Ages + Stages

I will never be featured as a chef on a TV cooking competition. I can’t cook. It’s not my thing. I’ve always been prone to dishes that are the simplest and fastest to assemble. I don’t enjoy spending a lot...

When I was younger I had very specific ideas about what my birth plan and motherhood would be like. We would start a family in our mid-twenties and be done having babies by 30. We would have two or...

Right after the New Year, I started seeing signs for it everywhere. I tried to avert my eyes when driving by, but it was impossible. The neon letters were screaming to me: KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION. I felt personally victimized by the billboards...

A stress-free morning routine sounds like a dream, right? No more screaming... Hurry up! Or, at least that's the hope. When my first child was 2 months old I vividly remember preparing to go back to work and the stressful feeling that consumed...

Looking for the best parks in Fargo? Heading to the park is a great way to for kids to burn off energy all year long! Here is a roundup of what I consider to be the eight best parks in...

Summer is here and I know many of us are trying to figure out how to keep our kids engaged in reading. Enter the West Fargo Library and The Little Red Reading Bus! It is by far one of our...

Our oldest child has been begging us to get his first cell phone. So, we've been working out all the details, so we feel prepared. We have been asking ourselves questions to determine if our child is ready to take...

It's my 40th birthday this month, and my daughter turns one year old just four days prior. I remember the day I found out I was pregnant and knew I would be an "older" mom. There was shock, joy,...

“I want people to know that I am not a bad guy.” This quote came from a brave middle school boy who got up in front of a large crowd of people to advocate for himself. This courageous boy...

My 12-year-old daughter and her friend came inside the house today looking like they won the lottery. They each had earned $10 for "babysitting." I noticed a few of the younger kids from the neighborhood in our back yard,...