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We’re Done Throwing Birthday Parties for Our Kids

June 5, 2016 By Lauren

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I’m excited to partner with Great Wolf Lodge for this post. All opinions are my own. Remember when birthday parties were simple affairs? A handful of friends. Streamers and balloons. A bowl of chips and some juice. A few games. A cake, still in the pan, smeared with frosting. The whole thing probably cost less than […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Holidays, Informational Tagged With: birthday, birthday parties, travel

How to Stop Mom Guilt With One Piece of Paper

May 25, 2016 By Lauren

This post contains affiliate links. Summer was approaching. I had a six-year-old, a four-year-old, a two-year-old, and grand plans to spend as many days as possible at the beach. We made a Summer Bucket List of all the things we wanted to do: The aforementioned beach, mini-golfing, getting ice cream from the truck that always […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational Tagged With: mom guilt, mommy guilt, motherhood, parenting, parenting tip

Five Things I Refuse to Feel Guilty About This Summer

May 20, 2016 By Lauren

As moms, we find things to feel guilty about all the time. Put an end to that this summer! Let's resolve to not feel guilty about these five things this summer. Both we and our kids will be better off for it!

© 2015 Lauren Cormier, as first published on Scary Mommy Every summer it’s the same thing. I start the season out with great intentions and end it wondering how it could be over already. Instead of enjoying the days, I usually end up feeling guilty about one thing or another because apparently, as a mother, […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational, Parenting Essays, Parenting Humor Tagged With: kids, mom guilt, mommy guilt, parenting, summer

How to Save Thousands on Your Kids’ Teeth

May 16, 2016 By Lauren

Here's how to save money on dental bills by keeping your kids' teeth healthy and strong.

The ProNamel® brand has compensated me in connection with statements made in this post. Big tears fall as I help him with his coat. “Come on buddy; we can go now.” My hand on his shoulder, I navigate him out of the small room where we’ve spent the past hour and down the hall towards the […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational Tagged With: dental, dental bills, kids' teeth, pronamel for kids, saving money, teeth

What New Parents REALLY Need to Know

April 28, 2016 By Lauren

New parents get told a lot of things, good and bad, about having a baby. Here's what you really need to know.

You’re standing in line at the grocery store in yesterday’s clothes, fussing baby in your arms, hair pulled into a greasy ponytail. The cashier gives you a once-over before commenting, “This is nothing, Honey. Just wait until she’s three!” Even if she’s right, in that moment her words are far from helpful. A mom in […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational, Parenting Essays, Parenting Humor Tagged With: babies, baby, kids, new parents, parenting, parents, toddlers

19 Homemade Cleaners You’ll Feel Good About Using

March 29, 2016 By Lauren

These homemade cleaning products are ones that you'll feel good about using and they're easy to make.

Before I had kids, I never really thought about the types of cleaners I used, and using homemade cleaners never crossed my mind. I figured the worse it smelled and the more chemicals it had in it, the better job it did at killing all the germs. Then I had my oldest and before I […]

Filed Under: DIY, Family Life, I Tried It!, Informational, Recipes Tagged With: chemicals, clean, homemade cleaners, housecleaning, natural

Cutting the Chaos of Dinner Time With Kids

March 11, 2016 By Lauren

Dinner time with kids can be chaotic. Spilled drinks, complaining, no one in their seat. But it doesn't have to be a total wash. Here's how one family makes it less chaotic so that they can enjoy their time together. Includes a free Conversation Starters printable.

Not long ago I found a bunch of stock photos of families at dinner time and I’ve got to tell you, they looked NOTHING like our family dinners. Everyone was in their seat. Everyone was smiling. Kids were grabbing second helpings of vegetables. No one had food on their face or shirt. These photos were remarkable. They […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational, Parenting Humor Tagged With: chaos, dinner, dinner time, family time, kids, pizza, supper

How I’m Like Lord Business as a Mom, and the Ways I’m Letting Go

March 1, 2016 By Lauren

Guest Post by Esther Littlefield of Wellness Mom Life I sat on the floor with my daughter playing Legos. I looked around me and inwardly cringed. Every set we’ve bought her over the years is now jumbled up, scattered throughout multiple bins, across the floor, and made into new creations. It’s not just the Lego […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational, Parenting Essays Tagged With: children, expectations, kids, letting go, parenting, perfect

When Pride Gets in the Way of Parenting

February 18, 2016 By Lauren

Do you let what other people think of you change the way you parent your kids?

This post contains affiliate links. I settled onto the couch, laptop in hand, as three excited kids crowded around me. They talked over each other, trying to be the first to be heard. “Look up sports ones!” “No, Star Wars!” “I want princesses!” When Pride Gets in the Way of Parenting It was the end […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational, Parenting Essays Tagged With: kids, parenting, pride

Five Things I Wish I’d Known Before Giving Birth

January 24, 2016 By Lauren

When it came to giving birth, there were a few things I didn't know to expect. It doesn't have to be that way for you!

Is there any event that is both feared and joyfully anticipated as much as giving birth? For the first-time mother especially, the fear of the unknown can often be overwhelming as she thinks about childbirth, even though she can’t wait to meet her baby. Thankfully there are thousands of resources available to expectant moms; one of […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational, Things I Wish I'd Known Tagged With: baby, birth, childbirth, delivery, giving birth, kids, labor, pregnant

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