I like to think of 14 to 20 months as the pre-full-blown-toddler stage. At 14 months, Bean could stand steadily…

June 8, 2015

This is a question I’ve been asking every parent of a child with food allergies or intolerances, and I’ve found…

June 1, 2015

Before Bean was born, I had several years of practice photographing my nieces and nephew. And I never understood why…

May 27, 2015

Looking back over the previous year, one thing I’m grateful I stuck to was including Bean in dinner preparation. I…

May 14, 2015

A few months ago, I wrote about how we’d had to start implementing Ellyn Satter’s Division of Responsibility at the…

May 5, 2015

I’ve had to do a lot of work around the apartment the pass few weeks, something Bean was none too…

April 28, 2015

Outline placemats regularly pop up in Montessori classrooms and books, and it’s obvious why: they are a simple tool for…

April 23, 2015

Picture: A small child, her round face paused in absolute rapture, weaving through adults and children, curls bouncing as she…

April 21, 2015

Did you know April is Cesarean Awareness Month? I didn’t until this weekend. And I’m still thoroughly naive when it…

April 20, 2015

Remember when we had this conversation a few months back about “old” you versus “new” mom you? And once baby…

April 17, 2015

I know! Flying with children! It’s the worst! So, I think the proper way to go into this is to…

April 16, 2015

Dave and I were fairly committed to keep traveling even once Bean was born. Or, a big fear was that…

April 15, 2015

As babies and toddlers grow, it seems like they change drastically by the month. Some changes are easy to see…

April 14, 2015

The day before a flight to Baltimore last year, I stumbled onto these stickers at a local kid store and realized…

April 13, 2015

Bean just spent the morning playing with these laminate cards, and I’m now ready to rave about them. Playing by…

April 8, 2015