Parenting
The One You Want
Once that seed is planted, sleep is never the same for moms. We’ve got discomfort during pregnancy, infant night feeds,…
Will Not
Major avoidance, major. You can get away with that attitude about your will and estate planning right up until about…
We Believe in Sick Kids
Moms and kids, they go together like PB& J. There is just no denying it. And when those kids get…
March Breakdown
It’s a well known truism that March Break isn’t a break for everyone. Namely parents. But if you have a…
A Friend Indeed
Jack and Jill were told to run up the hill and fetch a pail of water. They deliberately disobeyed, And…
Love Day
Roses are red, violets are blue, Love for your children is always true. (Even when you all have the flu.)…
Resolution 3: Share More
Anthropology 101 – Interpersonal Relations Dads grunt and bang their chests. Moms share. So, as moms, we have some tidbits…
Resolution 2: Get Happy
(A SavvyMom tale based on a true story. Please read to the tune of the Gilligan’s Island theme song.) Sit…
Mind Your (Holiday) Manners
We’re comfortable knowing we’ll break a few of our hard-and-fast parenting rules at some point over the holidays (yes, those are our kids enjoying gingerbread cookies before breakfast and yes, those same kids will be granted extended-screen time to keep us all sane during the long drive to Nana’s house). However, when it comes to the proper conduct of our children—and ourselves—we have a few golden rules we adhere to without fail this time of year.