As a first time mother, I was counting down the days to my daughter's first birthday. It was an emotional time for me. I...
  Music is good for the soul. Really--there is science behind it! According to Psychology Today, "Study after study has found that music has a positive effect...
Almost exactly 1 year ago I was in childcare hell. Our nanny, from a nanny service, had called out sick, or with a flat...

Can’t Touch This

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Consent. Quite possibly, one of the biggest buzz words of our time. It strikes a thorn in every grandparent's side and makes mothers cringe...
  My two-year-old daughter was recently at the doctor for a checkup, and it came up that we lay down with her each night until...
  No doubt, horses are majestic creatures. Do you know who else is majestic? My two-year-old. I find him exceptionally majestic when he flys out...
The other day I heard a mom negotiating with her middle school-aged child. Her daughter was visibly upset and disappointed about missing out on...
It finally happened- well, let me clarify: I think it happened. I saw my ghost. Not like the ghost of me, but the ghost...

Finding My Voice

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“Just let them stay up later, then they’ll sleep in tomorrow!”  I cringe every time I hear this phrase. Every ounce of my being...
"Pinterest Mom." Isn't that what all moms long to be? After dealing with the winter blues and spending a few too many days cooped...
There isn't a parent I know who, at one point or another, found it challenging to get their child to eat their vegetables. For...
Have you ever had one of those days, where you wake up, manage to get yourself, and all the little ones in your house...
  Week after week I sit in my kitchen staring at my calendar trying to figure out the answer to one of life’s most perplexing...
On a gloomy Monday afternoon, I sat on the table during my 32-week prenatal appointment, and my doctor asked the question she always asks,...

In + Around Indy

Eleven Places to Ice Skate in and Around Indianapolis

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The winter holiday season came crashing onto our calendars so fast this year! Let's celebrate and go ice skating with our family and friends....