Motherhood & Family
Reading Time: 4 minutesIf you are planning on breastfeeding, you want to prepare yourself for a great start and not just wing it. I spent the six years between 2008 and 2014 either breastfeeding or pregnant. After a respite of a couple years, I breasted my son for 22 months. From the outside looking in, it might appear […]
Children Change Families: 3 Ways Children Can Be Catalysts for Healthy Change
Reading Time: 2 minutesBefore I became a mom in 2008, I didn’t really think about the foods I ate or my personal care or home products. But that all changed when I became pregnant with my first little girl a decade ago. Suddenly, I realized that every single thing that I consumed or used was also affecting her. […]
4 Easy Ways To Give With Your Kids
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt is our desire to teach our kids to give back to their communities, so here are 4 easy ways that you can involve your kids in giving back. Teaching our kids to give to others is one of our family’s core values. I think that parents can sometimes make partaking in charitable activities harder than it has […]
Help Baby Learn to Walk: 7 Ways to Get Your Infant Moving
Reading Time: 5 minutesInside: Want to help baby learn to walk? Every child will take his or her first steps at their own pace, but there are things that you can do to help them along in this important milestone! It’s hard to believe it, but my son–our fourth child–is already a toddler! The transition from infancy to […]
Healthy Snacks for Toddlers
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you’re looking for easy and healthy snacks for toddlers, then you’ll love these ideas! Right before my eyes, my baby has turned into a toddler! Although he started eating some solid foods right around 6 months, we really upped the ante by increasing his solid food intake after he turned a year last month. […]
HealthHow Clean Water Changes Lives
Reading Time: 7 minutesWhat impact does clean water have? Can clean water change lives? By impacting health and education, clean water can change an individual life as well as an entire community. As the dawn begins to break over the mountains in rural Honduras, Maria, her siblings, and her cousins are already awake and dressed for their morning […]
