Parenting

One important virtue to teach children from a young age is the ability to care about others. No one wants to raise a child that is selfish and lacks empathy towards others. Besides, setting a good example for your children everyday, you…

Since I'm in the midst of planning my family getaway, I've got to thinking about what my little ones will eat on vacation. We're visiting some of the most wonderful places in Europe, and the very last thing I want is for them to end up…

When I had Ava, my five-year-old, I wasn't too worried about sticking to a schedule. Sure, there was a basic schedule in mind for when she should be eating, and sleeping, but if she wanted something ahead of the clock, I didn't mind…

When I look back on my pregnancy with Ella and Rose, there's just one major thing that stands out. The morning sickness was horrendous. Of course, this wasn't my first pregnancy; I'd experienced sickness before. Still, something about…

As cute as it may seem to dress your identical twins in the same clothes, experts emphasize the importance of helping twins to develop their own identity. Naturally, when twins are small and often throughout their entire childhood, twins…

Just because your kids are young doesn't mean they can't enjoy a trip to the beach! There is so much fun little kids can have in the sand and in the water! However, there are also many different ways they could find themselves in trouble.…

I do dearly love my little girls, Ava with her seemingly endless supply of questions and ideas and the twins, Rose and Ella, Rose who is forever trying to get moving and Ella with her incredible smile and sense of fun. Sometimes, though,…

When I got pregnant with Rose and Ella, many people began to ask me how I’d handle the twins. Apparently, I never had an absolutely clear answer. For one, it was my first time having twins but on the contrary, I had had Ava before, so I…

I’ve never been fond of kid’s schedule until I got Rose and Ella. That is because having twins means double the work. Therefore, scheduling various things is crucial – unless you want to go “crazy.” Getting your infants to a schedule is…

Assigning Ava her first role in a wedding, made her pretty happy. She was excited and couldn’t get much sleep the day before the wedding. All she talked about was how beautiful she would look, how long she had prepared. You could see the…

In case you didn't know, Mother's Day is just around the corner, and so it's most certainly time to plan something special. This year, rather than just getting your mom some chocolates or a bottle of wine, why not go a little further?…

Twin pregnancy completely changes your life. You’re not just having a bigger belly as I had assumed at first. I’m not trying to suggest that having a singleton pregnancy is a breeze, but having twins is much different. Below is a list of…