All I Needed to Learn I Learned from My Children

By Tracy Liebmann

Life: It’s about the journey not the destination, oh what a journey! I feel like I have had a few different lives already. My childhood which was dysfunctional, my college years which were wild, my twenties which were both professional and academic, my thirties wow my thirties…I think I’ll . . . → Read More: All I Needed to Learn I Learned from My Children

Infant Massage – Tips & Tools From A Mom’s Perspective

By Connie Kallevig-Munson

As an expectant parent I immersed myself in various baby books and online forums to learn all that I could about parenting. Our first child was born full-term but I had some complications with my c-section birth that required a bit of a longer hospital stay. I was fortunate enough to . . . → Read More: Infant Massage – Tips & Tools From A Mom’s Perspective

The Importance Of Family

It’s funny how life teaches us lessons. Recently I learned a very important lesson. The importance of family. I am not referring to my husband/child (they are always at the top of my list of importance!) – this story is about my parents and siblings and relatives. The “larger” family. We live about 400 . . . → Read More: The Importance Of Family

A Meditative Practice: Daily Life

By Tracy Liebmann I have been considering the whole idea of meditation and how many times I have heard, “I can get about two minutes alone per day, if I’m lucky.” Meditation to a mom is like having a quiet moment in the bathroom. I know the feeling, it’s challenging trying to have . . . → Read More: A Meditative Practice: Daily Life

What Is A Paraben?

By Beth Egan

Paraben is one of a group of chemicals used as a preservative in various pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. These synthetically produced chemicals can cause dermatitis, rosacea, and other types of skin irritation in those with paraben allergies. Parabens were also found in human breast tumor tissue in a recent study conducted at . . . → Read More: What Is A Paraben?

Growing Up Human

By Tracy Liebmann

Lately, my son and I have just been devouring the Growing Up series on Animal Planet! It is a series of shows about different animals that were usually injured or orphaned, and how they are taken care of. Whenever we watch a primate such as a baboon, monkey or . . . → Read More: Growing Up Human

Back Seat Driving – BabyStyle!

Does your baby hate to be in the car? Does he/she cry while you are driving?? Does this stress you out as much as it did for me? When my son was a baby he HATED to be in the car. Other moms would take a drive to calm their babies – but mine . . . → Read More: Back Seat Driving – BabyStyle!