Parenting tips for new parents and experienced parents
Remember how Kindergarten used to be? ABCs and 123s, playing with blocks, and trading lunch with your best friend. It was a very simple time back then!
Today, kids need to prepare for Kindergarten before it even begins. Due to current academic standards, kids need to know and recognize their ABCs, read short words, write their names, know and recognize numbers, and understand basic math concepts, BEFORE Kindergarten. [Read more…]
Learn how to pack a fun eco-friendly picnic for kids, thanks to Re-Play! (This post contains affiliate links.)
Kids love picnics, with all of the fresh air and space to run around, the fun finger foods, and the sweetness of sweet tea or the puckered lips from lemonade.
Unfortunately, many times picnics tend to use a lot of disposable products, such as disposable napkins, paper plates, plastic cups, and more. These items are often left behind at parks, leaving quite a mess for future guests and for the wildlife that lives there.
It’s quite simple for us to clean up and recycle when we can, but thanks to Re-Play, we can enjoy eco-friendly picnics that are fun AND easy on the environment!
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Do your kids have goals this school year? Do they want to improve their grades? Do they want to make more friends? Do they want to earn the most rewards for being a good citizen and helping others?
Help them feel confident in reaching those goals with the back to school collection at Gymboree!
Learn how to save money on back to school sales by using Groupon. (This post is sponsored by Groupon. This post contains affiliate links)
It’s that time of year when parents and teachers start searching for the best back to school sales. Have you received your child’s back to school supply list yet? I have, and it’s time to go shopping!
Did you know that you can find great back to school sales by shopping through Groupon? [Read more…]
This is a sponsored post on behalf of BODYARMOR. As a part of the Mom It Forward Influencer Network, I am being compensated for this post. All opinions are mine.
Being an athlete in the summer can be rough. Between the heat and humidity, it can be easy to get dehydrated. It’s so important to keep young athletes hydrated in the summer so they can be at their best and stay healthy.
My son goes to karate lessons in the summer. The facility, while very clean and well maintained, is not air conditioned, so the kids get hot and thirsty real fast. Since my son isn’t too thrilled about drinking just water and prefers sports drinks, I was excited about the opportunity he would have to try BODYARMOR Sports Drink. [Read more…]
I didn’t think it would be hard to raise a rainbow baby. I mean, rainbows are full of hope and promise, right?
Except that sometimes, rainbows can fade away. Sometimes, a new storm follows. Other times, it’s still raining while the rainbow barely shows through.
A rainbow baby is a baby born after a miscarriage or loss of a baby. You know, like the saying, “After every storm comes a rainbow.” [Read more…]
Learn how to get a $20 Amazon gift card from Ibotta ! (This post contains affiliate links)
Ibotta is now featuring an Amazon Prime deal. Get a $20 Amazon gift card from Ibotta when you subscribe to Amazon Prime for a full year. I’m also going to tell you how to earn an additional $10 Amazon gift card, a $10 BONUS from Ibotta, and more!!
Learn about the new Ibotta and my personal Ibotta review. (This post contains affiliate links.)
I normally don’t review apps on my site, but my Ibotta review is one you should read. Why?
I have personally used Ibotta for the past 5 years, and I’m still using it. In fact, I use it every time I shop. Plus, with the new updates, using Ibotta is even better!
Why white noise helps a baby sleep, with Whisbear review (This post contains affiliate links)
Have you ever googled “how to help a baby sleep” when experiencing many sleepless nights with your baby? It can be such a frustrating time for parents, especially when baby doesn’t fall asleep for a few hours at night each night. Turns out that using background noise, or white noise, can help babies fall asleep and stay asleep!
My four babies all had different routines before going to sleep, but the routines all seemed to work thanks to some sort of background or white noise. My oldest would have his last bottle and then need one of us in his room until he fell asleep as his mobile played music. My second would have her last bottle and then need to be rocked to sleep as her mobile played music or as I sang to her. My third baby needed to nurse before he fell asleep as his mobile played music. My fourth baby nursed as an infant and then went right to sleep, but as she got older she just liked to go in her crib with the sound of a space heater fan.
All of them, however, liked shushing, which is pretty close to the sound of white noise.
Here is why white noise helps a baby sleep: [Read more…]
