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4 Ways to Improve Toddler Development

April 15, 2022 By Meredith Leave a Comment

Want the best for your toddler? Check out these 4 smart ways to encourage your toddler development!

The first few years are critical for development, as minds are more vulnerable during this initial stage. Both nature and nurture play a pivotal role in your toddler’s development, so it is essential to do all you can to enrich young minds with values and skill-building activities that build confidence and a sense of self. […]

Filed Under: Toddler Playtime, Toddler Talk, Young Kids

The REAL Parent’s Potty Training Survival Guide

March 28, 2017 By Meredith 10 Comments

Ready to pull your hair out over potty training? Snag this REAL parent's potty training survival guide and you WILL get through this, I promise! Plus this nifty trick to clean up the mess will make your life so much easier!

***Thank you to Clorox for sponsoring this post so I could share this fun, real potty training survival guide to keeping the mess in check as you tackle the dirty business!*** You know what gets a bad rap? Diapers. Parents jones so hard to shed them, but on the other side of those nappies lies an unseemly fate–potty […]

Filed Under: Babies, Cleaning, Homemaking, Messy House, Potty, SAHM Life, Toddler Talk

Science of Parenthood Nails the Equation!

December 16, 2015 By Meredith 2 Comments

This book is hysterical, true and will make you feel MORE NORMAL, I promise! The perfect read for yourself or the perfect gift for anyone in your life who is a parent or soon-to-be-parent. Grab it up now!

Who manages to rock the NUMBER ONE spot on Amazon’s hot new parenting humor releases within a month of publishing their very first namesake book? Science of Parenthood, that’s who! Their new book, Science of Parenthood: Thoroughly Unscientific Explanations for Utterly Baffling Parenting Situations was released on 11/17/15, and has been hanging out with the best-selling books ever since. If you’ve […]

Filed Under: Babies, Blog Stuff, Celebrities, Mommy's Favorites, Toddler Talk, Young Kids

Track Milestones and Don’t Miss a Single Step

December 11, 2015 By Meredith 4 Comments

Overwhelmed with trying to keep track of your kids? Let this sweet, easy-peasy FREE app do all the work for you! You get the time to enjoy your kids and it does all the record-keeping note-taking work for you so you don't miss a single step of this parenting journey!

When I kicked off this parenting gig, I had it all perfectly lined out. I had the baby book at the ready AND a blank stork-themed calendar that would allow me to make daily entries recording notes about my son’s activities and development after he was born. It was a gorgeous affair–that lasted for a solid […]

Filed Under: Babies, Keeping a Rein on the Kids, Smartphones, Toddler Playtime, Toddler Talk, Young Kids

Trick-or-Treating with Autism

October 23, 2015 By Meredith 4 Comments

Halloween and Trick or Treat is such very fun time for kids! But if your child is autistic or has special needs, it can be a tricky event to navigate. Use these 5 smart special tips (can guarantee you've never thought of all of them!) to create spooky, special memories for the whole family!

Guess what, readers? It’s Halloween time! I know, I know. I really do my best here at Mom of the Year to keep you up-to-date with breaking news-worthy happenings. In any case, if you didn’t know, Halloween is going down in 8 days. In my naively innocent, pre-kid days filled with fanciful things like being […]

Filed Under: Health, Holidays, Keeping a Rein on the Kids, School, Toddler Talk, Young Kids

3 Questions to Ask Your Kids to Get Them Talking

May 18, 2015 By Meredith 8 Comments

Does it feel like pulling teeth to get your child to tell you about his day? Asking these three questions every day has been the magic trick for us! I love knowing more about their school days and classrooms and love that these questions help reinforce some important messages to my kids too! Start asking, mom!

I generally tend to figure out how to do things in life right before they come to an end. Like, I finally got uber-good at sneaking in productive work-outs around long job hours–and then got knocked up and quit my job. I nailed feeding a baby while caring for a toddler–and then my baby became a […]

Filed Under: Bribing Children, Preschool, School, Toddler Talk, Young Kids

For the Love of the Boy

February 26, 2014 By Meredith 16 Comments

I was raised as a gal’s gal. In a family of two girls, my gentle father didn’t have much of a shot at perpetuating a rough and tumble boys’ world. I happily enjoyed a house filled with multiple cans of hairspray and thought the whole world watched Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman on Saturday nights. Wait, […]

Filed Under: Girlhood, Toddler Talk, Young Kids

I’ve Got a Witness

September 11, 2012 By Meredith Leave a Comment

To be exact, I’ve had a witness now for 3 yrs., 3 months and 9 days. SourceDo you think Harry Potter could hook me upwith one of those invisible capes? Since 2009, I’ve had a short little person following me around, keeping me within his sights.  The difference between now and a year ago though, […]

Filed Under: Toddler Talk

The Tale of Two Butts

August 10, 2012 By Meredith Leave a Comment

The other day I was changing Isaac’s (my 3 yr. old son) diaper (yes, hush–obviously the potty-training is going well.  Thanks for noting this.).  Elyse (my 1 yr. old daughter) crawled over to the scene and pointed at his penis.  The following conversation ensued: SourceApparently, my daughter will be requiring thetwo-pack to cover her “situation” […]

Filed Under: Toddler Talk

The Parenting Vernacular

July 21, 2012 By Meredith Leave a Comment

When does parent-speak first develop?  In utero?  After birth?  Upon initial notions of conception?  I’m not  sure, but I know there is a whole boatload of ridiculous things I say on a daily basis that largely make no sense. Source: Microsoft Office Clip Art My sister works in a nursing home and told me the other […]

Filed Under: Toddler Talk, Young Kids

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