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I’ve been on the baby shower circuit lately with lots of discussions about infant feeding and sleeping, understandably so. But when I was a new parent, I wish I had been tipped off to some everyday, little tricks to manage life with babies and toddlers. Here’s my quick list of practical tips for babies and […]

I am a self-proclaimed home baker. I love baking so much, and I find it to be one of the things that relaxes me and makes me happy. The methodical methods and the end results are so rewarding. But I know how time consuming it is, so over the years, I have found a bunch […]

One of my favorite traditions that Mr. Garland and I have started as Jackson gets older is taking him on dates. We trade off who goes with him, but every couple of weeks one of us will take him out for a couple of hours (sometimes more, sometimes less) and spend some time totally focused on […]

Being able to multitask in the kitchen is critical, especially when multitasking means holding your child on your hip as you prepare his/her meal. Miss H isn’t particularly clingy, but in the kitchen she always wants to be up high in someone’s arms so that she can watch. When there are two of us home, […]

Although introducing solids is tons of fun, there are challenges. In our house, slippery foods and messy bibs were two of the biggest. Here are two little tricks we used to combat each issue. Paper towel placemats and highchair hooks to the rescue! Early on, one of the Trikester’s favorite foods was melon. Watermelon, cantaloupe, […]

My friend Erica shared this tip of the day with me that she uses for her own 3-year old daughter. If Charlie weren’t in a floor bed, I’d try this as well! ~~~ If you’d like to share a clever or helpful parenting tip, please send it to us at submissions@hellobee.com!

We’re launching a new feature where we share parenting tips, advice, and words of wisdom!  This is something that I only learned this weekend: You can combine milk from different pumping sessions, but avoid adding warm, freshly expressed milk to cold milk. Raising the temperature of previously chilled milk quickly can encourage bacterial growth. If […]