This post may contain affiliate links to products I love. Please see our full disclosure policy here. Don’t you just love Thanksgiving? The leaves start to change color, and the air gets a bit of a chill in the evenings. The pace is good - it’s that super sweet spot between and the hecticness of September and the chaos of the Christmas season. It’s a perfect time to start to focus on gratitude and instilling some wonderful family thanksgiving traditions to capture the moment and make memories that last forever. There are lots of articles about Christmas traditions, but family thanksgiving traditions are big in our house. Kicking off the holiday season with an attitude of gratitude ... read more
Seven Wonderful Family Thanksgiving Traditions to Start This Year
How To Keep Your Family Calm During the Coronavirus Outbreak or In Any Crisis Situation
Tips for Keeping Your Family Calm During the Coronavirus Outbreak from a Licensed Psychotherapist On March 12th, the World Health Organization declared Coronavirus or COVID-19 a pandemic. In simple terms, a pandemic is when a new disease for which people who do not have immunity spreads around the world beyond expectations. Disruptions in businesses have caused most professionals sports leagues including the NBA, NHL, and MLB to suspend or halt their seasons, closed schools, locked countries down and sickened thousands of people around the world. While business disruption may have an impact on our families, likely the greatest concern most parents are currently experiencing is the ... read more
How to Get Your Baby to Sleep While Traveling
This post may contain affiliate links to products I love. Please see our full disclosure policy here. Most adults who travel frequently have heard that when hopping time zones, shifting your body and internal clock to the new local time upon arrival is the best way to acclimate. On the other hand, if you are a parent who is trying to get your baby to sleep while traveling, your baby or toddler may not agree with this pro tip! Not to fear, there are several steps parents can take to get their young children to sleep while traveling. If you are planning a trip for leisure as opposed to necessity, then you likely have some choice as to where you will travel. Luckily for us, there are ... read more
How to Survive A Long Flight With a Newborn (Alone)
When my daughter was born, I was already living in California and my husband was finishing up a project in New York. He came to visit several times over the first few months, but when she was around 7 weeks old, I decided to take her to New York for my last few weeks of maternity leave. I was completely alone and had never traveled with a child before – let alone an infant! I usually like a challenge, but I was a bit terrified at the prospect. Here are the most important things I learned: Getting To and Through The Airport Here’s where having the most strategic luggage pays off big time. If you can make it was one big suitcase and a baby bag, you should be golden. Pack your and baby’s ... read more
The Tear-Free Sleep Training Routine That Worked for My 6-Month Old
This post may contain affiliate links to products I love. Please see our full disclosure policy here. After I had a terrible time trying to sleep train my first daughter using a range of cry-it-out methods that never seemed to stick and left all of us feeling horrible, I was DETERMINED to find a tear-free sleep training solution for my second baby. If you are a CIO (cry-it-out) advocate, no judgement here, I just knew I was not going to put another baby (or myself through that again). To my amazement, my new method worked like a charm and my second baby, who had been co-sleeping and waking 4+ times a night since the 4-month sleep regression was going to sleep in her own crib with ... read more
How to Stay Calm During Remote Learning
Back to School Stress Relief Tips for Parents and Children This post may contain affiliate links to products I love. Please see our full disclosure policy here. Back to school is typically an exciting time. You buy new school supplies, new outfits and get all ready to meet your new teacher and friends for the first time. But for many children returning to school in "The Age of Corona" this reality looks very different. My daughter is starting kindergarten next week and being in California, nearly all public schools are starting the year online. This set up is bound to cause stress for both parents and children as families try to navigate the complicated balance of working, ... read more
Best Halloween Decor Deals on Amazon Right Now!
This post may contain affiliate links to products I love. Please see our full disclosure policy here. Halloween is one of the best times of the year and kicks off fall decorating season! Halloween decor does not need to be expensive to look classy and festive. As trick-or-treat day looms near, Amazon has some amazing decor sales going on! Below is a roundup of some of our favorites! Halloween Fairy Lights For $11.99 (down from $13.99) you can get 32 ft of 100 LED Halloween string lights. My kids go crazy over lights and these add a ton of warmth and Halloween sparkle both to our living room and to our front porch outside. These fairy string lights also come with a ... read more
How Do I Prevent Stretch Marks in Pregnancy?
The Stretch Mark Cream that Prevented Me from Getting Stretch Marks with Two Pregnancies This post may contain affiliate links to products I love. Please see our full disclosure policy here. Being that I am 5’10” and my husband is 6’3”, my babies tend to grow to the size of mini linebackers before they are ready to be born and one of the first questions on my mind as I watched my stomach grow to the size of Montana while still in the second trimester, was how do I prevent stretchmarks in pregnancy?! I am, typically tall and slender(ish), but with each pregnancy I gained well over 45 pounds! I read once that some Victoria Secret models also gain that much weight, so I’m ... read more
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