Guest Post: 3 Budget-Friendly Easter Basket Tips for Health-Concious Parents

April 10, 2019April 11, 2019 ~ thespeechmom ~ Leave a comment

Getting those Easter baskets ready for delivery this weekend? Well, good news: Kris from http://www.parentingwithKris.com has some great ideas to fill those baskets without having to fill cavities later! Peter Cottontail will be hopping down the bunny trail before you know it, which means adjusting your budget to fill those yearly Easter baskets. However, you … Continue reading Guest Post: 3 Budget-Friendly Easter Basket Tips for Health-Concious Parents

Gus and the Giant Tonsils

January 17, 2019 ~ thespeechmom ~ Leave a comment

Whenever I forget how difficult it is to have a child who doesn't eat, God does this really great thing where he makes one of my kids have my issues. And then I get frustrated and angry and tell my kids to pull it together - and then I realize I am doing the things … Continue reading Gus and the Giant Tonsils

Hungry for Truth about Buying Food for my Family

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 ~ thespeechmom ~ 1 Comment

I go into a lot of homes. I love it. I love seeing what people are shopping, cooking, and eating. I also love learning about what people are looking for in their foods. I especially love hearing about what people are - and are not - feeding their kids. I, too, put lots of thought … Continue reading Hungry for Truth about Buying Food for my Family

Lettuce Be Friends

October 26, 2018 ~ thespeechmom ~ Leave a comment

My feeding therapy brain some times overtakes my mom brain. And it gets wierd real fast. Lettuce be friends. Turnip the beet. Don't go bacon my heart. You wanna taco bout it? Did I also mention that I love puns. Puns about food are even better. So beyond the wierdness of my food puns, I … Continue reading Lettuce Be Friends

Inexpensive Ways to Work on Colors

September 27, 2018 ~ thespeechmom ~ Leave a comment

The boys are learning about colors at school. They love it. Gus loves it most. He is taking his color days very seriously. He especially took green day seriously. Because for once we had a pair of green shorts. This was so much better than the navy, gray, or black shorts we make him typically … Continue reading Inexpensive Ways to Work on Colors

Stage 5 Baby Foods

September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 ~ thespeechmom ~ Leave a comment

When Hank first started on puree, I made them. Because I had one child. And that child was only going to get the best. So I steamed pees and boiled carrots. I pureed until every mini mason jar in the city had been filled with mushy love. I thawed and warmed to perfection. And he … Continue reading Stage 5 Baby Foods

Lunch Prep 101

August 14, 2018 ~ thespeechmom ~ Leave a comment

It's almost that time. School is sneaking up on me. And all I can see in my near future is a bunch of packing. I spend a large portion of every morning packing. Packing nap blankets, packing show and tell, water bottles, snow pants, mittens, permission slips, folders....and LUNCH. But this year, my friends, this … Continue reading Lunch Prep 101

Bare Barre

June 21, 2018June 21, 2018 ~ thespeechmom ~ Leave a comment

I recently made the realization that I have not so much as gone to the bathroom alone in the past two years. I also realized I was not sure where my butt ended and my thigh began - and nobody wants a buthigh. So after some contemplating of how I can find a way to … Continue reading Bare Barre

6 month Development

May 22, 2018May 22, 2018 ~ thespeechmom ~ Leave a comment

My friend Britt, from Brittzinkpt.com, and I teamed up to pull together our knowledge on developmental norms. We are starting early at 6 months. What should a little one be doing at 6 months? Great question! Obviously your 6 month old child is not ordering you around, asking where their shoe is, or telling you … Continue reading 6 month Development

Guest Post: How to Help Your Kids Make Healthy Choices

May 9, 2018May 9, 2018 ~ thespeechmom ~ Leave a comment

How To Help Your Kids To Make Healthy Choices Considering it’s difficult to find nutritious meals at schools these days, it’s crucial that you do your due diligence at home to make sure your kids learn the importance of making healthy choices early on in life. Obesity rates aside (more than 12 million kids in … Continue reading Guest Post: How to Help Your Kids Make Healthy Choices