Babywearing is a practice that has been around for centuries. Whether it be out of necessity or simply for the beautiful bonding experience, parents around the world continue to enjoy the benefits of babywearing. We recently held a fun and highly informative class on the Art of Babywearing, expertly facilitated by Alyson Daley of Baby […]
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How Do I Manage Mealtime Without the Drama?
Dinner is a mess at my house. The kids won’t eat, they won’t sit, I spend most of the time yelling. It’s not how I want us to end out day. Help! Mealtime can be tough. As I have spoken with families throughout the years, I have found that there are Four BIG Supper Sabotages: […]
Supporting Your Baby’s Development – Why Music Matters: Online Class Re-cap
We recently held a highly informative, fun, and inspirational online class with expert Deanna deCampos, founder of Eastside Westside Music Together – also our generous sponsor – on how music can play an incredibly powerful role in our lives. Deanna explained how introducing music to babies and young children can promote healthy brain development, and […]
This Is How to Create the Perfect Eco-Friendly Nursery
Whether it’s your first or your third, there is a universal truth about babies: they come with a lot of ‘stuff’. Cribs, bassinets, blankets, diapers, wipes… the list seems endless when you’re getting ready to welcome a new baby, so adding the consideration of being environmentally friendly in your room design may seem like a […]
5 Babywearing Myths BUSTED
My love for babywearing began with the birth of my son, who needed physical closeness to soothe him. I went on to discover numerous other benefits of babywearing and continued to regularly wear both my children well into toddlerhood. My love for babywearing inspired me to become a babywearing educator. I wanted to share my […]
Tips & Tricks To Teach Baby How To Sleep
If you Google “sleep training”, you’ll see any number of methods and styles for getting baby to sleep through the night. But here’s the thing: there’s no trick to it. Humans are biologically hardwired to get sleep when our bodies need it. Yes, we’ll fight it. Adults will fight it to binge watch one more episode […]
The Buddy Bench
As a parent of a kindergartner, I get a lot of emails from my son’s school. These messages are pretty routine, but I recently received one that really made me smile. The message described the Buddy Bench, which is a bench on the school playground that you can sit on if you need someone to […]
Gifted Programs: What they are and are they the right fit for your child? Online Class Re-cap
For many children, gifted programs are a wonderful way to enhance a child’s learning and school experience, but many parents have questions about what a gifted program is, if a gifted program is right for their child, and what types of tests their child would need to take to get accepted into a gifted program. […]