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Tiny Tot Tuesdays: Cooking With Kids!
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Tiny Tot Tuesdays: Cooking With Kids!

Put those tots to work in the kitchen! Cooking with kids…When my kids were toddlers it seemed like they would wait for me to get busy cooking and decide to get into e-ver-y-thing they could think of! Those classic moments of the little ones writing on the walls and covering themselves in Vaseline would happen…

Learn When To Say No… “I Cain’t and I Ain’t!”
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Learn When To Say No… “I Cain’t and I Ain’t!”

No Means NO! A hard ass lesson I’ve learned since becoming a mom is that I cannot yet operate at the level I did before I was a mom. Don’t get me wrong, this does not mean that I will never operate at the highest of the high levels from my previous life- I AIN’T…

“Don’t Lose Your Mind Evacuation Plan” For Stressed Moms
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“Don’t Lose Your Mind Evacuation Plan” For Stressed Moms

By Nicole Walker “Y’all gon’ make me lose my mind, up in here, up in here. Y’all gon’ make me go all out. Up in here, up in here. Y’all gon’ make me act a FOOL. Up in here, up in here. Y’all gon’ make me lose my cool. Up in here, up in here”…

Fathers Are Parents, Not Babysitters. #NormalizeFatherhood
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Fathers Are Parents, Not Babysitters. #NormalizeFatherhood

Fathers are not back-up, the help, or the assistant. In fact, they aren’t adjuncts in any shape or fashion. They are tenured parents with full-time roles and responsibilities, other duties as assigned, and no union rights available. Fathers are parents, not babysitters. And yet I often hear them referred to in these auxiliary roles, as…

On Pregnancy, Mothering, And All That Jazz!
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On Pregnancy, Mothering, And All That Jazz!

To grow and deliver a tiny human being is no small feat. The impact of pregnancy on the human body can vary drastically from one person to the next. Some women come out unscathed while others have lasting scars and/or conditions to remind them of their journey to motherhood. In fact many try, to no…

I HATED Mornings; But Motherhood Made Me A Morning Person

I HATED Mornings; But Motherhood Made Me A Morning Person

I’m not a natural morning person. I wasn’t born loving this lifestyle. In fact, I used to hate mornings! When I was younger, mornings always meant I had to do something I didn’t want to do, be somewhere I didn’t want to be, or just perform in general. The world wanted too much from me…

The Joys of Having Twins! Advice, Tips and Hacks!
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The Joys of Having Twins! Advice, Tips and Hacks!

20 fingers, 20 toes, twice the cries and twice the love! So you’re having twins and are pulling out your hair trying to decide what to expect! Sassy Plum asked our favorite twin moms for advice on preparing for 2 babies. Here are some common questions. 

Breastfeeding In Public with Nursingwear Is Stylish & Easy!
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Breastfeeding In Public with Nursingwear Is Stylish & Easy!

When I breastfed my babies I always covered up. I’m not as brave or body-positive as my mom friends that don’t care who sees or stares. For the most part I used a muslin blanket or nursing cover (get these discounted or FREE with coupon codes, just sign up for emails!). But which way is the best…

5 Good Reasons To Take Your Kids To The Local Library

5 Good Reasons To Take Your Kids To The Local Library

Libraries may be “out of style” for us adults now that Kindles and electronic reading have taken over virtually everything. Who wants to be concerned with hard-backed books and the Dewey Decimal System (lol, that’s a throwback) when you have Wikipedia, virtual libraries, and Google?  Well hold tight. Before you throw the baby out with…

20 Wishes I Have For My Children As They Grow
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20 Wishes I Have For My Children As They Grow

As I watch my children grow, I often daydream about the life I want them to lead and think of ways I can prepare and expose them for what is to come. I won’t always be able to block them from negativity and I cannot promise everything will always go their way. But I will…

7 Parenting Rules I Break And I Don’t Feel Bad… Anymore
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7 Parenting Rules I Break And I Don’t Feel Bad… Anymore

“Rules are not meant to be broken.” Blah blah blah. Before I had kids, I had my life all spelled out, including how I would be the perfect parent. Parenting is super easy, manageable, and predictable as long as you are consistent with your rules. Yes, I actually believed that hogwash… until the kids came….

5 Ways I Brought Montessori Home
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5 Ways I Brought Montessori Home

Traditional Pre-K Versus Montessori? I put my 18-month-old son in a traditional pre-school and he came home crying daily. The school also sent home reports –written in red ink– stating that he wouldn’t sit still at his desk and that he was “clumsy” and kept falling down during the five block walk to the park….