Keeping Your Baby Monitor Safe from Hacking

The goal of a baby monitor is for parents to listen and hear the sounds of their baby when they aren’t in the same room. At its core, a baby monitor is intended to prevent harm to your baby. But did you know that many of these monitors can be hacked? Not every baby monitor […]

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How to Teach Your Kids About Natural Disasters

The warmer temperatures bring out natural disasters and within the last year news of these catastrophic events dominated headlines. The California wildfires, tropical storms in Florida and destructive tornadoes ravaging the midwest have all done their part to raise awareness and scare children senseless. Although you can try to avoid having them hear about it […]

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Spring Cleaning Hacks for Busy Parents

If you’re a mom of a toddler, you know how overwhelming and challenging it is just to get through a normal day going from point a to point b. When spring rolls around and a deep clean is on your wish list, it may feel like an impossible job even though a clean and organized […]

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Drowning Prevention Guidelines You Need to Know

As we inch closer to warm weather and summer activities, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated its drowning prevention guidelines to keep little ones safe around water. What you may not be prepared for with motherhood is drowning is quite common. Here’s the scary news: drowning is the leading cause of death in […]

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5 Unexpected Benefits to Eating Together as a Family

You may have heard that eating together as a family has numerous benefits. But do you know why that is? Simply put, family dinners mean better family relationships. Eating together as a family has the potential to strengthen family ties by providing daily time to bond together, a sense of security and routine for your […]

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Nursery Organization Tips, Marie Kondo-Style

Does this spark joy? By now, you may be familiar with the organization trend currently sweeping the nation. It’s the KonMari Method by Marie Kondo and safe to say people are obsessed with this idea. If you’ve never heard of Marie and her best-selling book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, here’s the gist: declutter […]

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10 Ways to Safely Introduce Your Pets to a New Baby

First comes love. Then comes marriage. But before the baby comes in a baby carriage, your furbaby is used to ruling the roost. Many couples fear the dynamic change when your furbaby is no longer the center of attention. In fact, it’s routinely listed as a top concern for couples trying to conceive. As a […]

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The 7 Best Bassinets to Buy in 2019

The first few months of bonding with your newborn are filled with a variety of emotions from joy, happiness, content and overwhelm. Especially if this is your first baby! With so much information and advice at your fingertips, it can be tricky to navigate the terrain and figure out what’s best for you and your […]

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The Pottery Barn Kids’ Harry Potter Collection is Seriously Magical

Many new parents in today’s day and age grew up reading and watching the Harry Potter stories — and still look for the magic in the day to day!  Pottery Barn Kids has recently released an entire collection catered to that love of magic.  Whether you’re putting together your toddler’s first big kid room or […]

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The Best Kids’ Deals to Grab on Black Friday of 2018

As everyone gears up to be stuffed and grateful tomorrow, the Shopping Superbowl looms just behind Thanksgiving! Maybe you’re on top of it and have your gifts already wrapped and ready to go under the tree, maybe you already have your Black Friday roadmap drawn up, or maybe you’re scrambling to even finalize your list […]

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Introducing Chores to Your Toddler

Time for clean up!  While it may seem strange when they’re so little, teaching your little one the importance of chores is great for their overall development!  Not only can it teach them that it’s important to help others, it also encourages good self-esteem, self-sufficiency, and valuable life skills that will stay with them for […]

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