Tag: children
The Time is Now: Why I Immediately Started Memorizing Ninja Turtle...
I had just strapped the kids into their carseats and hustled into the front seat of our van, clicking my own seatbelt while tossing...
After 17 Years of Kids’ TV Shows, Here Are Our All-Time...
Our family is unapologetic about our love of TV. As such, I’ve watched a lot of children’s television in my seventeen years of parenting....
Sex and Death: Books for Tough Conversations with Young Children
It can be difficult to know what to say when your child is looking to you for guidance on a sensitive topic. The moment feels...
The Mama Mixtape: 15 Children’s Songs You Won’t Hate
Music has always played a huge role in my life. I spent the summer of 1994 torturing our neighbors by blaring the Lion King...
Social Media and Babysitters: The Conversation I Never Thought to Have
Class had started. As I walked up and down the rows of desks to check homework, a student said to me as I walked...
School Year, New Year: How to Stay Connected
Back to school time means new planners, new backpacks, new shoes, new clothes. It also means new routines, new classes, new teachers, new expectations,...
Everything a Parent Needs to Know Before a Child’s Tonsil/Adenoid Surgery
If you are like me, the thought of your child going through any sort of medical procedure outside of normal well-checks may have you...
Educational Art Experiences for Kids in the Iowa City Area
Being an art teacher and a local artist, I see the positive effects that art education can have on a growing mind. Whether it...
Three Things I Do To Help My Anxious Child
When I picked my second-grader up from school the other day, her eyes looked tired, her nose was red from running all day, and...
Get Out in the World and Enjoy Life (WITH Your Kids!)
Recently, I attended an event with moms for a moms' night out. As we were standing around, chatting and getting to know one another,...