When she was pregnant with her daughter, she became very sick for the first three months and between throwing up and dealing with inconsiderate people, Line decided to start drawing cartoons to make light of the situation.
Make Your Kid a Money Genius (Even If You’re Not)
Teaching your child about money can start as early as when you say yes or no to the impulse items in the checkout line. Beth says, “Don’t avoid the situations where you’ll have to say no.”
Give your kids something to vote for this November
Our guest post today comes from Peanut Butter or Jelly author and San Francisco mother of two, Deborah Kelson. Deb discovered a few ways to get kids voting. No matter your politics, voting matters. How do we talk about voting with minors who aren’t allowed to vote yet? As parents, how can we get them involved? […]
Parent Hacks: Most Valuable Items
It is no secret I love the book, Parent Hacks: 134 Genius Shortcuts for Life with Kids; I absolutely inhaled it when I first read it and laughed as I learned new solutions to old pesky problems. Before we celebrated with a launch party playdate, I had already read the whole thing and implemented a bunch of […]
5 Books for picky eaters to sample
Never stop never stopping, right? Simultaneously, I offer my child new foods daily while also trying to reduce the drama and pressure around mealtimes. So, of course I like to read books about other picky eating children to hammer the point home at bedtime, too. Books for picky eaters range from super preachy to downright hilarious. But […]
Momedy: Average Parent Problems
Did I really just use the word Momedy? Yes, yes, I did. Comedy aimed at moms is pretty hit or miss. My sense of humor jives least with the over-the-top, trying-too-hard style. You know, a toned woman, pulling her hair out and grimacing while three kids hang from her chandelier in the background. It’s not that […]
The Bread and Jam for Frances experiment
My inspiration Have you ever read the children’s book, Bread and Jam for Frances? It is an adorable, old-fashioned book in which a picky-eating young badger is fed only her favorite foods until she totally cracks and asks for the family dinner. The publisher’s summary of the 1964 book reads, “In this memorable story, Frances decides […]
Our favorite website is now a brilliant book: Parent Hacks!
Whew. We just spent the morning dodging toddlers chasing bubbles while holding onto a freshly brewed cup of coffee and generally enjoying the company of our Bay Area community embracing one of our favorite people, Asha Dornfest. It was as perfect as it sounds. Big thanks to the Rec Room Cafe for hosting our crowd […]
100 fun things to do with your baby
A valuable list of very simple things every rookie mom needs to know are included in the new book Homemade Play by early childhood educator Kim Lyons. These are not life-saving skills like how to treat a high fever, but rather revelatory concepts, such as things you can do with a kitchen sponge to entertain […]
Get it: I love this little journal
This handy little Q & A a Day diary makes tracking my life simple, nerdy, fun. Each day, I answer a brief question in a sentence or two. Example prompts: Which celebrity would you want to interview? How did you start your day? What three words describe your family? On each page, the date is there and […]
Read this book exactly this way to put your child to sleep with success
The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep and the newer Little Elephant Who Wants to Fall Asleep are semi-hypnotic stories that promise sleep for kids ZZZZZZ
We *heart* The Places You’ll Feed!
We want to celebrate feeding babies by sharing this silly, fantastic, creative, laugh-til-you-spray-milk book: The Places You’ll Feed