Life Lessons My Kids Have Taught Me
People like to joke that there’s no manual for being a good parent. As a Type A, perpetual planner who likes to be over-prepared,...
Allergies or a Cold? Austin’s Cedar Fever Survival Guide for Moms
If you’ve ever watched your child wake up congested in January and wondered whether it’s another cold or that dreaded cedar fever, you’re not...
Why Winter Is the Best Time to Enroll In Swim Lessons: A Safer Summer...
If your goal is a safer and more confident swimmer by summer, winter is the ideal time to enroll your child in swim lessons....
Getting Your Ducks in a Row for Tax Season
As a small business owner and a mom, tax season isn’t just a date on the calendar — it’s a season I prepare for...
Data Privacy Week: Protecting Your Kids Online
Data Privacy Week always gives me pause.
Not because I work in technology, but because I’m a mom.
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To Pierce Or Not To Pierce: That Is The Question
One day when my daughter was around four months old, I was out running the usual errands at HEB, Target and Buy Buy Baby...
Kindergarten Countdown: Preparing Your Child (and Your Heart) for the Big Transition
I don’t know about you, but the idea of sending my baby—my tiny, once-toothless, couldn’t-sit-up baby—to Kindergarten has been hitting me hard. One minute...
How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex (Without Making It Weird)
Talking to your kids about sex doesn’t have to be a dramatic sit-down conversation that ends in awkward silence or a quick change of...
New Spring Book Arrivals
New blooms and spring weather aren’t the only spring arrivals in year! Here a few new Spring book arrivals recommendations by age to add...
April Fools’ Day Dos and Don’ts
April Fools' Day is the prankster’s time to shine, but the rule of thumb in our house is that the jokes are only funny...