Parenting

Hello Multiples and More readers, bloggers, experts, moms and dads!!!! My name is Jackie and I am a mother of a 3 & 5 year old.  Not multiples, but they certainly keep me on my toes! Before the best years of my life (as a mom!), I was an in …

Me and M on our wedding day What you have to know about me and M is that our life together is based on one fundamental concept- the joy of randomness.  If it wasn't for pure coincidence, absurdity, and silliness, we never would have gotten together. Me in my studio- …

Let's face it, at some point kids will have a fear of something, whether it's a fear of the dark, or automatic flush toilets, it can be stressful for you and the kiddos. I was able to ask some of the leading experts in the field for some tips on …

It's been a year now that I've been a part of this club. This "Mom of Multiples" or "Twin Mom" club. I liken this first year of raising twins to an extreme and intense year long boot-camp, only made more difficult and challenging by also raising a 3 year old …

Previously I've done posts on how to do Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Disney Resorts with multiples (see those posts here). It's about time I did Disney's Hollywood Studios, isn't it? I'm also extremely honored to be using some photos from my pal Mike Thomas of Magic and Memories (a fantastic …

Despite widespread media attention to the issue of bullying, one in five high school students say it’s happened to them, and the number may be even higher for younger children. The experts at Weekly Reader’s Current Health magazine, which reaches students in grades 4 through 12 across the country, sifted …

Multiples in diapers--oh, the memories! If there was anything that scared me about having my twins, it was the sheer number of diapers I would be changing. Remember--I also had a 2-year-old in diapers at the time! We're way past those years now--thank goodness--but I'm back to researching how to …

I've had a lot of requests for posts on potty training so I thought today would be a great time to re-post some of the amazing posts we've previously run on potty training. The first post is an interview with Janeen Hayward of Swellbeing, an innovative company which provides parents …

Ballerina's and Music Man's birthday was approaching. They were going to be 5 years old. They had never had a birthday party. They had never even BEEN to a birthday party (outside of the family). Big Brother had been having birthday parties since he turned 3. This year, I felt …

The featured blogger this week is Suzy of Double Blessings! Double Joy! Suzy is the proud MoM of two sets of twins, 7 year old Grace and Hannah, and 3 year old Joshua and Julia.  I love that Suzy starts her blog posts addressing her kids, I think that is …