I admit we messed up as parents. Somehow we missed the memo that your child should have their teeth brushed the moment they begin to erupt. It wasn't until later, when my daughter's pediatrician asked how the tooth brushing was going, that we realized our mistake. Oops!e When my daughter first ...
The ONE Trick You Need to Get Your Toddler to Brush Her Teeth
A Primer On Baby-Led Weaning & Poop
Recently, my daughter's sitter approached me very concerned. J practices early elimination communication, but since this person didn't know how to read J's signals, she had pooped in her diaper. Her sitter had seen then the poop and was very worried that it didn't look "normal." So I thought it ...
How to Go On A Road Trip With A Baby
We have traveled a lot with our daughter. In hindsight, it was probably way more than we ever should have. But the benefit is that we are now experts at baby travel, whether it be by land or by sea. So here are our four tips for traveling in a car with a baby: Have an adult ride in the ...
What Is Attunement (And Why It Is Important in Parenting)
This is a guest post by Danielle Hand, a Ph.D. candidate in Clinical Psychology. Most people talk about and discuss the physical and biological process of birth. Kids wonder how they came into this world, and in early childhood, they might wonder what happened before their birth. Although it is ...
What is A Crunchy Mama
What is a crunchy mama? It's a phrase you might have heard tossed around, but who exactly is it referring too? Well, I am a crunchy mama, and you might be too, whether you realize it or not. Often times, people reduce being a crunchy mama to a set list of practices, but really that's an ...