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Have you ever thought about making your own bread at home? My family of four loves sourdough bread; however, I always find myself disappointed with the options at the grocery store. I recently decided to learn more about how to make sourdough at home and now I’m making delicious, better-for-you bread at home every week… Continue reading Sourdough for Beginners

My daughter just turned one last month and is finally expressing interest in her board books! Before her first birthday, I would try to encourage her to read with me and even her big brother but she was just not having it. Now, all of the sudden, she sees a book and lights up! As… Continue reading How I’m Teaching My 1-Year-Old to Turn Pages

I recently started saying a phrase to my toddler more often because I noticed how it made him feel when I said it. My 3-year-old son is a helper and a doer. He loves to work hard while also making people smile. The other night I was pushing his sister in the stroller when he… Continue reading This phrase is building confidence in my toddler

Both of my kids started crawling at 6 months. Neither of them had a unique crawl… they worked hard on this skill every day until it all finally clicked! Next thing I knew, they were on their hands and knees crawling all over the place. Before babies can crawl, they have to develop skills like… Continue reading How to get your baby to crawl

I’ll admit, I forgot about this step with my second. We started baby-led weaning with Shay right around 5 months old. She’s our second and kept watching big brother and I eat right in front of her. I guess she thought that was rude because she got incredibly frustrated every time we ate by her!… Continue reading Wash your baby’s hands before meals

Is your inbox full of unread messages? Are most of those messages from business you don’t even shop at any more? You made an account with them one time to access a good deal and now they won’t stop emailing you, but you also haven’t taken the time to unsubscribe. If the never-ending influx of… Continue reading Unsubscribe from old mailing lists

Yeah, me too. With my first-born, I was constantly reading to him. I would sit in the glider before a nap and read a book or two. If we weren’t reading, I was usually speaking to him. I would tell him what food he’s eating, use sign language for common phrases and talk about what… Continue reading Feeling guilty about speaking less with your second born?

My 2.5 year old son is putting his own dishes and clothes away. Not only is he putting them away completely independently, but he’s doing it without even being asked! As a mom of 2, this has been such a huge help for me to have one less thing to do, and he absolutely loves… Continue reading Teach your toddler to put things away

If you haven’t heard of or purchased magnetic tiles for your child yet, they are likely to make it into your life at some point. This is a popular toy item for kids today and I love it because it’s an open-ended toy that encourages building, stacking, imaginative and creative play. We bought my son… Continue reading The best age to buy magnetic tiles

Does your toddler get easily frustrated? Mine too! When I watched my 1-year-old son become so frustrated while trying to place a puzzle piece one day that he immediately burst into tears, I knew this was something I would have to help him work through over time. And we have been working on it together… Continue reading Dealing with Frustration Intolerance