Perhaps you heard the news recently about Susie Rabaca, a mom currently expecting twins who is also battling cancer. She has AML, an aggressive type of blood cancer, and was in desperate search of a genetic match for a bone marrow transplant. Her story went viral, inspiring thousands of people to get tested through Be the Match. …
Featured photo by Kelly Sikkema It seems likely that many parents with young-ish children have heard of STEM by now. The acronym stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The United State has an ever increasing demand for people trained in STEM fields, making education more important now than ever. STEM education STEM education is …
Feature photo by Kelly Sikkema EEEEverywhere you go. Season’s Greetings everyone. By season, I mean cold and flu season of course. And by greetings, I mean I hope a plague of disease does not descend upon your house. School is back in session, there’s a crisp feeling in the air, and the viruses are starting to …
Featured photo by Manki Kim (This post contains affiliate links. You can see my affiliate disclosure here. I only include products that I have personally used in this post.) When you feel ready to become a parent, you know, INTENTIONALLY (aka on purpose), the process can feel WAY more difficult than anyone ever mentioned …
Dear Fellow Mom, I understand. You feel constantly overwhelmed and defeated by the way life is going right now. The kids need help. The house is a wreck. More days than not, you end up feeling completely broken. You are exhausted, physically and emotionally. I understand. You had an idea of what it would be …
It’s that time of year. Pumpkin patches are the place to be and your cup runneth over with Apple Cider. Halloween is quickly approaching. Have you made your science costumes yet? I had a wonderful plan for my kids’ group Halloween costumes. My infant was going to be a peapod while my toddler would wear a …
This is a blog post that is being republished from my previous site. The original post can be found here. During the course of my second pregnancy, I was (more than once) assured that “This [newborn] will be sooooooooo much easier than your first.” I now have a response to this little nugget of insight: …
I figure if I’m going to offer up some sciencey stuff related to parenting, the best place to start is part of my professional background: prenatal genetics. I will caution that if you are going to have ANY genetic testing performed (NIPS, carrier screening, karyotype, etc.) you should consult a genetic counselor. They are awesome …
They’re good for grandparents too, and aunts/uncles, nannies, friends of people with kids, basically they’re good for anyone who doesn’t hate kids. Or maybe it’s for them too, I don’t know their business. In my previous gig, I looked at chromosomes, a lot. This meant I spent hours a day at the microscope or staring …
AAP Continues to Support a Ban on Infant Walkers If you (like me) are on social media at all, you’ve probably noticed a flurry of articles on to the American Academy of Pediatrics and their stance on infant walkers. Spoiler alert: they don’t like them (they haven’t liked them for a while.) These articles are about …
