If you want your baby to sleep well, creating the perfect environment is essential—dark, cool, and relatively quiet. Whether you’re trying to sleep train your baby, escape the short nap rut, or prevent night wakings, setting up their nursery or bedroom is the first thing you’ll want to look at. This post will walk you…
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Is Parenting More of a Challenge in the Summer?
It’s harder to stick to routine when there’s so much fun around and kids challenge the boundaries. Instead of yelling – you can create magical bonding moments. Here’s how. “Right we’re nuts, Mommy?” My daughter asked me on one of those nights when I kept shooing the kids into bed too many times to count….
Top 10 High Chairs for Baby & Toddler
When choosing a high chair, you know there are certain features that are important to you, others not as much. This guide will help you sort through the better high chairs and find the one that fits your baby and family needs the most. Bringing baby to the table is one of the most exciting…
How to Style Your Daughter’s Hair While Growing Out Her Bangs
The process is long and tedious, but we can help you figure out the best way to manage the bangs at all stages. My daughter was born with a very full head of straight dark hair. By three months old, we had to clip it back daily to keep it out of her eyes. By…
Master Your Kids’ Bedtime with the Perfect Bedtime Routine
Is getting your kids to bed an endless challenge? It takes commitment, but you can make it work, once and for all! Do you ever feel like getting your kids down to bed is like pulling teeth? Right when you think they’re out for the count, you hear the little pitter-patter of feet tiptoeing down the hallway….
How to Teach a Child to Ride a Bike
Maybe this post will give away some trade secrets of my bike coaching business, but if it can encourage happy and confident riders, I am ready to share! There are no don’ts when it comes to riding a bike, just do’s: Know that the child wants it. I always try to start my coaching sessions with…
Which Are The Best Baby Monitors?
This popular question finally has an answer – based on our readers’ input! One of the most frequent questions in our inbox is which baby monitor we recommend. So we decided to crowd-source and ask all of you – what do you use and do you love it? The top four recommended monitors are listed…
Help! Why is My Newborn so Fussy?
Here are some lessons learned, which I am hopeful can help other struggling mamas and babies. After much trial and error, and many visits to the pediatrician, GI doctor, lactation consultant, and an OT evaluation, I learned that my baby was sensitive or allergic to both milk and corn (and possibly other foods as well),…
Yes, You Are a Good Mom
Lots of moms are hard on themselves and it isn’t productive. You can change your thought process and turn the narrative around. “Maybe I’m Just A Bad Mommy…” This statement makes my heart hurt. Sometimes, I receive emails from mothers: “What if my kid isn’t complex. What if I’m just a bad mom…” If this is a…
Everything You Need to Know About Car Seat Safety
What car seat should your child be sitting in? How do you know when is the right time to switch seats? Here’s a complete guide. Hi! I’m Lani Harrison. I live in Scottsdale Arizona and I’m a mom of 3. I’ve been a CPST (Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician) since 2015. I get questions almost…
