Babies

Some children don’t take to the pacifier. But for those of you that do have "pacified" children, you know that taking it away is and will be no easy feat. I’m here to tell you they will survive and...

I have successfully taught all five of my children to sleep through the night by six weeks old. If it sounds like I am bragging, well . . . I am.

I know there are a lot of factors at play here, but I truly believe that finding a sleep training method that works for both you AND your baby, creating and implementing a nap and bedtime routine, and sticking to the training method you choose can make all the difference in your baby's sleeping success.

OK. Before you reach for the phone to call the authorities, I didn’t really punch my child. I did, however, push him backwards towards his pillow, which was much closer to the wall than I realized. He banged his...

A roll of toilet paper or paper towels completely unraveled. Zip-lock bags and Cheerios strewn all over the floor. Little hands in dog bowls, drawers, and toilets. These are many of the things you'll find in our home on...

My husband and I gazed into the purple-red face of our third baby girl, "Well, what does she look like? Do any names come to mind?" Without missing a beat, my ever-loving husband leaned in and proclaimed, "Raisin."

There are a few moments in the first year of motherhood that really stick out. I call these "game changers." They mark watershed events in the parenting journey, moments after which nothing is ever the same. Kind of like...