Posts from the early years of Between the Kids, back when the kids were small and blogging was my whole job. They’re kept the way they ran, though a few favorites get dusted off and updated now and then. The kids grew up, and so did the blog.
It seems that for most women, it’s near-universal. At some point in our adult lives, the desire for a baby kicks us so hard it’s almost a physical ache. You go from being a normal, sane woman to someone who can think of little bitty babies. It begins to feel like an ache gnawing inside…
Working from home can be the perfect solution when you have kids. We all need to bring in an income. But when you have little ones (or even bigger ones), it can be too impractical to commute out to a full-time job. More and more Moms are finding it can be a lot of fun…
It’s so important your children have a happy childhood if you want to give them the best start in life. You want them to look back and remember fond memories of their childhood. Here are foursignificant changes you can make for happier kids flickr Change their school One significant change…
If you’ve been thinking of going self-employed and working from home, there might be one thing that’s putting you off. And that could be your kids! Many people think that they won’t be able to work from home if they have kids. Especially if their kids are still very young and aren’t yet at school….
Regular games (hide and seek, tag, rock-paper-scissors, etc.) with your kids can lose their appeal after a while, so as parents, we need to be as inventive as possible about the activities we decide to do with our picky young ones. Here are some activities to try when the choice of activities gets tough. As…
I’m pretty hard on computers. Just ask my IT guy. Like many of my friends in the blogging/marketing/social media field, my working day revolves around my PC. There are times when I have so much going on that I can’t remember the last time I restarted my computer, and I’ll even catch myself with about…
Credit Cooking is a skill that every parent should be teaching their children to encourage their development. It can help them adopt positive eating habits by introducing them to healthy foods. This is something they can carry forward into adulthood and teach their own children. Cooking has been found to improve children’s academic and communication…
So many of our friends have either already taken or will be taking a camping trips soon, and with our full work schedules, we haven’t been able to set aside time to take them camping like we’ve wanted to. So…. we decided to set up a makeshift tent in the back yard for the boys to…
I’m sure, like me, you love taking the whole family on a great holiday that they can enjoy, and you can all share together. But, like me, you do find that the cost of those holidays and vacations can be a little tough to deal with. In particular, the costs of everything that you need…
Parents always want to give their children the best start in life. But that does that actually mean? It tends to be a pretty vague term, and not many people know how to translate it into a reality. But it’s something that can be done if you use your common sense and take the right…