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We’ve all been taught about the terrible twos and we brace for them before they arrive, but in my experience it is the three year old you should really fear!  I read an article that talks about the “Tantrum Threes” that rang so true to me.  My nearly 3 year old can have a cogent [...]

Infant sleep is probably one of the most commonly talked about subjects both on Hellobee and other parenting forums around the web.  It’s no surprise considering the challenges of modern life and the sleep deprivation that parents and infants alike are facing.  Our family thought long and hard about what our approach to sleep would [...]

This post was written on February 21, 2013. Today is your first birthday.  A year ago, we had just returned from Hawaii as a family of 3 and on this day we became a family of 4.  As I am once again in Hawaii looking back on that time, I remember the overwhelming fear and [...]

I’ve already written about Little Jack’s Montessori bedroom here. Montessori bedroom design was something we had always planned on doing as a family. However, when we began Montessori school, we participated in a parent night where we learned about how to integrate the principles into the entire home. I don’t know why I didn’t think [...]

Most people have no idea that adoptive breastfeeding is even a possibility.  Though I had a vague idea that it could be done physiologically, I didn’t realize that it’s actually a reasonable proposition… but it’s a real thing and it can work successfully. I breastfed our first daughter until she turned 2.  I thought that [...]

When we became a Montessori family, we committed to bringing Montessori into all aspects of our life.  We had the perfect opportunity to execute Montessori in the home when we moved to a new home in October, 2012. The guiding principles we used were from Maria Montessori herself.  She said, “We must give the child [...]

We’ve had a lot of snow and cold weather this year.  The weather had me craving one of my favorite comfort foods—wonton soup.  I originally learned the craft from the family of someone I dated, but I hadn’t done it in a while.  I used chef Google to help me combine the best recipes I [...]