My oldest has always been wildly independent. Even as an infant she would fuss if I held her too long. She was far more content rolling around on the floor. As she got older, using her imagination came easily....
In June, I wrote about Reading With Your 3 and Under Child. The funny thing about kids is, they tend to grow! As they grow, they start to do really fun things with books and reading ... like have...
I’ll never forget receiving the phone call years ago from my disappointed kindergartener who had forgotten his change of clothes for a trek with Hammond’s naturalist-in-residence, Tom Mancke. To a five year-old, missing a morning excursion with Mr. Mancke...
My 4-year-old has been allowed to play on screens for about a year now (ever since she found out they really do work outside of airplanes, a trick I was able to make work for a couple of years...
Amanda Mustin is so proud of her daughter Adaline! Adaline is three years old and was crowned Wee Miss Tiny Tot South Carolina 2022. When Amanda reached out to Columbia Mom to share the news, we had to know...
I love playdates! As a work-from-home/stay-at-home mom, I'll take any opportunity to get out of the house with my kids, meet up with some friends, and have fun! Don't get me wrong, I'm all for playdates at someone's house,...
I have had at least one toddler at my house for the past five years. Five years! That's a lot!
Toddlerhood is the age comprised between one and three years old. And while I love all the wittiness, the innocence,...
Anyone who has filled a basket with plastic Easter eggs knows that the colorful containers are only egg-citing when accompanied by the mystery of what's inside. Once the candy or toy has been discovered, the plastic egg often gets...
I know what I am supposed to be feeling right now.
As I approach the day I'll send my only child to preschool for the first time, I am supposed to be tearful. Nervous. Bemoaning the passage of time. I...
The first day of school for my family is just around the corner and we are beyond excited!
My five-year-old daughter will be starting kindergarten virtually through a nearby school, and I’ll be doing homeschool preschool with my three-year-old daughter....
If you're here looking for foolproof tantrum stoppers, you must have hit at least 18 months and the tantrums have begun. But, if you think the two's are terrible, my mother always said the person who invented that phrase...
Here we sit, thick in the throes of summer. As parents, we are constantly attempting to create engaging activities for our children to pass the time. However, there are most certainly limitations when your kids are at the preschooler and infant stages...
It's no secret we love Carowinds and all the fun and excitement they offer children and parents alike ... and now it just got better! Opening for the spring 2018 season, Carowinds will debut a newly expanded kids’ area. Formerly...
When I was a little kid, I loved watching Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. I loved the puppets and used to think about how fun it would be to ride on the trolley. The visits Mr. Rogers took to see different...
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