Have you considered the benefits dance class for young kids and whether you want to sign your child up? When my daughter turned two, I signed her up for ballet class. At the time, I thought it would be so adorable for her to be in a little tutu. Ballet was something I always wanted to do as a child ... View Post
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4 Tips for Teaching Kids How to Tie Shoes
My son is wrapping up his kindergarten year and my daughter is starting kindergarten next fall. With these major milestones, I figured it’s about time I teach my kids how to tie their shoes. I’d heard about the bunny ear technique, so I honestly thought teaching kids how to tie shoes was going to be ... View Post
7 Tips to Teach Your Young Kids About Financial Literacy
This post is sponsored by MEFA and Fidelity. All opinions are my own. It’s never too early to talk to your kids about money. Understanding financial literacy is a fundamental skill that all people should have. Getting your kids to understand finances when they are very young will set them up ... View Post
7 Easy Ways to Get More Exercise Without Going to the Gym
Thank you BJ’s Wholesale Club for sponsoring this post. Like a lot of moms, I’m extremely busy. I have two kids under 6, I work full-time as an Assistant Dean at a University, I travel a lot for work, and I also somehow manage to maintain nearly a full-time side-hustle as a blogger, while trying ... View Post
This is Me Reflecting on 5 Years of Being a Mom
I can distinctly remember my parents warning me about becoming a parent. They told me how hard it was and how much it would change my life. They didn’t really talk about any of the positives. I remember thinking at the time – wow, my parents regret ever having me. I don’t actually think that’s the ... View Post
11 Simple Time-Management Tips That Will Help Busy Moms
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #LoveYourPC #CollectiveBias If you anything like me, you look for time-management tips wherever you can find them. People ask me all the time how I have a professional career, juggle ... View Post
25 STEM Activities for Kids You Need to Know
Thank you, WowWee for sponsoring this post. Be sure to visit WowWee today to buy Minion MiP and Botsquad in time for the holidays! Do you do STEM activities with your kids? I bet you do and you don’t even realize it. A lot of the activities we do with our kids naturally include science, ... View Post
8 Things to Ensure the Best Road Trip with Kids
Thank you, Hilton Hotels, Toyota, San Diego Zoo, and LEGOLAND for Collaborating with us on this story! In July, we had the chance to take our kids to southern California for a long weekend. Hilton invited us to check out three of their properties as part of their California Road Trip ... View Post
How to Play A Little Game Called ‘Mom Drinking Wine’ + Free Download
We make "Mom Drinking Wine" because motherhood is hard. There are a lot of days when I feel completely overwhelmed, feel major mom guilt, or some combination of the two that leads me to believe I’m absolutely failing at my job as their mom. On those days, I take a step back, think about the positive ... View Post
It’s About Time! My Toddler Stuck Something Up His Nose.
It finally happened. Rocco fulfilled the rite of passage, he stuck something up his nose. It’s 1 pm and I’m sitting at my computer when the phone rings. I don’t pick up. Who answers their cell phone to an unknown number? Then there’s the ding of a voicemail. “Hi, this is your preschool calling ... View Post
A New Look Because Posh in Progress Turns Three Years Old!
So what do you think of our new look? I can hardly believe Posh in Progress turned three last week. Wow, how quickly three years goes by! What started as a hobby to share my guide to sensible style, has evolved into a fledgling business that we hope to continue to grow. I initially started the ... View Post
How to Deal with Children Asking Why All the Time
Just a couple weeks ago my son started asking why, why, why for everything! Literally any time we ask him to do something, he asks why. Asking why all the time can definitely get on my husband's and my nerves. I don’t want to have to explain myself all the time, however, there are a lot of good ... View Post
Celebrating Mothers Day and My Mom Goals For the Year
This is my 4th Mother’s Day, so I'm thinking about my mom goals for the year. It's still rather hard for me to imagine that Rocco is almost four, but at the same time, it’s getting more difficult to remember my married life before kids. Sure, I have strong memories of my childhood and early adult ... View Post
Potty Training Tips For Boys
There is a ton of potty training tips for boys out there, but a lot of those didn’t really work for us. I already wrote about our early adventures in potty training with our two and a half-year-old, Rocco. The standard ‘sticker chart’ was a big flop, and using a training potty seemed to inhibit ... View Post
10 Things I Miss About Life Before Kids
I love my kids more than anything, but there are times when I miss some aspects of my pre-kid life. I try not to dwell on the negative aspects of parenting, but I got to thinking about this yesterday after one more absurd attempt to use the bathroom in private. Here are the 10 things I miss about ... View Post
