The child who made me a mother is ten today. That means I’ve been a mom for an entire decade. When Ayva was first born, I fell in love with her immediately. It wasn’t hard. From her head full of curly hair, to her hazel eyes and gummy smile, she made me feel complete. Being…
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It’s a parent’s duty to teach their kids how to use the internet
The Family Link app from Google can help you manage your kid’s time online. Find out more in this sponsored post. Kids are going to be online. How can we help them manage their time and keep them safer? In just a few days my baby girl will be turning ten. Time passed so fast!…
3 ways to introduce your daughter to STEM
This post is brought to you by Remake Learning Days and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. Tinkering was one of my favorite things to do when I was a young girl. I wanted to be an inventor, and always thought I’d create some sort of machine that would change lives and make me…
10 bad habits to break now before your daughter picks them up
Becoming a mom was the best thing that ever happened for me. When I became pregnant, it was during a period of me trying to figure out what was next for me. I was looking at my life of so many missed opportunities and couldn’t see a way to get back on a path towards…
9 unexpected lessons about hygiene to teach your daughter
As a former educator and frequent volunteer in my daughter’s elementary school classroom, I know one thing for sure. Fourth grade stinks. Like, for real. Those kids are cute, funny, and a joy to be around, but oooh wee are they funky! To be fair, it’s not their fault. This is just the age that…