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Why Moms Blog

Amber Stiles — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:02:35 +0000

Why start a blog? Well, I started my blog, Backwards Life, after my first daughter was born. I had been writing online in some fashion since I was 19, but those had all been private accounts on services like LiveJournal. Once I had a baby to talk about 24/7, I decided to start a dedicated [...]

Bond With Your Baby Using Sign Language

Amber Stiles — Wed, 09 May 2012 06:58:15 +0000

My daughter is almost 3 months old. We’re out of that dreamy newborn stage and starting to think towards the future. Not that far down the road, just the first year or so. This is my second child…and for the life of me I don’t remember what we did last time to communicate. I do [...]

Tips For Raising Financially Responsible Children

Amber Stiles — Wed, 02 May 2012 07:05:21 +0000

In these hard economic times, teaching our children how to handle money might be one of the last things on our mind. When we’re dealing with our own lackluster home equity and job security, why in the world would we want to give our kids money to play with?

I say…why not?!? Helping our children [...]

Support The March Of Dimes To Prevent Premature Birth

Amber Stiles — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:03:31 +0000

Premature birth is a serious problem. It can effect entire families for a lifetime. Babies born too early are sometimes met with huge hurdles to overcome before they’re strong enough to survive on their own. Parents of preemies are thrown into a cycle of fear and waiting. The NICU is a terrifying place that becomes home to [...]

Parenting By Using Your Instincts Rather Than Books

Amber Stiles — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:25:23 +0000

Parenting is hard work. Everyone tells you that, but most don’t go into the important details. Sure, they’ll wax poetic about lack of sleep or give WAY too TMI about poop, but what about all the decisions that you make? Hundreds of small, seemingly unimportant, decisions you make daily; how to feed your child, where [...]

How To Plan A Family Road Trip

Amber Stiles — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:52:02 +0000

Last weekend we ventured out on our first ever road trip as a family…and our first trip as a family of 4. I was seriously nervous traveling just 5 hours away with a 3 year old and a newborn. My toddler gets carsick from time to time and the baby needs to eat every couple [...]

Unique Easter Ideas For Your Kids

Amber Stiles — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:52:39 +0000

Easter for my family has always been about pretty frilly dresses, colored egg hunts, CHOCOLATE, and photos with Mr. Bunny himself. I’d love to create some special memories and traditions with my children. Here are a few ways unique to celebrate the holiday:

Photo Credit: Amber Stiles

Easter in Jammies – Instead of waiting [...]

Potty Training Using Positive Reinforcement

Amber Stiles — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:49:19 +0000

My daughter just turned three and we thought she’d be in diapers forever. Not really, but sometimes it seemed that way. We had tried to potty train her at 18 months and she was all for it, but not mature enough to “hold it.” We tried again around two-years-old and it was a NO GO. [...]

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day With The Kids

Amber Stiles — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:19:36 +0000

Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day! On Saturday, March 17, 2012 you get to don your favorite green attire and share in the luck of the Irish. As a mother with a young child I fully intend to play along while we eat, play, and learn all things leprechaun. Here are some fun family traditions that work for the young [...]

Using Pinterest And Other Ways To Organize Parenting Magazine Articles

Amber Stiles — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:34:43 +0000

If you’re like me, you love flipping through the glossy pages of a brand-new magazine. Don’t get me wrong…I’m fully entrenched in the online world and read most of my news here on my laptop. That said, there’s just something about the feeling of a newly delivered magazine. Most of the ones I subscribe to [...]