Category: Parenting

  • 14 Tips for a Stress Free DIY Newborn Photo Shoot

    14 Tips for a Stress Free DIY Newborn Photo Shoot

    During my pregnancy with my youngest son, I often browsed the forums on Baby Center.  My due date was towards the end of May so I was one of the last ones in the group to have my baby. During the last few weeks, I saw other May mommies posting adorable photos of their babies. I knew…

  • Kids Talking Back: Brattitude or Discipline Issues?

    Kids Talking Back: Brattitude or Discipline Issues?

    If there is one thing that Holly Easterby can’t stop talking about, these would be about kids and families. She channels this passion by writing content for Bonza Brats and in blogs such as this one. In here, she will be discussing one of the problems that parents would rather not deal with- kids talking back.…

  • Breakfast and Playtime are Kids’ Coffee

    Breakfast and Playtime are Kids’ Coffee

    I remember when I was growing up that I often would skip breakfast unless my mom fixed me something that I wanted to eat. I really wish that she would have forced me to eat a healthy breakfast each morning because I think it would have made a huge difference in my overall long term…

  • 6 Resources for New Parents

    6 Resources for New Parents

    I remember the day that I got a positive pregnancy test with my youngest son, I was kinda shocked when I the pregnancy test came back positive because we had been trying for over 18 months. When we first started trying to conceive,  I was excited the first few months and the excitement slowly wore…

  • 9 Horrible Fashion Trends For Kids

    9 Horrible Fashion Trends For Kids

    My older kids enjoy picking out their own clothes. The other day when I was shopping for my boys some new outfits for school, I was amazed at some of the crazy choices on the racks at some of the children’s clothing shops. I am fairly picky and I make sure that my kids are…

  • How to Talk about your Cosmetic Surgery with your Child

    How to Talk about your Cosmetic Surgery with your Child

    Pregnancy takes a toll on a woman’s body and some women don’t feel comfortable with their body anymore. If you have spent countless hours at the gym or working out at home to try and re-sculpture your body but still have a few trouble spots and are considering having plastic surgery, you should discuss this…

  • Do Baltic Amber Teething Necklaces Really Work To Relieve Teething Symptoms?

    Do Baltic Amber Teething Necklaces Really Work To Relieve Teething Symptoms?

    Baltic amber teething necklaces seem to be a very popular and I was curious to see if they really did what they said they would do. As a chronic pain suffer, I am willing to try anything within reason to help reduce my pain. I have been wearing an amber teething necklace on my ankle…

  • 6 Secrets to Making Your Kid People Smart

    6 Secrets to Making Your Kid People Smart

    Do you want your kids to be able to interact with others? Technology has drawn older children into their own little world and teens or young adults are having a difficult time handling difficult people and situations because they haven’t been taught these important social skills. Parents should begin teaching children how to deal with…

  • Top Things to Know Before Buying A Stroller for Your Baby

    Top Things to Know Before Buying A Stroller for Your Baby

    Parents are always excited as soon as they find out that they are going to be parents in the next several months. Most people are eager to start making preparations and making arrangements to provide their baby with all of the possible luxuries from clothes to their bedding and from strollers or to the baby buggies or…

  • Things to Take Care of Before the Baby Arrives

    Things to Take Care of Before the Baby Arrives

    I remember those final few weeks of my pregnancy, I remember nesting with my older two kids and I never did with my third baby because I was in so much pain. I struggled with SPD which makes any movement very painful. As you are preparing for the arrival of your baby, Diana Smith, shared…