Ages + Stages

This post has been sponsored by Children's Learning Adventure. All opinions are 100% our own! Do we all know about STEAM at this point? Science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics. Basically, areas of study American kids need to focus on but...

This post has been sponsored by All Good Diapers. All opinions are 100% my own!   Forty days ago, our family closed its doors to the outside world and began quarantine, and then Shelter-In-Place. While we've become closer as a family...

Is this normal teen behavior or...? Remember way back in middle school when all you cared about was who wore what, who’s listening to who, and how you styled your hair?  There was so much pressure to fit in—it was borderline exhausting.  Eventually,...

The other day, I drove to my yearly dermatologist appointment—as with any kid-free appointment, it felt like somewhat of a vacation. On the way, the words for this post filled my head, and I couldn’t get them down on...

You know that moment when you're parenting a toddler, and daily life is totally crazy and overwhelming, and you think to yourself, Hey, we should start all over and multiply this insanity exponentially!   No? Just me?  Okay, well, however you...

Statistically, zero of my four children will receive a scholarship to play sports in college, since less than 2% of high school athletes fall into that category. On the other hand, I can almost guarantee all of my...

New Hope Christian Academy is offering just that…new hope. After a recent closure of a prominent Christian school, the founders of NHCA couldn’t help but offer new hope to families east of Plano. DeeDee Mims opened this school with a...

Anyone with toddlers knows that keeping them busy is essential to survival. A bored toddler can do more damage (to your home and to your psyche) than an actual tornado. There's nothing worse than reaching the morning witching hour with...