5 Last-Minute Gift Ideas for Infants & Toddlers Heather Hopson December 17, 2018 Baby, Raising a Baby, Raising a Toddler, Toddler Dear Diary, Tonight, I'm searching online for last-minute gift ideas for infants and toddlers. If you are the mother of a little one who has almost everything like my little girl, you're probably in the...
Co-Parenting Through the Holidays Heather Hopson December 12, 2018 Baby, Raising a Baby, Raising a Toddler, Toddler Dear Diary, This year, I'm celebrating the season solo. Oh, the joys of co-parenting! My ex is picking up our daughter mid-month. Although Thanksgiving somewhat prepared me for her time away from "mommy's...
Why Your Toddler Should Have Chores Kerrin Meriwether November 30, 2018 Raising a Toddler, Toddler Dear Diary, As a middle school teacher, I have witnessed countless parenting styles and have combined some of those examples with my upbringing to develop my own set of standards. In my family, and...
Raising Mexican-American Children Marcelle Alvarado December 28, 2017 Baby, Raising a Baby, Raising a Toddler, Toddler Dear Diary, The school bell rang and signaled the end of recess. As I got in line with Mrs. Ohnoki’s 3rd grade class, I repeated to myself a conversation I just had with a little boy. You’re not...
Are You Celebrating Halloween in Your House? Heather Hopson October 27, 2017 Baby, Raising a Baby, Raising a Toddler, Toddler Dear Diary, As a child, I looked forward to picking out a cute costume and trick-or-treating with friends. We crossed our fingers and hoped houses would pass out full-sized candy bars, McDonald's ice cream...
Would You Let You Son Dress up as a Princess This Halloween? Kelsey Lueptow October 25, 2017 Raising a Toddler, Toddler Dear Diary, The terror of Halloween takes on new life when you’re the mom of a preschooler. It happens in ways you may have never anticipated. First, developmentally and socially your little one is...
