If you peer into a classroom at a Montessori school for the first time, you’ll immediately notice many differences from the classroom experience you might remember. Montessori classrooms are a buzz of activity. Students move freely around the room, and the kids often engage in light chatter, though many are silently engrossed in their work.…
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How To Become a Successful Mompreneur
While raising a child is a full-time gig in itself, many moms are getting the Internet to work for them. And we don’t mean using Pinterest to find some tasty new Crock-Pot recipes (though those are helpful too). More and more savvy mompreneurs are hustling hard to make some extra cash online by selling knick knacks…
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9 Things Stressed Out Moms Can Do to Relax at Home
Being a mother is one of the most beautiful and rewarding experiences there is… right? Of course it is! Still, sometimes being a mom can be downright stressful. Between the 24/7 diaper changes, the endless packed lunches and the never-ending piles of laundry, you also have tiny minds to entertain, tiny bodies to nurture and tiny mouths to…
Read More9 Mistakes New Parents Make in the First Year and Beyond
Becoming a parent doesn’t come with an instruction manual. Parenting isn’t easy, and the first year can be the toughest as you struggle to find your footing in your new role as mom or dad. Don’t worry, all parents stumble their way through at first, learning as they go and racking up an impressive number…
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A Beautiful Family Mosaic
With so much love to give, Amy and her husband decided it only made sense to adopt a child. They knew it wouldn’t be easy, but they were determined to grow their family of three. “A person told me … you know you’re ready to have children when there’s too much love between you and…
Read MoreThis Chicken Noodle Soup Has Heart
What would you do if not one—but two—of your parents were in need of your care? After her dad and mom suffered serious injuries, Debra learned how it feels for parent and child to swap roles. Lucky for her, a caring soul in her community stepped in when things were beginning to get just a little too…
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Enter Our Daddy Look-Alike Contest!
Hey daddies! For Father’s Day this year, VarageSale wants to send you and your family to the movies—popcorn and all. All you (or a family member) need to do is take a photo of daddy and his “mini me” side by side and enter our contest to win! TO ENTER: Pick a child, any child (well,…
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7 Gooey, Ew-y, Impossible Things Only a Mother Could Love
With Mother’s Day come and gone, we’ve all had plenty of time to ponder what makes mom so very special. Whether it’s her homemade banana bread or her wonderful advice, it’s hard to deny that her magical touch can be… well… magical! But what about her ability to love us unconditionally? Even the stinkiest of diapers…
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It Took an Angel to Finish this Quilt
While Teresa Wilson was rummaging through her late mother’s attic, she came across a mysterious item: a colorful patchwork quilt with high-quality fabric—unfinished yet beautiful. After doing a bit of digging, she learned it was her great grandmother’s work. “It would have been constructed with my mom, grandma and great grandma,” she explains. As a child,…
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Your Everything
I feel you kicking again. I probably shouldn’t have had that brownie last night. Or that coffee this morning. Sometimes I forget it’s not all about me anymore. Am I doing everything I can to make sure you become the perfect, healthy child I dream you will be? Maybe I should have signed up for that prenatal yoga class after all. You’re…
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