Category archives: Education

Helping Big Brothers and Big Sisters Adjust

Welcoming a new baby can be a little bittersweet for your family if you already have a child or two. If your child has been a singleton up to this point, she’s been the center of y[...]

The Essential Baby Stuff List I Wish I’d Known

With all the snazzy baby products out there, it’s easy for a first time parent to be overwhelmed and spend a lot of money and time on things that just complicate life—just when mor[...]

Why Pregnancy Awareness Month®?

We were 2 relatively new mom’s who were also teaching prenatal and mommy & me yoga at a very popular studio in Los Angeles. I’d had a spontaneous and completely unplanned home[...]

Mom's Rising #2

In the first post in this three-part series, I explore the Circumstances for Moms Rising (working and returning to work after bearing a child or children). In this p[...]

Fixing Those Leaky-Faucet Days

Andrea is about the happiest, most upbeat people I’ve ever met. Two months post-baby found her confiding to me about her “leaky faucet” days – those days when the tears just would[...]

The Diaper Guru: Making Diaper Changing Fun

Changing diapers is not something that most think of as being “precious” moments with your baby. But doing an average of 10,000 diaper changes during your baby’s first few year’s a[...]

Moms Rising- #1

Yesterday as I drove my daughter to school (a daily ritual), I saw this bumper sticker on a car ahead of me: Every mother is a working mother How true this is! I am writi[...]

Birthing Plans for Hospital Births

A clear and simple birthing plan is the most effective way to be sure the desires of both you and your partner are understood. Discuss ahead of time with your medical provider so e[...]

A Peek Inside the Barski Home Where the Woombie Brand Was Born 

I wear many hats – mother of five, wife, nurse, Certified Newborn Infant Care Specialist & Instructor, Infant Sleep Consultant, Parenting Consultant, Entrepreneur – but first a[...]

Bringing Marriage Counseling Home with Power of Two Online

Learn the skills to stop fighting, build trust, intimacy & love at http://poweroftwomarriage.com. Marriage, like having a baby, doesn’t come with an instruction manual. We [...]