I am a full-time working mom. While pregnant with my first child, my husband and I weighed our options and decided that it made the most sense for me to continue working once the baby was born. Two years...
If you’re the parent of a school-aged child, you've probably been affected by government budget cuts to your local teaching institutions. I live on the Kansas side of the state line, and recently our governor cut the public school...
Now that I have my second child, I've noticed, not surprisingly, that a lot of things are very different this time. One thing I remember from my first postpartum experience was that I wanted to do everything myself. If people...
There are all sorts of books targeted specifically at moms. You can simply conduct a quick Amazon search on "best books for moms" and marvel at the variety. (I mean… wow.)
In my early days of parenting, the only mom...
He hung through one side of the mini-van wrangling one screaming toddler, and I doubled over through the other side trying to swing the infant carrier into the latch while in-between us one unnamed little one shoved another unnamed...
Are you getting ready to have another baby, by c-section, and wondering HOW on earth you are going recover from that while taking care of your new baby and the one(s) you already have!? Well, fear not. I, the...
Guilty pleasures. We all have them, right? Things you do when no one's watching or habits that might be a little embarrassing to admit so you don't like to talk about them? I know I do. But, I have...
Life with three kids is crazy. One is screaming about needing his bottom wiped, while the other is throwing food at his sister, while the baby crawls around looking for dangerous things to put in her mouth. Each night...
My husband travels for work. A lot. Sometimes it's for one or two days at a time. Sometimes it's for a week or longer. When he first started out with his current job, he actually had to move to...
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In the information age, creativity has lost some of its value. At our fingertips, we can access any amount of knowledge. Promoting opportunities for a...
I expected late night feedings and piles more laundry. I expected bandaids and legos and sippy cups and navigating through these all strewn throughout the house. I expected noise and babysitter fees and diaper costs and peanut butter and jelly....
Bringing a new baby home for the first time is uncharted territory. You go through the 100-point checklist to make sure everything is ready at home, double check that the carseat is installed properly and load up on hand sanitizer....
My response was like many who saw the headline – “Parents Investigated for Neglect for Allowing Kids to Walk Home Alone.” I was appalled, even a bit indignant. How dare they. Investigating parents for allowing their 10 and 6-year-olds...
I remember one day when I was a child, maybe 9 or 10 years old, when my family decided to go sledding together. We ended up at the elementary school near my grandmother's house, the school that my mom...
This time of year, our family thrives on play dates and activities. Anything to get us moving and keep us entertained. With cold temperatures and short days, however, the ideal scenario of "let’s meet at the park and let...
Your Guide To KC
Where to Trapshoot in Kansas City with Teens, Tweens
The rise of tweens and teens seeking sports outside the traditional football, soccer, basketball, volleyball route has been on a steady incline for the...
