What to Consider Before Repaving Your Cracked Family Driveway
If your driveway is cracked and uneven, it doesn’t just make the front of your home look run-down. It can also become a safety hazard, especially when you have kids running, biking, or playing outside. But before you rush to patch the cracks or replace the whole thing, there are a few important things worth […]
Becoming The Safe Parent Other Kids And Parents Turn To
This post was written by team member, Sally King. I don’t think anyone sets out to become the “safe parent”. At least, I didn’t. It wasn’t something I planned. I didn’t wake up one morning and decide that I would become the mother other teenagers could talk to, or the person other parents would message […]
Babywearing: Balancing Style and Connection
I was a big baby wearer when my kids were little. As someone with kids who tended to be cranky and wanted to be held, baby wearing gave me the freedom to comfort them while also being able to function. It also allowed me to be adventerous and go hiking and foraging even when I […]
SuperMouth Kids Toothpaste: What Parents Need to Know
Toothpaste is one of those things that seems like it should be a really simple purchase, but once you start looking at all the different options, ingredients, and claims, it can get surprisingly complicated. And as a frugal parent, I don’t want to spend extra money on fancy products just because of good marketing, but […]
The School Year Started and My Girls Are Still Home
This post isn’t going to be so long because I honestly have so little headspace for it. I just wanted to update y’all on what’s been going on. It is September 4, school started 4 days ago, and we still have no school for my daughters. I have made so many trips to the municipality, […]
It’s Five Days Till School Starts and Still No School For My Girls
As I wrote in my recent post, my daughters are switching schools this year, and there has been such ridiculousness involved in the process because they’re in special education classes and because we live in a different municipality than the one where my daughters go to school. Everyone keeps putting the responsibility on someone else. […]
Smart Parenting Choices: Why Value Matters More Than Buying More
When my kids were babies, I never actually used a crib for any of them, but I definitely got plenty of use out of a pack and play. I’ve always appreciated baby gear that can serve more than one purpose, especially since babies outgrow things so ridiculously quickly. That’s why I wanted to talk about […]
School Starts in 9 Days- I Have No Idea Where My Daughters Will Be Going
Its the end of August, and everywhere you go, you see the hustle and bustle of the new school year; school supplies are on sale everywhere, parents buying their kids what they need, going according to the lists they got, picking up supplies and the school books… and school starts in nine days, and I […]
How Parents Can Discover Their Child’s Interests Early
As parents, we want to notice our kids interests and help them thrive in areas that appeal to them. My kids, from a young age, showed interest in computers, and now two of them are computer programmers. Here’s how you can discover your child’s interests early. Every child develops at their own pace, and their […]
How to Make Baby Gear Last Longer Without Spending More
Baby gear can be expensive. And if you plan on having more than one child, you want your baby gear to last as long as possible, so you don’t need to buy new for each kid. Here are some tips and tricks how to make your baby gear such as car seats, strollers, etc… last […]