Parenting

Fall has barely started and so have the germs. Flu is running rampant all over the New Orleans area, ALREADY. On top of that it’s fall allergy season. If everyone in your house is coughing […]

Well, it is that time again. We are broke from buying school supplies, but the routine is back in place. Here are a great times to help your kids stay healthier this school year. This […]

Spring time in this beautiful city is just around the corner and so is my favorite time of year, Festival Season!  There is a festival or two, or three every single weekend once the end […]

Parenting is HARD. We have 18 years to transform these little humans into confident, functioning adults. It seems like an impossible feat. However, I know you can do it! Here are five ways to raise […]

Recently, my husband and I had a work event to attend. The problem was the date and time ~ weekend and early morning through the afternoon. We are older parents without a base of babysitters […]

Fall…..ah!  The weather is changing (hopefully), Football consumes our weekends, the Holidays are upon us… oh and um… it’s also the season of the dreadful… FLU Virus! Many parents ask the question…should my family get […]

Potty training is hard, however doing so in phases was not only easier for me, but also for my two toddler boys adjusting to a new life skill. The phases can move quickly or slowly […]

Pregnant at 15. There is, of course, a how and why it happened, but in the end, it doesn’t matter. There was a baby on the way and now decisions had to be made. Here’s […]

Before I became a mom, my style was everything!  I would think about my outfit the night before I would have dinner, an event, etc.  After becoming a mom being fashionable took a back seat.  […]

Becoming a Foster Parent… What made you decide to become a foster parent? What made you decide to finally take the leap? Do you have a ‘Savior Complex’ or something?’ You know this is a […]

So here I am in my late 30s and find that the dating world has changed so much! In my early 20s, I met my now ex-husband in a bar and we didn’t live happily […]

Dance is expensive, one of the most expensive parts of dance are the costumes. If you have a child who dances, you know this. I have spent at least $1000 on costumes this year alone. […]

If you’re anything like me as a parent, you neither have the space, nor the time to let your kids play spaces be a stress factor. There’s a few things you should keep in mind […]

Going through a hurricane with kids is HARD. Most of us here at Pint-Sized Cities have learned these lessons through multiple hurricane evacuations, and want to share our tips with you. Crossing our fingers we […]

Hurricane Season – that dreaded time between June and November we all watch the Gulf of Mexico and miss Nash Roberts. Whether you go our stay, it’s best to always be prepared and to start […]

This weekend in a sleepy quiet subdivision in Metairie, a woman was shot by her husband. Days before she was shot another domestic situation happened in the same subdivision where a young man stabbed his […]

Many of my fondest memories as a kid involve a sleepover.  I still remember my first big slumber party when I was in 5th grade vividly.  My hope as a parent is that my kids grow […]

This morning we all woke up to the horrific news out of Las Vegas. Our team spent the morning trying to figure out how we should talk to our children about this tragedy. So we […]

It’s that time of the year. You open your child’s backpack, and there’s a note that says that someone in their class has lice. You gasp and panic, because this is THE parenting nightmare. Here […]

Do you have an over-dramatic child? I do and my house is DRAMA DRAMA DRAMA, all day long.  If the girl doesn’t earn an Oscar one day for her drama, I’ll be surprised. Here are […]

Bath time is always a whirlwind of activity at my house. I end up soaked, as well as my floor, so I try to get both kids in, hair washed, bodies washed, then I let […]

A few months ago we scheduled my 2-year-old son’s first anesthetized surgery. As a parent this is one of scariest things I’ve been through. He had to have tubes put in his ears and his adenoids shaved […]

It was Friday afternoon and the kids are almost out of school so a bunch of us picked up lunch and met at Lafreniere Park to let the kids play on the playground. It was […]

Today: GET UP…BREAKFAST…KIDS DRESSED…OFF TO SCHOOL…OFF TO WORK…PICK UP KIDS…HOMEWORK…DINNER…BATHS….KIDS IN BED…LAUNDRY…DISHES…GO TO BED! Tomorrow: Repeat. It’s like Groundhog Day every day around here! And this momma needs a BREAK! Date Nights with the Hubby are important […]