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I was asked a simple question recently: What is the hardest, most stressful part of this season for you right now?

A small bedtime ritual that grows with them — and with us Gratitude is one of those things we all want our children to understand, but young kids don’t learn it through lectures or holiday lessons. They learn it the same way they learn everything else at that age: through modeling, repetition, and connection . For us, that started with a simple ritual I created for my daughter when she was very little. Back then, she was too young to name anything on her own — so each night,

Fast-forward to toddlerhood, and suddenly my worldly, curry-loving baby would only eat three things: buttered noodles (but only the right shape), chicken nuggets, and extremely expensive berries. Any attempt to deviate resulted in a hunger strike that could rival a political protest. It was soul-crushing. AND, did I mention expensive? At one point, I subscribed to one of those fancy pre-made meal services for toddlers. I was desperate. She ate exactly none of it. I cried. She

The swingset was no longer her world. It was a relic of a stage we had passed through, just like the play kitchen with its tiny plastic food, the beloved books now gathering dust, the clothes folded away in bins marked “baby,” even though there won’t be another baby to pass them down to. The passage of time doesn’t always announce itself with birthdays, holidays, or first days of school. Sometimes, it sneaks in through these small, quiet refusals. The “too littles” and the “I

Women’s health is at risk as restrictive laws delay critical care. Beyond politics, it’s about protecting our mothers, daughters, and friend

In the parenting journey, creating a sleep routine for our little ones is more of an art than a strict science. As a parent, I know firsthan

We are doing amazing work in our classrooms—I’ve always known that—but now everyone else does too. We’ve had our first big graduating class

In the depths of our minds, where our work and personal lives intersect, guilt often looms like a shadow, casting doubt on every decision we

Some tips and tricks on how to potty train your kiddo--Le Village style.