The kids are running around, laughing and simply having a blast at the playground. When you suddenly look at the time and realize you have to leave. You know your kid is not going to take it well because she’s having such a great time. You sit and think how can you get your child to…
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How To Encourage Unsupervised Free Play in a Supervised World
When you think about your childhood what’s the first thing that comes into mind? For me it’s all the fun I had. I remember playing with my friends in schools, in the neighborhood, in parks and in people’s yards. Play was such a big part of my childhood and I bet it was a big…
How to Reconnect With Your Child When Life Gets Too Busy
I am a stay-at home mom with a part time job I do from home. I consider myself primarily a stay-at-home since my entire day is devoted to my girls and my job is what I do on the side. I love staying at home with them because I get to see my daughters grow day-by-day…
The Unexpected Challenges of Raising a Second Child
“Let’s go to the playground”, I tell my four year old and my 20 month old. They both yell: “yaaaaaay”, with excitement. We start getting ready and my youngest insists on wearing her sister’s shoes. They are so big it’s just not safe to use them at the playground. I try to convince her to…
How Listening To Your Inner Voice Will Make You A Better Parent
I remember the exact moment when I realized I wasn’t going to be a mainstream mom. We had come from the hospital with our new baby. She was just perfect and smelled like “home”. She had fallen asleep nursing in my arms and I got up to put her on her crib. Soon after she…
What do millennial moms really want?
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this question. I was born and raised in costa Rica and it wasn’t until I moved to the U.S. almost 6 years ago that I realized that people were characterized by the year they were born. My in-laws are baby boomers, my husband generation X and…
