Child Safety

Most trips to Target start with my 3-year-old asking to walk. Every time she asks me this I struggle. She's only one child and she's just trying to find her independence. I should be able to let her dance...

“Courtney, Courtney, Avah is passed out on the ground!” My husband yells to me while having a normal Sunday lunch at his parents' house. I rush to them in a panic. What? She is lifeless and pale. Her eyes...

Do you remember? "Be nice! Go hug your uncle!" (Soooo don't feel like hugging him; he smells like cheap liquor and Altoids.) "Give your grandmother a kiss." (It always ends in suffocating hugs and squeezes despite squirms and protests.) "What, you don't...

Growing up a 90's baby, our playtime was outside. The grass, the dirt, and swing sets were my best friend. Rainy days consisted of playing with my Barbies, coloring, and praying for sunny skies. The closest thing I had...

Me: “Have you heard about the Momo challenge?” Boys: “No.” Me: “Sit down. Let’s have a chat…” My kids (ages 11, 9 and 6) have been asking for their own iPads, cell phones, computers, gaming devices, T.V.s etc. for years. We have...

This summer, I took my kids to the splash pad. It was a hot day, and we needed to GET OUT OF THE HOUSE with no drowning risk. For free.  Thank you, St. Julien Park, for your beautiful, clean, splash...

Wow!! It’s hard to believe that we launched Lafayette Moms Blog ONE year ago today!! We have published over 400 posts written by local moms all across the Acadiana region from New Iberia to Carencro to Lafayette to Youngsville to...

Disclosure :: This post is part of a series for World Breastfeeding Week and is sponsored by Women’s & Children’s Hospital. Why Isn't This Working?! {One Mama's Struggle to Breastfeed her Babies} I have big boobs. I just thought I should put that...

Step 1: Remove all the carpet from your home. I kid. I kid. Unless you can. Then do it. Potty training. Eeesh. One of the crappiest (see what I did there?) jobs a parent has.  Our first was basically potty trained by daycare....

How worried do we really need to be in regards to “stranger abduction,” and in this day and age, how do we even begin to talk to our kids about strangers? You know, “Be nice to everyone and respect...