5 Pinners Every Parent Should Follow

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I am a huge fan of Pinterest personally and professionally. I’m inspired every day to create, to laugh, to chat and discuss modern parenting issues and concerns, to learn, to cook (yup, even me), to get organized, and probably most of all to be a more present parent in today’s fast paced, overstimulating, technology driven [Read On]


20 Reading & Writing Readiness Ideas

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Our son is 3.5 year old and is prime for reading and writing. Montessori aside, we are big fan of Miss Rhonda’s Readers. The First Readers are sweet stories and adorable, colorful illustrations that lure my child every time. As a way to integrate my son’s writing into his reading, I began making Printables (with [Read On]


How to Survive Flying with Kids

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{Guest Post by MaryAnne at Mama Smiles} Mike and I have done a fair bit of traveling with our three kids, aged 6, 4, and 2. Our oldest daughter, especially, traveled constantly – she had lived in three different countries by the time she was nine months old! Here are some things we have learned [Read On]