Last weekend my daughters experienced an important rite of passage: ear piercing. They were determined to get their ears pierced after watching the 1998 version of “The Parent Trap,” where Lindsay Lohan, playing a pair of twins, plunges a needle into her sister’s ear at summer camp. The girls wondered if they would scream like Lohan […]
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When it comes to baby milestones, everyone talks about crawling and walking. But our 6.5-month-old daughter has just unlocked a less championed, but still game-changing, new ability. She can sit up on her own. Our baby has never liked lying on her back. She’s prone to reflux, and in the early colicky weeks, digestion seemed
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Phew! We’ve done it folks. Another Vermont summer is in the books. The weather is just a little bit cooler these days, and the trees are starting to get some kisses of color on their branches. Reminding me, not only of how lucky we are to be living here, but also how lucky we are
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The start of the school year can bring up a lot of feelings — excitement, a touch of nervousness, and maybe even some relief (for parents who are ready for a regular routine again!). Most kids thrive on structure and enjoy getting back into the swing of school. For others, the change can spark worries
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If you ever begin to fear that random acts of kindness or joyful interactions with strangers have become a thing of the past, then I have a recommendation: Set up a lemonade stand. This simple and timeless ritual inspires the very best of humanity. We set up a stand on Sunday, in the gap we
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Everything is slower when you have a baby — especially if you go on vacation. My husband and I hemmed and hawed about whether to take our 6-month-old daughter to visit his family on Long Island. We tend to be anxious about germs. Packing up the baby and all her stuff seemed like a lot.
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Fun fact: I set a Middlebury Town Pool record when I was 8 years old for the 25 yard breaststroke. Don’t be fooled… I was no swimming all-star. I was the chattering kid sitting in the middle of the pool (on a lane line) ignoring my coaches’ “encouragement” to “get in the water!” No thanks.
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Has your family ever had the pleasure of hand, foot and mouth disease? If so, I bet you know exactly where this is going. If not, I’ll spare you the clinical details and just say that it’s a MAJOR bummer and it keeps your kids out of school for what feels like forever… plus infinity.
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What’s for dinner? That’s the dreaded question around our house some evenings. We’re not the family that has elaborate, thoughtful, food-group-based (or even nutrition-based) meals planned — I wish. Nope, in all honesty, when our 5- and 7-year-old turn their noses up… toast ‘n peanut butter is the jam. That is, until it’s “Mommy Dinner”
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