I am so happy to share some of my favorite holiday gift ideas for the season. Each list is broken down by age range: Babies Under 1,...

If you’re feeling like things are CRAZY in the hours after school at your home, especially at the start of the year, you are not alone!...

So--- it's happening. If I'm being honest, potty training is one of the things I was most anxious about in parenting. Learning to use the...

The other day Rae and I were coloring. She told me she was going to make a “big, big bear.” When she completed it, she looked at me with...

Did you know that your child’s play environment can have a major affect on the way they play and interact with their toys? Here are three...

Does it bother you when things don’t go the way you imagined they would or the way you think they were “supposed to”? This seems to be a...

Of all the things needed to prepare for the arrival of our baby (who will be here in just a few weeks ahhh!), there was one I was most...

Has anyone else seen this commercial? A woman is shopping and appears to get an idea while looking at a scarf. She purchases the scarf,...

I don’t know where the time went, but this baby should be arriving in just a little over 6 weeks (SEND HELP!) In some ways, being...

Did you know that the average one-year-old child hears the word “no” about 400 times a day? 400 times! I’ve been reading a lot about this...

When Matt and I decided we were ready to start trying to have a baby, it was a well-thought-out decision. This was going to be our first...

Alright guys. I said I was going to do it, so here we go. (In case you missed the intro check out my WTF do I put on this baby registry...

As the pandemic continues, it’s uncertain when things like enrichment classes and school will return to the formats they once had. Here...

I had an opportunity to write a piece for Monica and Andy's blog, the M+A Edit to share some of my favorite ways to play and engage from...

As a follow up to my recent post about fostering independent play with babies, here are some of my suggestions on how to support...

So fact about me... I struggle with making decisions. And I’m not just talking about major life decisions that have a serious impact. I’m...

The topic of independent play is one that has been coming up A LOT lately for me, particularly in the age of Covid when people are...

Hi and welcome to the Jillybeans blog! For those who don't know me, I’m Jill. I’m an early childhood educator and development play...