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Creative Parenting: In Praise of the Cautionary Tale
Hi everyone! As most of you probably know by now, I am the proud mother to an amazing 15 year old daughter. Fifteen years has passed in the blink of an eye, and while each stage from infant to the...
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{Smyrna Voices} For the Dads
There are certain qualities in a father that mean the most to me. First, I think a father should provide unconditional love. A father should encourage their child to be a critical and independent...
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A Tinysaurus 1st Birthday
The last few months of my son’s first year were bittersweet; each day he discovered something new and did something exciting, but each of those days he was also starting look less like a baby...
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Never say never?
Sometimes thinking ahead and discussing what you “always” or “never” do can save some heartache later There have been a lot of hard headlines in the news lately; from children being left in cars to...
View Article{Smyrna Voices} Football Memories + Giveaway!
College football kicked off this Saturday and, like many of you, it’s hard to describe my excitement. This is perhaps unusual since my immediate family wasn’t a sports family and I went to a college...
View ArticleAdventures in Babywearing
Before I actually had a baby, I knew I wanted to babywear. (Side note: I don’t necessarily love the term “babywear”, but since that’s what it’s generally called these days, that’s the term I’ll be...
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The importance of creative moment and arts in young children
We’ve all heard it before…”the arts are important for children”…but why? Research has found that active music making can lead to increased language development, math skills, good grades,...
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10 Life Lessons from Children’s Books
Sometimes you just need some inspirational reminders to cheer you up and put things in perspective. And what better way, especially on Dr. Seuss’s Birthday, than to go back to the tales of your...
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{International Babywearing Week} The Best Soft Structured Carriers
Since it’s once again International Babywearing Week, we wanted to bring this topic back around again. Last year I shared my “Adventures in Babywearing” story. So if you’ve read that, or done any...
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Local Parents Share Their Favorite Family Recipes
Family recipes are more than just instructions for preparing a meal; they are a reflection of a family’s heritage, traditions, and love for one another. Local parents have opened up their recipe books...
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