Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Getty Images Every fall at drop-off on picture day, I see so many kids dressed in their cutest outfits. Their hair is styled, shoes shined, and clothes dirt- and stain-free, a dramatic change from the feral styles many of these kiddos sport every other day of the year. My two daughters, on...
It’s October, and I personally believe that that means it’s costume season. Don’t make your kids wait until October 31st. Don’t listen to the naysayers who’ll tell you we’ve taken Halloween too far, that the whole month has exploded into one giant holiday. I live in a town over from America’s Halloween capital of Salem,...
@kristina_fortuna / TikTok If you had the means, would you hire help during the ever-exhausting newborn stage? I had friends with night nurses, and I used to cry with pure jealousy at how fortunate they were to be able to afford that kind of help. Everyone raises their kids in different ways, with different means,...
Twitter / Etsy Hi, my name is Katie, and I am an introverted parent. Of course, I was given an extremely extroverted child who makes friends everywhere she goes and invites the entire world over to our house. She’s still pretty young, so it’s up to me to make sure playdates happen for her, especially...