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Updated: Dec 2, 2021 4 Comments · by Kate Antoniades

What Will You Be Giving Your Kids’ Teachers This Holiday Season?

Grade Schoolers· Toddlers | gift ideas· gifts for teachers· holidays· teachers· winter

What are you giving your kids’ teachers for the holidays this year? Are you doing anything “extra” in 2021?

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Updated: Jan 3, 2022 12 Comments · by Kat

How to Level Up Bath Time for Kids

Babies· Parenting· Toddlers· Top Posts | bathtime· posts

We have SO MANY favorite ways to level up bath time that I thought I’d round them up. Readers, what are your favorites?

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Updated: Oct 30, 2020 5 Comments · by Kat

What Are Your Diaper Bag Must-Haves?

Postpartum· Recent Recs· Toddlers | diaper bags· posts

Readers, what are your diaper bag must-haves? If you’re out of that stage of your kids’ lives, what WERE your diaper bag must-haves? Do tell!

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Updated: Oct 29, 2020 20 Comments · by Kat

5 Tips for Eating Out with Kids

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Before J was walking a ton, we went out to dinner… a LOT. Not only was this expensive, but we both wound up gaining about 10 pounds. Still, it was great to have what we realize now was our last hurrah for at least a few years. So I thought I’d round up my five … Read More about 5 Tips for Eating Out with Kids

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Updated: Mar 25, 2021 23 Comments · by Kat

How to Handle a Defiant Three Year Old

Parenting· Toddlers | discipline· posts

Readers, what are your best tips for how to handle a defiant three-year-old, aka the threenager (or a kiddo in the terrible twos)? How do you deal with discipline as a working parent in general — and how do you get your nanny or babysitter on the same page? Everyone says the that the twos … Read More about How to Handle a Defiant Three Year Old

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Updated: Dec 22, 2020 Leave a Comment · by Kat

How to Stop Cursing Around Kids

Grade Schoolers· Parenting· Toddlers | posts

Every parent has that moment when your kiddo starts speaking, and you think to yourself: SHIT! now we’ve got to stop swearing so much! We were just talking about swearing at work over at Corporette, and I thought an interesting corollary over here might be to share stories and tricks on how to stop cursing … Read More about How to Stop Cursing Around Kids

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Updated: Aug 29, 2023 43 Comments · by Kat

The Working Mom’s Guide to Easy School Lunches

Grade Schoolers· Schools and Working Moms· Toddlers | posts· school· school lunches· school year· school year tips

Ok, ladies — what do you pack for your kiddo’s lunches, whether for daycare, elementary school, or other? Are you most concerned with ease of packing, assuredness of eating, nutrition, calories, or cost? What are your top easy school lunch ideas? Have you had success outsourcing this task — for example, I’ll bet this is … Read More about The Working Mom’s Guide to Easy School Lunches

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Updated: Apr 10, 2021 35 Comments · by Kate Antoniades

Make Bathtime Easier with These 10 Tips

Babies· Parenting· Toddlers | bathtime· posts

Bathtime with babies and little kids can be many things: fun, relaxing, hectic, boring, etc., depending on your kid’s age, current mood, and general attitude toward baths. Have you developed any tips and tricks to make bathtime easier? {related: how to level-up bathtime for kids} First, I’ll share a few things we’ve done at our … Read More about Make Bathtime Easier with These 10 Tips

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Updated: Aug 22, 2020 47 Comments · by Kat

How I Royally Screwed Up Potty Training (And What to Do Instead)

Parenting· Toddlers | posts· potty training

Ladies, let’s talk potty training! What’s your best potty training advice — particularly if you’ve already been through it with a child? For my own $.02, I will admit it: I royally screwed up potty training with my eldest son, J. Things we did wrong, in no particular order: How We Royally Screwed Up Potty … Read More about How I Royally Screwed Up Potty Training (And What to Do Instead)

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Updated: Nov 1, 2018 14 Comments · by Kate Antoniades

3 Ways to Teach Kids a New Language

Extracurriculars· Grade Schoolers· Lifestyle· Parenting· Toddlers | language skills· learning· posts

I still remember the big day in 6th grade that we got to choose the foreign language that we’d start learning: Spanish, French, or German. (I picked Spanish.) Many schools in the U.S. still don’t begin to teach kids a new language until middle school, while most European countries, for example, start instruction of a second language when kids are six to nine years … Read More about 3 Ways to Teach Kids a New Language

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Updated: Aug 8, 2023 30 Comments · by Kat

Diaper Bags: What’s In Yours?

Childcare· Gear· Gear· Toddlers | diaper bags· posts· traveling· what to pack in your diaper bag

What’s in your diaper bag? Who stocks it, and who usually carries it? I know a lot of people keep their cars and/or big strollers well-stocked — and some have the nanny in charge of the diaper bag — but I’ve always kept the bag stocked and ready for us to go out to eat, to a museum, or to the airport. … Read More about Diaper Bags: What’s In Yours?

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Updated: May 16, 2022 29 Comments · by Kat

Registry – Baby Carriers and Baby Wearing Resources

Babies· Gear· Parenting· Registry Series· Toddlers | Baby Bjørn· baby wearing· babywearing· Boba 3G· Ergo· Maya Sling· posts· sling carriers· soft carriers

Welcome to installment five of our registry for working moms: baby wearing gear! Baby wearing is a must for urban moms and other moms who do a lot of walking — but which are the best? What accessories? And where should you find them? We’ve already talked about carseats and strollers, cribs and sleeping gear, and now: carriers for … Read More about Registry – Baby Carriers and Baby Wearing Resources

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