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My 3 month old got the chicken pox. And despite people's encouragement that it's better to deal with at a younger age, it's pretty tough any time you have a sick baby, for a few key reasons: Stuffy nose...

A Little About Me: Ashlee  Family: I have been married to my wonderful husband, Taylor, for 3 years. I have a 3 year old little boy, Mason, and 11 month old baby girl, Zoie. We also have a 5...

Growing up, we did things a little differently, but I didn’t realize it until I was much older. My family immigrated to the U.S and with them, they brought culture and tradition. One of the many holidays we did...

I've posted another piece here about classic children's books that are actually racist. Today I'm listing some positive alternative options to add diversity to your kids' bookshelves. Reading to children is a powerful tool to generate empathy and understanding...

You may have heard warnings about “social engineering.” While the term is simply a fancy way of describing fooling people into giving away their personal info online, the repercussions are quite serious.   Examples of social engineering include phishing, which occurs...

Part of the allure of living in Flagstaff is that most of us are transplants to this lovely mountain town; but the downside of that fact is that it means we have all left wonderful friendships behind in other...

It's nice to have a support system, but when that support system becomes nothing more than a toxic environment it's time to cut your losses.  I belonged to several online parenting groups through social media. I won't name names here,...

Family Planning (or unplanned...) I was 21, my boyfriend was 19 and we had just moved in together. We weren't planning on having any children, maybe not ever. We'd done a little research into long-term birth control and my doctor...

Scariest 60-Seconds of My Mom Life As a mom it is our job to protect and raise our children to be the best version of ourselves.  But what happens when you can’t protect them and have to watch them suffer? Breath-Holding...

This post was created in partnership with Frontier Co-Op, all opinions are our own. A few weeks ago I hauled both my little boys to our local natural grocery store on double coupon day. I was doomed to fail from...

By now, you are probably well aware that the recommendations for screen time. If you need the reminder, children under 18 months should be limited to video chat and children under 5 should be limited to one hour of...

Modern parents are under a lot of pressure. We feel the need to ensure our kids' success, to enroll them in the right activities, to throw pintrest-worthy birthday parties, provide homemade organic baby purees, and take instagrammable family vacations....

I've been lucky enough to take lots of writing workshop classes (and to teach some, too). Writing can be overwhelming. Like...what do you write about? It's easy to feel stuck. Guided writing activities are designed to get the writer...