Parenting Wisdom

My husband and I are both really competitive. In fact, board games are practically outlawed at our house. So when I saw the San Diego County Fair was having a Baby Derby I knew we had to enter our...

When the lockdown first started, I took it really hard. I thrive on schedules and planning and structure. And all of that was taken away from me with no warning, no clue how long it would last, no idea...

It can be challenging to know exactly what to feed your kids to help them be their healthiest selves, especially when there is so much conflicting information available on kids' nutrition. Here are 3 nutrition tips from a pediatric clinical...

I know all the mamas out there agree: kids often teach us more than we ever thought imaginable. Not only do they teach us to embrace the most selfless kind of love, but their fresh eyes and untainted logic...

I always had a feeling I wanted to be a mother. Those motherly instincts came naturally to me and I found myself imagining my children even at a young age. So it was no surprise I had my first...

Disclaimer: This is a BubbleBum sponsored post, but as always, all thoughts expressed are 100% my own. With summer vacation around the corner, the season calls for sleepovers, road trips, and adventures. Sounds like fun, right?! Except for the dreaded car seat situation. There’s...

This year my oldest son, who is 17, went to prom for the first time with his girlfriend. He asked me if they could “spend the night somewhere” afterward. I told him “no”, and explained why it made me...

Juggling my many roles has been second nature for as long as I can remember. Some days I feel like I am a champ at doing it all, others, it’s not so seamless. Mother, careerwoman, wife, friend, writer, photographer,...

I am not good at saving. Like, not even a little bit. I'm the person that sees that e-mail saying "40% off today only!" and instantly clicks to start shopping simply because it's on sale. Not because I actually...

Four years ago, our oldest daughter was born 7 weeks prematurely and spent 17 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) before we were able to take her home. At the time, it was easily the hardest thing...

In life, there are so many things that are hard to do. I just never, ever thought that the sheer act of eating would be one of them. Being an 80's baby, diet culture was a part of my...