How to Choose the Best Wireless Baby Video Monitor for Your Home

December 10, 2018 by Marissa 3 Comments

Learn how to choose the best baby video monitor for your home and nursery.

Why I Need a Video Baby Monitor for My Toddler

When I walked away from Little Elsa (or was she Lucky Prescott today?), she was sitting on the floor in our ‘loud room’, playing quietly with her horsies and baby giraffe.

In less than a minute, from the time I walked from that room to the kitchen (where I cannot see the living room or loud room) and started washing dishes, she had sprinted to the stairs and attempted to climb up the side of the railing, a maneuver she had watched her older brother attempt the day before.

After all, wasn’t she Elsa climbing the North Mountain? [Read more…]

How to Dress Kids for Playing in the Snow to Keep Them Warm and Dry

November 16, 2018 by Marissa Leave a Comment

How to Dress Kids for Playing in the Snow So They Stay Warm and Dry

Follow these suggestions for dressing kids for snow play so they stay warm and dry!

Do Your Kids Love to Play in the Snow?

After dressing your kids up in their snow clothes for what seems like an hour, you release them into the snow, only to have them return 5 minutes later because they’re too cold or they’re getting snow down their boots…

That’s not cool… it’s cold! [Read more…]

Can I Wear a Toddler in a Baby Carrier? Yes! Benefits of Toddler Wearing

October 20, 2018 by Marissa Leave a Comment

Can you use a baby carrier for a toddler? Learn about all of the benefits of babywearing a toddler.

Can I Wear a Toddler in a Baby Carrier Best Carriers for Toddlers

Do you know the benefits of wearing a toddler in a carrier?

Babywearing a Toddler

Walking through stores with my toddler in my toddler carrier on my back, and I hear these things from random strangers:

“She’ll never walk if you keep carrying her in that thing.”

“She’s going to be so attached to you. She’ll never learn to be independent!”

“She is WAY too big to be in that thing! (and in the same breath, to her toddler) Hey! Stop grabbing things from the shelf!” [Read more…]

How to Run Errands with a Toddler and Still Stay Sane

September 28, 2018 by Marissa 1 Comment

How to Run Errands with a Toddler

Learn to Run Errands with a Toddler and Stay Sane

You’re picking up ingredients for a birthday cake, dropping off packages at the post office, heading to the school to get your second grader, and your toddler is screaming in the back seat the entire time.

Does it sound familiar? Maybe your adorable toddler decides to throw a massive temper tantrum on the floor of the post office as you try to mail your packages.

Why won’t my toddler behave? What’s wrong with him/her?

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How to Handle a Toddler Temper Tantrum in Public Without Losing Your Cool

September 20, 2018 by Marissa Leave a Comment

How to Handle a Toddler Temper Tantrum

How to Handle a Toddler Temper Tantrum in Public

I remember like it was yesterday.

We had to shop. I needed to get toilet paper and other essentials. At the time, I had two of my oldest kids with me, who were then four and two years old. It was the usual challenge, but nothing I couldn’t handle. Little one in cart, big one following next to me in the store.

We went to Target, the store we visited at least once a week. It was really busy: parents and grandparents scrambling to get things for Easter, others there to get their essentials, like me. [Read more…]