Life with kids needs more Real Talk.
Life with kids is so fun, and life with kids is so hard.
We are here to serve you Real Talk about how to deal with both.
Medals on Children’s Books Explained
Each year, the American Library Association awards outstanding children’s books from the previous year with a variety of medals. Often, the medals you find on books for children are associated with these awards. You’ve probably seen these before, but been unsure of...
When the Book They Love Frustrates You
When it comes to bedtime routines, I always let children choose which books we’ll read. I see this as a way of fostering their enjoyment in reading and giving them a chance to engage with a story that appeals to them. But sometimes the book a child wants to read...
Activities to Celebrate International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day! Woohoo!! Days such as this provide the perfect opportunity to get kids excited and interested in the incredible mark women have made on history. And by kids, I mean all kids. Every child, regardless of gender, benefits from...
7 (maybe misunderstood) ways kids say ‘I love you’.
Kids communicate in very different ways when they are still without all of their words. They feel so much love and don’t often know how to tell you! So, we surveyed the scene and determined the following list to be the ways that littles are trying to say I LOVE...
Parenting, and the kids of Parkland FL.
I have been OVERWHELMINGLY inspired by the children of our country in this moment. Not just the children of Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS, but of the children all over the country. When I started to type this, there were teenagers holding a 'lie-in' outside of the...
Ways to Show Kids Love Beyond Hugs and Kisses
Urging kids to give friends and family a hug or a kiss seems mostly harmless, as the intent is usually to teach politeness and show love. But there are other (very cool, very fun) ways to do this that can give children more control over their body and what makes...
Five Picture Book Conversation Starters: Love
The holiday of love is here, and with it we’ll get another round of candied hearts and valentines made by hand. Love is sold as googly-eyed and happy and frictionless. Red hearts and cupid’s arrow and happily ever after. But love isn’t so, well, lovey. Sometimes...
So you booked the sitter. Now what?
You finally felt the courage to book your first babysitter and she’s coming tomorrow. You are equal parts excited to get out, and terrified of the handoff and actual exit. How the hell am I supposed to actually leave? How will kiddo react? What if I cry? Will the...
Why Real Talk?
Life with kids is so fun, but life with kids is also so hard. Parenting kids, living with kids, working with kids, being with kids, teaching kids - its thrilling, exhausting, funny, messy, loud, sweet, cuddly, dirty, loving, sticky, impossible, and sometimes...
