When I quit work to stay home a little over 5 years ago, I stopped buying cereal. Not completely stopped forever, but it is at a very minimum. Why?
I have more time to prepare breakfast. Not necessarily in...
I pride myself on being the anti-helicopter parent. I am the one at the park, sitting on the bench on my phone, only occasionally checking to make sure my child is still within eyesight. Fell down? Rub some dirt...
Since my son is only 3, I remain blissfully unaware of the anxiety of sending a newly minted adult off to the world of college parties and high-stakes academic program. What I do have is some insight. In college,...
As an Early Childhood teacher, I'll be the first to admit that some songs my students listened to and sang in the classroom drove me a little crazy. However, there were other songs that I totally got into and even found myself...
I'm not sure about you, but I was up most of the night. My mama gut was on high alert for tornadoes. Between trying to catch Steve Raleigh through the pixelated "No Satellite Signal" and tracking multiple weather app...
As parents, most of us run from one extracurricular to the next, be it sports, music, art, dance... But why should our kids have all the fun? Here are some great places in Cincinnati where adults can learn a...
Middle School. These two words often elicit a cringe, a shudder, maybe even an eye roll. Whether this response is caused by remembering our own middle school years or thinking about our own children reaching this dreaded time, it...
It’s the time of year when all eyes are on the trees. The hillsides turn into a lush green comforter covering the sides of the freeways and rivers. It’s one of our area's best assets - more than one-third of the region...
As a former high school teacher, I've experienced a pretty vast range of behavior, and a lot of what I've come across has influenced my own parenting in profound ways. Often, we as parents don't even realize the subtle...
We all know and love Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr and Eric Carle. It’s a classic children’s book so beloved, that many of us grew up reading it with our parents...
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Cincinnati Spring Break Staycation {Oh, the Places We’ll Go}
This year for spring break, we are planning on staying home, minus a weekend at the in-laws' to celebrate Easter. We are looking forward...
