As a mom, there is nothing I dislike more than one of my children being sick, especially when there is a fever involved. But according to a couple of recent surveys of parents and pediatricians, more than half of all parents report feeling anxious, fearful or helpless when their child comes down with a fever. So it definitely sounds like I'm not … [Read more...]

As a LifeLock Ambassador, I've learned more about identity thieves than I ever cared to.  And it puts things in a whole new prospective when these thieves target our children. What kind of person does something like that?  It's a sad, sad realization that even your child could be a victim. Because children lack credit history, they are prime … [Read more...]

...it is completely embarrassing and heart-wrenching to be slapped in the face with the reality that, in fact, you really haven't. This past weekend, we traveled to a park in the Heights area expecting to meet up with the folks at Channel 2 to discuss playground safety.  We weren't given much information to go on and quite honestly, we had … [Read more...]

Birthdays close to Christmas can be a terrible thing or in some cases, it can be a great thing. If your birthday is before Christmas, chances are you don't get as much as you would if your birthday wasn't so close to Christmas.  If your birthday is after Christmas, chances are you fair much better. My middle child has a birthday in February … [Read more...]

When I got pregnant with my first child, I had no idea the changes I was about experience physically and emotionally.  The moment my daughter was born, I knew life would be different.  A good different, you know. Now that I'm a mother of three, I wouldn't trade it for the world.  My children make me want to be a better person and I strive … [Read more...]

Babies grow up way too fast.  One day they are tiny little bundles of joy that totally depend on you for everything and then it feels like the next day they are attitude driven independent little beings that want to do everything by themselves. My experience with all three of the children has been quite different. My daughter was by far my … [Read more...]

This post brought to you by New-Skin. All opinions are 100% mine. As the mother of three young children, I've witnessed more falls than I care to admit.  I'd love to be there to cushion each of their falls, but unfortunately I can't be there to protect them at all times. A few weeks ago, my children went with my parents to visit the … [Read more...]

After each of my three children, I was incredibly blessed to be able to stay at home with them and be their full-time care providers.  Making the decision to be a stay-at-home mom meant that not only would our income decrease, so would our extracurricular activities.  It was a sacrifice, but one I knew I had to make for my family. I know not … [Read more...]

One of the most exciting things for me about being in labor was knowing that I would soon have a tiny little baby to hold in my arms. There is absolutely nothing in the world that compares to holding your new little baby for the very first time. With your first child, the excitement of bringing home baby is totally different with second or … [Read more...]