Dear Readers, It is a pleasure to introduce you to my guest columnist, Susan Rancourt. (Full disclosure: Susan is my sister-in-law.) I think you will agree that her list of “Do’s and Don’ts for Supporting Cancer Patients” is chock full of great advice. For example, instead of saying to a cancer patient, “What can I […]
Category: Dads
Hey dads! Did you think we’d forget about you? No way! Here you’ll find articles, videos and events on the challenges and joys of fatherhood, balancing work with family life, cool products and gear, mother-in-law issues, staying connected to your wife, how to get more sleep and more!
Introducing… Twin Talk!
Got Twins? Got Questions? No Problem!! I am very excited to announce that starting in September, I will be writing a monthly blog post on Mommybites called Twin Talk. I had so many questions when I first had my twins. Should I get them on a schedule? How do I feed them at the same […]
Sharing is Not Always Mandatory
It is playground time and I’m not sure how to handle sharing. If my child rides her balance bike to the playground, should I let other kids play on it if they want? How about other toys that she brings? If you brought a book to the playground and someone saw it, said it looked […]
When Praising Goes Too Far
As parents, it’s only natural to feel proud of your children. There is no greater feeling in the world than the pride you feel when your child does something noteworthy. And, if you’re like me, you like to shower your children in praise. You know how important your words of encouragement and approval mean to […]
Laura’s ‘Go-To’ Smoothie
With July 4th behind us, we are now in full swing of summer! And nothing says summer like a cool, refreshing smoothie. Smoothies are a brilliant way to start your mornings. They are healthy (if you make them that way), filling, and scrummy! Yes, smoothies can be healthy AND delicious – I promise! The key is […]
4 Inexpensive Summer Activities the Entire Family Will Enjoy
Summer is the time to have fun! However, much to a parent’s dismay, children will often complain about being bored with nothing to do. This is crazy when there’s so much to do in summertime! If you have a few kids of your own who never seem to know what to do with themselves during […]
Allergies: Independence and Safety in the Outside World- Teleclass Recap
The number of children with food allergies is skyrocketing. It’s changing the landscape of food at home, in schools, on airplanes and in restaurants. And it’s changing how we think about what we are feeding our families. Today, 1 in 13 children has a food allergy, the number of children with the peanut allergy quadrupled […]
The ABCs & 123s of Life Insurance Without Falling Asleep: Teleclass Re-cap
As a parent, you know that financial planning is vital, but it can be boring, time consuming, uncomfortable and confusing – to say the least. You dread it, right? So do we – and that’s why we held an important, highly informative teleclass, which was expertly and entertainingly presented by Scott Kohen, Estate Planning & […]