Editorial

C’mon Kids…Let’s Motor

The Best Toys to Help Your Toddlers Develop Their Fine Motor Skills

Allie Walld 10 months ago

As your children grow and explore the world around themselves, their fine motor skills will develop and evolve. By exploring, understanding, and interacting with their surroundings, your toddlers can learn how things work and obtain the confidence and mobility skills needed to be self-sufficient one day. According to the Cleveland Clinic, "fine motor skills are the small, precise...

Have a Seat

Why This Potty Seat Deserves a Standing Ovation

Allie Walld 10 months ago

When you're ready to move your toddlers from their little potty training chairs to the big times—we're talkin' the BIG potty—the Munchkin Sturdy Potty Seat makes the transition a breeze. Something old, something new I remember being very excited when it was time to incorporate the potty training seat into our routine. I'd done a lot of research and checked out a bunch of options and...

Pump Pump Pump it Up!

Tips for Increasing Milk Output When You're Pumping Away From Your Twins

Allie Walld 10 months ago

There are many ways to feed your newborn twins. Some people strive to exclusively breastfeed their twins; others aren't able to or simply choose not to—for many reasons, and they will have put much thought into this decision. Or, it may have been entirely out of their hands. Perhaps their preemies were born early and weren't able to feed that way. Or maybe they needed to spend time...

Wish Granted

A Checklist of Everything You Need for Your Diaper Genie

Allie Walld 10 months ago

If you're a first-time parent or if it's been a while since you last had a newborn (or two), it can be hard to know where to begin and what all you need to get through those early days with your wee ones. One of the biggest things to tackle with any brand-new baby is diaper duty. Or in the case of you and your twins, dual diaper duty. Beyond your diaper of choice, your favorite brand...

Support in All the Right Places

Why This Tandem Nursing Pillow Gets Double the Love

Allie Walld 10 months ago

This week wrapped up another World Breastfeeding Week, which is held during the first week of August every year. Supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and many Ministries of Health and civil society partners, the theme for 2024 was Closing the Gap: Breastfeeding Support for All. One of the most effective ways to ensure the health of your newborns is to breastfeed...

Roll on!

How an E Wagon Can be a Game-Changer for Busy Families

Drew Kozub 10 months ago

Kids come with LOTS of stuff. From toys, to sports equipment to picnic lunches (and everything in between), hauling around kids means hauling around their stuff. Regular utility wagons are great at this. But the Litheli E Wagon is even better!

Talk About Hair-Raising...

How to Bring Your Postpartum Hair Back From the Brink

Allie Walld 11 months ago

August is National Hair Loss Awareness Month. While that may be news to you, most new mothers are acutely aware of the fact that they're losing hair at a dreadfully alarming rate. Most women will experience postpartum hair loss at the end of "the fourth trimester," around that three-month postpartum mark, and this tumultuous time for your tresses can last up to six months. And while...

Plaaaaay Ball!

Why the Little Tikes TotSports T-Ball Set is a Homerun

Allie Walld 11 months ago

Angels in the Outfield. Field of Dreams. The Sandlot. Rookie of the Year. A League of Their Own. These are all baseball classics I can't wait to share with my twins, and I hope they love them as much as I do. Another All-Star classic? The TotSports T-Ball Set by Little Tikes. It's a hit. It's a catch. It's a steal. And it's something I don't have to wait until they're older to...

Look at the Time

Finding Time to Bond with Your Twins When Everything Takes Twice as Long

Allie Walld 11 months ago

Any parent knows all too well that time goes by so quickly. The early days with your newborn twins are filled with so many time-consuming, but necessary tasks. Washing and folding endless loads of laundry. Sterilizing a steady cycle of bottles and pump parts. Taking care of twice as many diaper changes. Feeding twice as many mouths. Cutting twice as many nails. Cleaning twice as...

Drool Happens

The Best Bibs to Keep Your Twins Comfortable & Dry While They're Teething

Allie Walld 11 months ago

When your babies get teething, the impending pools of drool can be relentless. You may notice your twins suddenly have irritated rashes with raised, red bumps or dry, chapped skin on their cheeks or necks. The best way to try to avoid these uncomfortable rashes from forming is to keep your little ones' cheeks, chin, and neck area dry. When they're producing puddles of saliva on the...