Parenting Perspective + Experience

Many children at some time or another begin to feel overwhelmed. Whether this is one day a week, once a month, or a few times a year. This is completely normal. As a parent, you often feel overwhelmed at times...

Scrapbooking and I have a long history, mostly because I find it fun and a little relaxing. I also really like taking photos, so it gives me something to do with 'all those pictures'. Up until Jake was born...

This evening, I made dinner. Yes, just like every other night in between driving kids all over the place or making arrangements to get them where they needed to be, I made dinner. This specific dinner started being prepared...

FREE Shakespeare In the Park July 14 – September 3 Various locations across the Tri-state area! Various times depending on day and location FREE Free performances by the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company of The Merry Wives of Windsor and Romeo & Juliet. Petals & Pedals July...

Although I would love for this to be about how to teach your kids to be financially responsible, I’m so not the person to dole out financial advice! But, this does use the same idea as a money savings...

Tonight my big kid had a low grade fever and ear pain that was preceded by a couple weeks of cold symptoms and cough. I really thought he had kicked it, but with Christmas just around the corner this...

In this series, the CMB team will be getting real, getting honest and getting personal about all things sex. We hope that you will be able to relate to some of what we write, maybe learn from it and...

Some of you might remember the television show “V” in the mid-80s. In it, a group of lizard-like aliens try to take over the earth. Disguised as humans, their true identity would “melt” off and they’d reveal themselves as...

My five-year-old daughter is an extreme extrovert. She is just like her Daddy, can make friends and carry on a conversation with anyone. I love this about her (and my husband) but here’s the thing... I’m an introvert. I struggled...

It was around 2:00am on December 25, 2014 when my water broke. After 24 hours of labor we welcomed our little boy into the world. I was happy Charlie waited to be born until December 26 so that his...