The Perfect Vacation and Naptime to Boot by Melissa Swedoski


Summer has descended in all its verdant glory. Yeah, not so much. It's already 90 degrees and looks like it's going to stay that way for the foreseeable future. I don't mind winter. I recognize that winter in Texas doesn't mean the same thing to my comrades in the northern states, ...

Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Feeding A Toddler by Allison Silver


This past week Charley turned eighteen months old and almost on cue has decided to no longer eat foods that she usually enjoys. This week she is refusing most fruit except for applesauce and pears but every other fruit be damned! She is not having it. In fact as I ...

Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Nature’s Flu Remedy by Allison Silver


Luckily the flu has not hit the Silver family (yet!).  I'm not sure about you, but I am open to any and all measures when it comes to flu prevention.  Every mom knows that there is no time to be sick. I have taken herbal supplements off and on for ...

Adventures in Attachment Parenting: The Dangers of Bed Sharing by Allison Silver


There is tons of information out there about the dangers of sleeping with your child.  But when it comes to toddlers, who is really more in danger: the child or the parents? Over the past year I have loved sharing a bed with my child. And when she was a ...

Considering Our Options by Heather Bowles


My husband said something to me last week that is weighing on me heavily tonight. He said: "If we're having another, we need to get on it." I didn't have much of a reaction to begin with, because frankly, I'm too tired to carry on long and thoughtful conversations after ...