Courtney Marie loves diving into a good book or getting lost in her coloring projects. She's a sucker for sunny days and loves adventures. Whether she’s playing a new sport or exploring a new place, ...

Erica Loop is a freelance parenting, education and lifestyle writer with an MS in child development. Over the past 10+ years she's written for sites such as Brit + Co, care.com, Family Education and ...

Taayoo Murray is an award-winning writer and boy mom based in New York City. Her niche is family, health and wellness, and lifestyle. She has more than eight years of experience as a professional ...

From a tiny Texas town of 300, I made my way to the University of Texas at Austin to study journalism, which spurred me on to write for publications like New York’s Resident Magazine, Austin Home and ...

This article was originally published on October 16, 2015. It was updated on November 9, 2020 by Ariane Signer. When you find out that you are expecting a baby, so many life changes begin to take ...

With over a decade of experience as a stay-at-home mom to three amazing, independent girls, Deb has navigated the transition into being a divorced, self-employed mom to a teen, a pre-teen, and a ...

Erica Loop is a freelance parenting, education and lifestyle writer with an MS in child development. Over the past 10+ years she's written for sites such as Brit + Co, care.com, Family Education and ...

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Sara is a freelance writer, award winning parenting blogger, and public relations specialist from Toronto, Canada. She is mother to fraternal girl/boy twins who loves music, hiking, offbeat pop ...

Erica Loop is a freelance parenting, education and lifestyle writer with an MS in child development. Over the past 10+ years she's written for sites such as Brit + Co, care.com, Family Education and ...