I'll never forget when my son attended a birthday party and spent quite a bit of time in an arcade where he amassed what seemed like THOUSANDS of tickets. With all those tickets one would assume he'd be able to afford a down-payment on a car-- but what he wanted most was a set of fake fingers. And he actually spent years playing with those fake fingers ( and still does!) Those simple silly … [Read more...]
10 Tips to Get your Kids in the Kitchen and Make Healthy Food FUN
I am fully aware of my shortcomings as a person... I CANNOT COOK. There I've said it. I've put it out into the universe. As a mother and a woman, I've always felt the sense that the ability to be able to whip up a sumptuous meal that would satiate and nourish my family's collective bellies, was a MASSIVE internal flaw of mine. It made me less of a nurturing parent; my kids will not have those … [Read more...]
Mouth Watering Healthy Foods Kids Will Eat With Gusto
Mouth Watering Healthy Foods Kids Will Eat With Gusto is a sponsored post. While summer is coming to a close it doesn't mean the fun is over! To celebrate sunny skies and for all you parents (like me) who are attempting to get a bit more creative when it comes to getting that much needed Fruit and Fiber into your kid's diet, check out my roundup of deliciously colorful recipes from Carrington … [Read more...]
Four tips to photograph the perfect summer family portrait
For most of us parents, every month seems jammed-packed with schedules to keep, dinners to make and lots of laundry, but the summer is an entirely different beast. (Hence this post Four tips to photograph the perfect summer family portrait -but I digress) In addition to all that other "fun" stuff, during the summer months with all that sunshine there's a very palpable pressure to create … [Read more...]
As Mothers are we Destined to forever feel guilty? PROBABLY! Good Thing there’s Netflix and #MOMSNEAK
As Mothers are we Destined to forever feel guilty? is a sponsored post. Thank you for supporting The Staten Island Family I was feeling my usual daily dose of guilt for the day; aka, worried that I'd said "one more minute, mommy's busy" to my son more than I'd have liked to. I wrestle with not being a good enough parent nearly every day. It's been a teetering balancing act for me for the … [Read more...]
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