by Jaimi Erickson | Sep 30, 2026 | parenting
A toddler doesn’t understand what a new baby means until the baby’s there, and then they understand it completely. Someone else has arrived who takes up the parents’ time, makes noise, gets held constantly and can’t even play. The jealousy,...
by Jaimi Erickson | Sep 30, 2026 | parenting
Most parents picture a casino when they think about gambling, which is exactly why the version their children encounter is easy to miss. It does not involve chips or a betting slip. It looks like a crate that opens with a spinning animation, a pack of cards bought...
by Jaimi Erickson | Jul 27, 2026 | parenting
The transition from the cozy, controlled world of the womb to the sensory-rich environment of a modern home is one of the most dramatic adjustments a newborn ever makes. Inside the womb, an infant experiences near-total darkness, continuous low-frequency rhythmic...
by Jaimi Erickson | Jul 10, 2026 | parenting
Parents face one of the most challenging balancing acts in modern life: caring deeply for aging parents, chronically ill relatives, or family members with disabilities while simultaneously nurturing young children who may not fully understand why mom or dad seems...
by Jaimi Erickson | Jun 24, 2026 | parenting
There are aspects of parenting that entail daily negotiations which both the child and the parent know about beforehand. This includes being ignored, disruption of daily routine, and instances which ought to be easy but become rather complicated. Something that we may...
by Jaimi Erickson | May 26, 2026 | parenting
Photo by Pavel Danilyuk from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/kids-playing-on-the-floor-8422260/ Selecting a kindergarten to attend is generally one of the first important choices that parents have to make regarding the education of their children. Although the...
