Emily Ringo
Beyond the Doodle – 20 Fun Ways to Play with Sidewalk Chalk
If there is one thing my kids look forward to every summer it is this - our annual trip to Target to buy a brand new box of sidewalk chalk, the biggest we can...
Lighten Your Load – Chore Ideas for Kids of All Ages
I don't know how things go in your house, but almost inevitably with the approach of summer comes an increase in the level of mess. Between spring sports, school trips, and assorted end of...
My Kid is a Grump – Surviving Life With a Fussy Baby
Our first baby was pretty easy, so far as babies go. Sure, she cried, but she also smiled, and giggled, and cooed. Then came Number Two, who started fussing around week 3 and didn't stop...
Eight Signs You May Be an Unreasonable Parent
My husband and I are frequently accused of so-called unreasonable parenting. Not by our peers, but by those self-proclaimed experts who bear the brunt of our irrational rules and regulations – our children. Whether...
The Battle Over Breakfast (and Lunch, and Dinner)
It is not that unusual for a child to be a picky eater. According to a 2015 study by the scientific journal Pediatrics, more than 20 percent of children ages 2 to 6 can...
5 Reasons I LOVE My Smartphone
Smartphones get a lot of bad press. Apparently, not only do they make me a terrible parent, but they have the potential to turn my children into psychotic little technology craving junkies (their words,...
Are We There Yet? Surviving a Road Trip with Children
I love vacations. The anticipation, the planning, the prep, and, of course, the fun fun FUN. However, without fail, one thing threatens to spoil it all. Road trip. Hours and hours spent in a...
Teaching Our Children to Care
These past few months have been difficult. It seems every day we wake up to some new tragedy, some new horrific display of hate, some new senseless act of violence. There is a part...
You Don’t Want to be Me
My son was a peanut when he was born. Six pounds, nineteen inches of pint sized perfection. And then he grew. And grew. And grew. At four weeks old he was approaching the top...
Bye Bye Baby
A few weeks ago, my strong willed, fiercely independent two year old decided she was finished wearing diapers. As in “I not wearing diapers. I wearing underoos.” At no point in the preceeding two years...