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Toddlers

How to Keep a Toddler Entertained Indoors (without Destroying Your House)

If it's a rainy day or you want to do something fun at home, these activities will keep your toddler entertained and stimulated without destroying your house.Read More...

In Toddlers   |   0 Comments, Published on February 07, 2019 | Home

Small Humans

How to Create a Routine Your Kids Will Actually Follow

Getting kids (from babies to teenagers) to follow a routine is one of the hardest (yet most beneficial) things a parent can do. By leveraging different types of time, you can make your life much easier.Read More...

In Small Humans   |   0 Comments, Published on January 30, 2019 | Home

Organization

How to Keep a Clean House Long Term (3 Easy Tricks)

It's hard to get your house clean for a special event (guests coming over, the queen coming to visit, etc.). Especially with kids, it's dang near impossible to keep your house clean on a long term basis. Here's how to do it.Get Organized...

In Organization   |   0 Comments, Published on January 24, 2019 | Home

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Baby

The Only 7 Things You Really Need to Buy Before Baby

If you listen to the internet, it sounds like you might need a second mortgage to pay for all the things you "have" to buy before you have a baby. After my first was born, I realized I didn't end up needing half of what I had bought.See the List...

In Baby   |   7 Comments, Published on December 15, 2018 | Home

Goal Setting

How to Set SMART Goals

Whether or not you accomplish your goals depends on how you set and structure your goals. Learn how to set goals you'll actually accomplish.Read More...

In Goal Setting   |   18 Comments, Published on December 14, 2018 | Home

Toddlers

A New Perspective on Dealing with Tantrums

By understanding what's happening in a toddler's brain when they're throwing a tantrum, you can both help create future emotional stability and make the shrieking stop.Read More...

In Toddlers   |   9 Comments, Published on December 13, 2018 | Home

Gottman

The Most Important Way to Stay Connected with Your Spouse

There is one behavior that couples who stay married do an average of 86% of the time, but couples that get divorced only do 33% of the time. Learn exactly how to perform this critical marriage skill and feel more connected to your spouse.Read More...

In Gottman   |   9 Comments, Published on December 11, 2018 | Home

Small Humans

How to Create a Chore Chart that Works

Childhood is when kids learn important skills like money management, work ethic, and intrinsic motivation. Having a properly-designed chore chart can teach all three. (AKA My parental love letter to chores.)Read More...

In Small Humans   |   16 Comments, Published on December 10, 2018 | Home

Self-Care

A Self-Care Christmas

While you're shopping for everyone else under the sun, here are some Christmas treats you can get for yourself.Read More...

In Self-Care   |   10 Comments, Published on December 10, 2018 | Home

Gottman

How to Keep Romance Alive when the Honeymoon Phase Ends

It's easy to gaze lovingly at your partner for hours when you first get together, but after years of marriage, kids, jobs, and everything else life throws at you it gets a lot harder. Here's how to keep romance in a marriage that's anything but new.Read More...

In Gottman   |   16 Comments, Published on December 09, 2018 | Home

Research

The 33 Best Mom Blogs You Haven't Read Yet

To help you cull through the overwhelming number of mommy blogs out there, here's a list of the absolute best up-and-coming mom blogs. These women will make you laugh, take notes, and (most importantly) become a better, saner, happier parent.Read More...

In Research   |   28 Comments, Published on December 01, 2018 | Home

Finance

3 Proven Ways I've Actually Made Money Online (for Free)

There are more 'make money online' adds on the internet than there are toddler tantrums in Target. (Read: a whole effing lot.) These are the only ones that have ever actually yielded real, cold, hard cash.Read More...

In Finance   |   11 Comments, Published on November 19, 2018 | Home

Gottman

Why It's Important to Keep Getting to Know Your Spouse

It's easy to ask questions to get to know someone you just met, but according to marriage researchers, it's just as important to keep getting to know your spouse after years of marriage.Read More...

In Gottman   |   13 Comments, Published on November 17, 2018 | Home

Holidays

How to Plan and Time Thanksgiving Dinner

For those of us about to do battle with Thanksgiving, you might have noticed that the "how to cook" thing isn't nearly as hard as the "how to get all the dang food to come out of the oven at the right time" part. Here's how to make sure nothing gets cold.Read More...

In Holidays   |   9 Comments, Published on November 16, 2018 | Home

Gottman

Can You Predict which Couples Get Divorced?

What makes a marriage last (or not)? How can I make my marriage happier? There's a lot of opinions out there but not a lot of hard facts. Learn what the research has shown to actually predict which marriages stay together and which ones end in divorce.Read More...

In Gottman   |   12 Comments, Published on November 15, 2018 | Home

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