Potty training: the toddler rite of passage. For parents, we envision the other side with positives like cute underwear and saving money not buying diapers. But we also dread the thought of training our littles to go on the...
After our second daughter was born my husband and I thought our little family was complete. We love our kids but aren’t huge fans of the infant stage. I remember gleefully throwing away or giving away baby items as...
I shouldn't say that my child won't ever go on a field trip. Because this is an exaggeration. But I will be honest in saying I wasn't prepared for the apprehensions I felt upon receiving an invite for my...
I am a proud mom of two daughters, a 2 year old and a 6 year old AND.I.AM.SO.DONE.HAVING.KIDS.  People ask us all the time if we want another baby, if we really want to try for that boy! No, we don't....
I vividly remember the day my youngest daughter was born. We raced to the hospital as I screamed in agony. We arrived in the middle of the night to a completely silent labor and delivery floor. As the sun...
Yup, you read that correctly, my daughter will not be attending your child's sleep overs (nothing personal, I promise!). Kindergarten is right around the corner and we are so so excited.  She is really starting to flourish and beginning...
Based at Jefferson Hospital, AHN Midwives Is South Hills' Only Hospital-Based Midwife Program  The power of human touch — Sarah had never dreamed how magical it could feel. That was, until her newborn son was lovingly laid in her arms...
"Go put on your shoes!", "No TV before school!", "It's bedtime, you can't go play outside!" How many of these sentences have come out of your mouth?  How often do they come out - on a weekly/daily/hourly basis? Now, how...
I got my ears pierced two or three times as a child and adolescent before I finally had a successful piercing that allowed me to keep my earrings in. Two times I went to the good old Piercing Pagoda...
It was a regular evening full of kids' homework, making dinner, preparing lunches and bags for the next day of school and work.  Finally I had a chance to sit down for a quick minute before the bedtime routine...

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