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At some point during your kid’s toddlerhood, the fog and frenzy of the first 18 months will part to reveal … Your partner. Oh, that’s right! You’re sharing a house with a person you liked enough to have a baby with. Gosh, they used to be so cool and fun! Wouldn’t it be nice to just hang out with them again? Like, alone?The only problem is that your newly mobile kid is like a momma bloodhound and as tenacious as a tick. And a date night away isn’t nearly enough to get reconnected. So it might be time to for...

It’s one thing to take a baby or toddler hiking in a backpack carrier and quite another to set them free on the trail alongside you. And not just because the walk is about to get a whole lot slower. Bringing toddlers and young children hiking can be a fun family activity, but it’s not one without challenges ⏤ namely, keeping them engaged, moving, and most important, comfortable.And while, no, you don’t have to outfit your young hiker head-to-toe in the all-wicking fabrics from your favorite outdoor store, they do need gear that both fits properly and gets them excited about the...

A new study from the University of Arizona shows that the more that kids watch television, the more likely their parents are to be stressed out. The study found that when kids watch lots of television, they’re also being exposed to tons of ads. Because kids aren’t able to understand persuasive intent (i.e. that ads are trying to sell them something) they then want to buy whatever the advertisements they watch show them. Then, when parents take their kids to the store, the kids want toys they’ve seen in-between commercial breaks on Paw Patrol, BS parents inevitably say no, kids...

Here’s a weird-yet-cute story that’s also true. According to the National Park Service, we have Teddy Roosevelt to thank for the teddy bear. He was on a bear hunt back in 1902, but couldn’t find a single bear to shoot. Finally, his assistants cornered and tied a black bear to a tree, and suggested that Roosevelt shoot it. But Roosevelt refused, because it was unsportsmanlike. Newspapers covered the event, a company started to produce stuffed versions and now, lo and behold, kids all over love their teddy bears. Especially if they’re taking part in a bear scavenger hunt.There are few...

9 min read“To be honest I am winging it! Life, motherhood, my eyeliner. Everything!” With these words that I read somewhere, I present myself to you guys, as the new parenting editor at BrownGirlMagazine.com. These words also sum up motherhood during the pandemic. Motherhood has been my favorite winging duty and I do it with fierce love and a newfound respect for being intentional and present. Here are five must-know facts about me: 1. I am a chai-obsessed mama to two adorable humans and a crazy pup, wife to my amazing husband who is guilty of supporting my crazies, and...