As a parent, I want to know how I can best promote my child's academic success. As a teacher, I am a lot better...

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When I was six, I convinced my little brother to join my club.  For his contribution of nine dollars, he could be vice-president, while...
My son Teddy and I had trouble breastfeeding from the start. He wouldn't latch in the hospital despite my receiving help from three different...
My first day back at work after 13 weeks at home with my daughter, I headed into the office wearing nicer clothes and more...

When the Snuggle Era Ends

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I often look at the parents of babies and toddlers when I am out and about with a mix of envy and relief. I...
Admittedly, I’m not a bodily fluids kinda girl. I’m easily grossed out and a sympathetic puker. Public restrooms are my own personal kind of...
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will live its whole life believing...
When I announced my pregnancy last year, a number of people—mostly strangers—reacted to the news with a peculiar and somewhat rude question: “Don’t you think...
I'm that person you probably hate. I love being pregnant! I feel better in my clothes (for the most part), and I have really easy pregnancies...
Early childhood friendships can be sweet and endearing, but young children are still working out a lot of social and emotional issues that need...
Just the other day, while I was perusing social media, a friend who is becoming a new mom in the next few weeks asked...
Shopping with a toddler is no easy task. Especially not now while largely pregnant. But, I do it. And I do it probably way...
The hardest part of parenting is the other parents, myself included. But there are certain principals I live by when it comes to parenting...
Potty training.  We've all been through it ourselves and once we have children of our own we get to experience the side of it...

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Indianapolis Moms Guide to August Family Events

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Back to school and back to reality in the month of August. But just because we are back to our regular school schedule this...