Through the years I have discovered that death anniversaries are a great way to help my kids honor the memory of grandparents who have passed away. Death is a hard topic to address with children, ...
Parenting
How to help an imaginative child conquer their nightmares
Most of the time, an active imagination is a huge strength for kids. Their imaginations help them explore the world in beautiful ways that we, as adults, often miss out on. But sometimes, that ...
How to prepare for emergencies without scaring your kids
One challenge to preparing for emergencies is always how to talk to the kids about it. Clearly we need to make sure the kids know what to do in case of emergency, BUT if you have sensitive kids like I ...
After you say “me too”
Me too. I've been saying it for 7 years now. 7 long years I've been shouting "me too" and waiting to be heard. I've said #metoo and I've said #yesallwomen and probably more things that I don't ...
Teaching consent doesn’t start in highschool it starts in preschool
Rape is in the news again. Can I just say, it's been a hard week for me, as I'm sure it's been for so many survivors of sexual abuse. To literally see articles and memes talking flippantly (or even ...
4 Easy Ways to Help a Food Allergy Momma
My name is Holly and I’m a Food Allergy Momma. It has been 13 months since I got the big picture of how healthy food was poisoning my son. He has an allergy to peanuts that is potentially life ...
Why We’re Choosing Public School
My son is heading off to public Kindergarten this Fall. As someone who grew up in homeschool circles, I know that public education is sometimes viewed as a "default" decision, and not one made with ...
We Still Call Her Beautiful
It's interesting thing kinds of things that come up, once you are the mama of a little girl. The worries and fears about her body image, and self confidence start in our minds, before she's even old ...
The problem with “stranger danger”
Do you remember growing up and hearing all about "stranger danger" from mom and dad? If you are like me it probably made you paranoid as a child, as if every one was out to get you, and only those ...
An important question to ask your pediatrician
This past week has been an eventful one around the Rollo house. Last Thursday we got a call from school saying we needed to come get our oldest because there had been an accident on the playground and ...