As a stay-at-home-mom, naptime is a sacred time of the day. Don’t get me wrong, I adore my children and cherish the time I get to spend with them. However, I need a break in the middle of the day to recharge… and you know what? So do my children! My 2.5-year-old identical twin girls, …
Is it time to stock up on potty training gear? Then you’ve come to the right place! Potty training is fun, right? What could be more fun?! Potty training twins and multiples! Yup, potty training more than one child… at the same time! Every parents dream come true… Take lots of deep breaths. Stock up …
Planning a first trip to Walt Disney World can feel overwhelming. But planning a Disney World trip with twins? That can feel like an impossible task! Considering a Disney trip with twins? Read on for my tips for everything from planning to prep and how to manage twins at the Disney parks! Guest post by Emily …
Ahhhhh, Spring is in the air! Can you feel it? Yeah, neither can I. We got our biggest snowstorm of the winter last night… and were supposed to be getting more snow tomorrow. We actually haven’t gotten very much snow here in Rhode Island where we live, which obviously means that the heavens will open …
Teaching your twins to play together and learn how to share is important during the toddler years. Twins are prone to fighting over everything. Buying two of everything isn’t always an option (and honestly, doesn’t even prevent them from fighting, anyway). The best toys for toddler twins are the ones that they can actually play with …
I have to tell you a secret about this post. It should be written by my husband because he found a really awesome way to get our kids to stop screaming at each other and listen. I mean, I took his idea, ran with it and tweaked it a bit, but it was still his …
We live in a world where we put pressure on ourselves to be the best and fastest at everything. When we see other families who’s children do things at an earlier age than ours, it’s hard not to compare and feel pressure to keep up! The problem with that is that every family environment is …
tips to help you handle tantrums with toddler twins There is nothing like the twin bond. Watching my girls giggle and cuddle together is the sweetest thing I’ve EVER seen. They give each other rubs and hugs when they’re hurt. They will call throughout the house “C’mon Josie! Let’s go play!” They feed off of …
how to handle the crib to bed transition and keep your toddler in bed Ohhhh, transitions. Right when you think you’re nailing parenting, BAM! It’s time for potty training or the crib to bed transition, and you question everything you ever knew about parenting You then decide that your children can wear diapers and sleep …
There are many important decisions we make as parents. One of the first really important decisions we make is about school. It used to be that the decisions we made about school took place when children entered grade school. We had the opportunity to choose between public, private, parochial, or even to homeschool. However, it …