For some moms, milk supply comes easy. Some moms start lactating before baby is even born and have so much milk, they are in pain and are constantly feeding and pumping and even donating unused milk. For other moms, it can be very difficult to sustain enough milk to not only nourish your baby but to breastfeed for as long… Read More
Let’s Talk About: Why Freshly Picked is One of my Favorite Companies
From my perspective, it is very difficult to receive excellent customer service these days. My biggest pet peeve is when you call a company and you are immediately taken to an automated machine that has a million menu options and it’s almost impossible to actually talk to a real, live, human being. You used to be able to “press zero” or… Read More
Let’s Talk About: Setting Limits with Children
Setting limits with your kids can be challenging to say the least, especially if they are of a certain age; toddlers, children, or adolescents. If you are prepared in advance with the tools you need to set limits, it will be easier for you to set them when you need them. Children thrive on structure so do not be afraid… Read More
Let’s Talk About: Children’s Routines and Schedules
Do you have a child that gets easily distracted? Does your child lack in focus? Maybe they are absent-minded, hyperactive, impulsive, forgetful, and have a short attention span, and or have a difficult time paying attention? Time management is a skill that can be challenging to learn as a child (and as an adult). If your child has one… Read More
Let’s Talk About: Mom Bloggers are the New Celebrities of Social Media
In the past we have admired Hollywood movie and television stars. We have put these celebrities on a pedestal and have looked up to them in a sort of dream-like fashion. We have fallen in love with the characters they play on the big screen and wonder what they are like in “real” life. They have always been a bit… Read More
Let’s Talk About: When Your Child is Sick you Become a Helpless Supermom
When your child is sick I often wonder if it’s harder on the parent or the child. Today I had to take my daughter back to the doctor for the second time in two weeks. During the first visit, the pediatrician diagnosed her with a double ear infection and a sinus infection. She went on antibiotics for 10 days and… Read More
Let’s Talk About: 5 Ways to Save Money for College & Haven’s Place
As parents we want the best for our children and for many of us that typically involves them getting an education after high school. Making the decision to help your child pursue a higher education is the easy part. The hard part is finding a way to save enough money to help them actually go. Tuition rates continue to rise… Read More
Let’s Talk About: Toddler Fashion & Fancy Frogz
My daughter I s very into her fashion these days, but then again what 2 year-old isn’t? She not only loves to use her imagination and play dress up but she also loves to pick out her own clothes to wear each day! She loves tutus and everything that has bright colors and patterns, glitter and sparkles. Each and every… Read More
Let’s Talk About: 6 Steps to Having your Child Comply with your Requests and Behave the Way you Want!
A parent’s job is rarely easy. It’s a wonder how we ever accomplish anything at all on such little sleep and with the demands of work, raising children, finances, our relationship with our significant other, and household duties like cleaning and cooking. But each and every day we wake up and we do our best. We feed, bathe, and give… Read More
Let’s Talk About: 7 Tips to Worry Less
What keeps you up at night? We all worry, especially as parents. Whether it be worrying about our children, our finances, our health, our age, or our marriage/significant relationships, we all worry. The GOOD NEWS is that chronic worrying is a mental habit that can be broken. You can actually train your brain to stay calm and look at life… Read More
