Camping with Kids

Our family enjoys adventures. Going to new places- whether it’s craft shows, or a new park, or maybe even a fun experience- we love going places and trying new things. But, with two young kids, those adventures started to become few and far between for one reason: safety in crowded places. Taking children to a…

Fevers. All kids get them, and they usually pop up at the most inopportune times. Right before vacation? Fever. Special day planned? Fever. The big project at work? FEVER. Seriously, fevers have the worst timing. But when our kids spike a fever, far too many of us freak out for no reason. It’s true. Fevers are…

No matter what you do, every child will experience a diaper rash at some point. It’s unavoidable. And honestly, it’s brutal to watch your baby screaming and squirming on the changing table from a diaper rash. Especially when you know there isn’t much you can do to make the rash magically go away. Having a few…

Have you ever made it through an entire summer without a child getting stung by a bee? We haven’t. Treating bee stings in kids is an essential skill for parents to learn. If your child has ever been stung by a bee or wasp (or some other stinging, flying insect), you know how bad it…

Kids are constantly falling or bumping into things and getting scratches and scrapes. It’s inevitable. As a parent, it’s irritating to continually give kisses, ice packs, and band-aids to invisible injuries. But sometimes, our kids manage to really hurt themselves and wind up with a massive bloody scrape or cut. And thanks to Murphy’s Law,…

Check out these three easy splinter removal tips and tricks that you can use to make splinter removal much less painful- for both you and your kid! Splinters. They’re pesky little shards of wood, metal, plastic, or glass that get stuck under your child’s skin; who knew such a tiny impaled object could cause so…