sperm donor I was reading today about how a man who was helping out a lesbian couple conceive a child by donating his sperm is now on the hook for child support payments. He apparently had signed a contract stating that he would relinquish any parent rights and [...]
The Entitlement Generation
January 1, 2013 2 Comments
The children of today are becoming known as the “me” generation, or the generation of entitlement. What does this mean? How does it happen? And what are the consequences? This entitlement generation of children has been raised with the attitude that they are wonderful no matter what; that they deserve the best; and that Mom [...]
Women in IT and a mom in the field
December 31, 2012 1 Comment
I am a mom who also works in information technology (IT) when I’m not tending to my children and here are my thoughts on being a woman working in the IT industry. I’ve explored every aspect of it from design to programming, web analytics, development and user experience, so I guess you could say I [...]
Colicky or high needs baby?
December 26, 2012 Leave a Comment
How do you identify if you have a colicky or a high needs baby? Aren’t they the same? No. Dr Sears coined the term high needs and the signs listed helped me identify that my older child had this. Though they are hard to manage, they can also be sweet kids. It is hard for [...]
Hottest Christmas gift of 2012
December 26, 2012 1 Comment
I would never have guessed the hottest Christmas gift of 2012. I guess it goes to show that it is really hard for me to think like a kid. These things were selling out in our area and parents ended up going to Amazon and Ebay to get them here for Christmas gifts. You might [...]
Giving birth is never as you expect
December 26, 2012 Leave a Comment
I think it’s true that giving birth is never as you expect. I kept wondering why my baby didn’t want to come out and see the world. I had gone through two membrane sweeps with my first baby a couple weeks apart and still no baby. In case you’re wondering what that is, the OBGYN [...]
Wonder why I do not post pictures of my kids?
December 23, 2012 1 Comment
Wonder why I do not post pictures of my kids here? Well, I don’t post pictures of them anywhere online for that matter. It started with my husband worrying that an online footprint would follow them throughout their lives, maybe for the worse. He didn’t want people to be able to access their baby pictures [...]
