Author Archives: Kristina Slaney

My husband and I have camped together since before we were married. We've camped in tents. We've camped in trailers. We've camped with newborns, toddlers, and big kids. We've been on overnight trips a...

Our family has a travel trailer and we use it all the time. A couple years ago I spent time maximizing the available space and organizing it, and it's so much more functional than when we first got it...

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: PICKY EATING IS NORMAL. Sure, we all know people whose kids eat everything. But in truth there are multiple factors at play that influence a child's food pr...

We've all had a few hours to ourselves - whether it's late at night after the kids go to bed, a leisurely coffee date with a friend, or the gift of a "day off" with no motherhood responsibilities - an...

A baby's journey into solid foods is rarely linear. Some may gobble up every new food offered, then limit their "accepted food" list to seven items around their second birthday. Another might struggle...

Want to make beef-based baby food but not sure if it's appropriate for your little one? What's safe and what's not? The GREAT news is that the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Dietary Guidelines...

I honestly had no idea what to expect when I tried my first Squeezed.com juice cleanse. I figured I'd drop some water weight and break bad habits. And since I'm an all-or-nothing girl, I jumped in wit...

Sometimes we stumble across things we love so much we can't help but share them with the world. Today I'm sharing five foods I've been enjoying almost daily. Not only are they delicious and satisfying...

It's back. Can you feel it? That pre-pandemic parenting pressure. It hit me last week. Unable to sleep, thoughts kept popping up in my head about whether I should sign my kids up for certain activitie...

Babies can begin eating solid foods around six months of age. By this time they have depleted their iron stores from birth and all their iron needs must be met through their intake of food. This need ...