Thank you Jenny Craig for sponsoring this post. -- Get serious about losing weight with Jenny Craig! It is said that “one man’s loss is another is another man’s gain” and in this case, I whole-heartedly agree. Over the past two months, I lost much more than I could have hoped for. When I set View Post
My Goal Is To Be A Healthy Mom And Stop Doing THIS For Good!
Thank you Jenny Craig for sponsoring this post. -- Get serious about losing weight with Jenny Craig! I patiently wait for the scale to settle on my weight for the day. The “beep” signals that the verdict is in. Jansen is immediately ON IT. “Mama, what are your numbers? My numbers were View Post
Man Cold vs. Mom Cold
As soon as the temperatures drop, noses across the land start to drip, voices get rough and hoarse and one by one, our good men fall victim to the man cold! I have received information and materials from Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc., McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division. The opinions View Post
7 Ways To Get In Shape And Feel Confident, On A Budget
How long after having a baby can you claim the muffin top as "baby fat"? I'm running out of time - so here's how I plan to get in shape, on a budget. What is the official statute of limitations for referring to your muffin top as “baby fat”? In reality, it was the babies (or rather the delicious View Post
4 Ways Narcolepsy Has Made Me a Better Parent
As a parent with narcolepsy, I am constantly balancing taking care of myself and caring for others, and rarely have enough energy and time to do both... Parents are always tired, right? We are constantly walking around on the brink of sleep deprivation, especially when babies are young. If there View Post
How to Find the Best Pediatric Specialist for Your Child
Another Test, Another "-Ologist" I look at my watch, again. It has been seven minutes since he left the exam room to look at my baby’s blood work results. Seven minutes is a “blink of an eye” when I’m laying in bed after the alarm goes off. But when you are waiting to hear the results from your View Post
How to Keep Your Family Healthy This Fall
Summer is a break from snotty noses and random viruses. As we head towards a new germ season, find out how we stay healthy with probiotics for children. Thank you, Family Flora, for providing us with your special formulation of probiotics and prebiotics for adults and children in return for our View Post
Put an End to Nightmares and Night Terror
My head hit the pillow with a resounding “thud” after a long day of parenting and mothering four little beings. The house had been quiet for some time. You know, the kind of eerie silence that makes you miss the kids’ daytime noisiness. I was drifting off into a sweet dream when an all too familiar View Post
Know and Share the Risk Factors for Heart Disease in Women
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Heart Truth® for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. We are moms, we are wives, partners, sisters and daughters - and we are caregivers. We care deeply, some times we care so much about others that we forget to care about ourselves. I belong View Post
10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About ADHD in Girls
I am excited to share this article with you about ADHD in girls. The ten questions featured in this series of "10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About..." are answered by a mother with ADHD about her young daughter, also with ADHD. This is incredibly insightful, empowering and educational. Please View Post
Keep Your Baby Warm and Healthy This Winter
I am excited to have recruited help from a non-Floridian writer for this particular topic! Jennifer Taylor from MomTricks is guest writing. You will need her tips if you live anywhere but South Florida, so please read and share this with your other cold-weather friends. Everything You Need to View Post
Help Your Child Quit His Pacifier Habit!
It was a blistering cold winter’s eve in 1978. The littlest land of fairytales (Denmark) was full of happy people. Each and every person in the country was snuggled in their beds, ready for a nice long hibernating night’s sleep. Well, almost every person. There were four people awake - wide awake, View Post
10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Today I am sharing this heartfelt post from Alexandria about her almost 4 year old son Ian. I know her information will empower and educate someone else in the same situation! The rest of this is her writing! Since he was about 18 months old we have had him enrolled in early intervention classes View Post
10 Things Other Parents Need to Know About Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes
I am SO honored to have my friend Megan share her experience with Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes. Her beautiful daughter, Maeve was diagnosed several years ago when she was just a toddler. Megan and Maeve have done an incredible job spreading awareness and educating others of the devastating disease. View Post