Author Archive

Today I’m happy to share with you the ABCs of Anna, blogger behind The Measured Mom.  What’s a “Measured Mom”?  Well, Anna describes it as “Precise. Careful. Deliberate.”  A mindful way to parent and share the love of learning. Anna is

I am a FIRM believer that life happens in the little moments.  The big picture is important … but it is the little moments that make up our life, our memories … our children’s memories.  Childhood flies by SO fast …

The start of the school year is harder for some children. Maybe because it’s the very first time to attend school … maybe because it’s a new school due to a move or other life event … or maybe because the

It’s that time of year again … time for kids to head back to school. Whether you are parent that’s super excited to get your kids out of your hair and back to class or a parent that’s dreading the end

I can totally relate to the name of this week’s featured blog … There’s Just One Mommy.  It reminds me of shortly after my daughter, Honor, (2nd and last child) was born and my son Henry (then 3) said, “I wish there

Happy Friday everyone!  This week I’m happy to feature Mia blogger behind Pragmatic Mom which is a “mashup covering parenting, children’s literature, and education”.  Because of her passion for children’s literature, Mia includes great posts on wonderful book suggestions for kids.

An important aspect of therapy … be it with adults or children … is helping people think creatively.  This doesn’t mean making them do arts & crafts (although sometimes that helps), it means helping clients not getting hung up in one

Relationships between brothers and sisters are some of the most important and potentially longest lasting relationships in our lives.  As parents helping to foster these relationships is important, but despite our very best efforts, rivalry between siblings is BOUND to happen.

We all need to have fun everyday.  This week’s feature is dedicated to making sure we get our daily allowance of fun.  Mary Catherine at Fun-A-Day is a mama and preschool teacher with a blog full of activities for kids including

When my son was just 5 he came up with this one on his own …. Cracker Math!  Using Ritz crackers and sliced turkey rolls, he created his own math equation.  The fun can really ADD up!  There are lots of playful

With the complete makeover of the blog, I’ve been also going over old post and drafts and found this one that I never published.  It’s perfect for this week’s number theme! Mrs. Walch, Henry’s kindergarten teacher, sent a cool Home Link

  Well, I already posted about our favorite ABC books … I couldn’t very well leave out our favorite 123’s!!!  Here’s PlayDrMom’s Favorite Number Books …   BASIC COUNTING Ten Apples Up on Top!, by Dr. Seuss (a counting classic!) Five