How To Successfully Take A Road Trip With A Toddler
Tips for taking a road trip with toddlers. Includes what to pack, how to plan around toddler sleep, how to entertain your toddler in the car
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Katie Ramirez
- Apr 19, 2021
- 3 min
Time-Out vs Time-In, And How To Teach Your Child to Stop Unwanted Behavior
Time-out vs time-in and how to actually teach your child to stop unwanted behaviors long term
Katie Ramirez
- Feb 4, 2021
- 6 min
3 Reasons Babies Who Snack During the Day Wake More Overnight (and how to fix it)
Babies who eat frequently during the day often only have enough time between feeds to get just a little hungry. They get just a little...
Katie Ramirez
- Jan 20, 2021
- 3 min
The Art of Parenting Is About Finding Balance Between These 3 Things
I believe the art of parenting is truly about finding the balance between serenity, courage, and wisdom. I think today could be your day.
Katie Ramirez
- Jan 12, 2021
- 5 min
7 Must Meet Criteria Before Bedsharing With A Baby
A message we know doesn't work - Don't bedshare ever, under any circumstance, to reduce the risk of SIDS. 77% of families bedshare with...
Katie Ramirez
- Aug 31, 2020
- 8 min
Go From Picky Eating Meltdowns to Peaceful Meals in 4 Steps
We have STRUGGLED with picky eating in our house over the past year. My 7-year-old, who has not always been a picky eater, decided last yea
Katie Ramirez
- Aug 28, 2020
- 5 min
4 Tips To Get Your Kid to Do Chores
A study recently published in January 2020 in the journal Child Development shows that when asking children for help with a challenging task
Katie Ramirez
- Aug 28, 2020
- 3 min
4 Steps to Determining Your Preschooler's Ideal Bedtime
You would think school-aged children are too old for bedtime meltdowns. It is easy for bedtimes to get pushed back over the summer... playi
Katie Ramirez
- Aug 21, 2020
- 7 min
4 Ways Screen Time Affects Your Toddler or Preschooler's Sleep
A scientific review of how screens affect your toddlers or preschoolers sleep, including when, where, and what your toddler watches.
Katie Ramirez
- Jul 30, 2019
- 9 min
What Makes a Dad a Dad & Why Are Dads the Fun Parent?
Wow! I am still totally blown away by what I am about to share with you. This body of research about men and the impact their parenting has
Katie Ramirez
- Jun 6, 2018
- 7 min
How to Potty Train in 3 Easy Steps
Alright moms and dads! Go ahead and do the jig. You are about to enter one of the most exciting segments of your parenting journey. The s
Katie Ramirez
- Apr 23, 2018
- 5 min
6 Expert Tips: Flying With A Baby
Long gone are your days of hopping on an airplane carrying a small backpack, putting your ear buds in, and enjoying your new book as you cru
Katie Ramirez
- Feb 27, 2018
- 6 min
Finding the ME in MothEr
Ya'll, it is hard being a mom.
Let me get something out of the way... becoming a mother is the best thing that has ever happened to me
Katie Ramirez
- Nov 8, 2017
- 9 min
How to Keep Your Toddler Happily Entertained on a Road Trip
Let me cut to the chase.
I do everything in my power to road trip while my kiddos are sleeping.
Check out Surviving a Road Trip With a
Katie Ramirez
- Aug 28, 2017
- 7 min
4 Creative Ways For Parents to Find Time To Exercise
Have you ever met a mom that didn't need a major boost of energy or a little stress reduction? What about a mama who desperately wants
Katie Ramirez and Lisa Pietropola
- Aug 1, 2017
- 6 min
Get Your Child to Go From Uninterested to Excited about Learning a Second Language
"I honestly did not expect the kind of positive response I received from this, but as a teacher of almost 13 years now, this has yielde
Steve Kpakiwa
- Jun 17, 2017
- 4 min
"How Do We Do It?" - Adoptive Father Of Five Children Reveals His Secret
Sitting behind the wheel, with my wife in the passenger seat, I will always remember the rush of emotions that came over me as we drove to m
Paul Kpakiwa
- Jun 15, 2017
- 4 min
A Story: How Becoming A Father Changed A Recording Artist
As the moment slowly came to an end, I realized that the one sound I didn't hear was my own voice. This realization, in time, became my
Katie Ramirez
- Jun 12, 2017
- 4 min
A Letter to Working Dads
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about how awesome my husband is at juggling the never ending demands of being a working dad. And I told
Katie Ramirez
- May 23, 2017
- 8 min
9 Ways to Perfect Timing of a Road Trip With a Toddler
The thought of spending hours trapped in a car with a toddler (or in my case, two toddlers) calling my name like a broken record ("momm