Raise with Care:
A Parenting Blog
Raise with Care:
A Parenting Blog
What Is Baby Formula Made Of? A Parent's Ingredient Guide
Baby formula is made of a milk base, most often cow’s milk, plus added fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and nutrients chosen to bring it closer to breastmilk.* The cow’s milk gets modified first, because on its own it is too hard for a newborn to digest. And every formula sold in the US has to […]
21 Jul 2026
11 min read
Back to School Essentials for the Preschool Set
In many parts of the country, August means summer is unofficially over and a new school year is about to begin. Our summer break whizzed by at breakneck speed, but time flies when you’re having fun, right? For families with preschoolers, it may be their first time experiencing back to school bliss. Whether your little […]
9 Aug 2018
4 min read
Tips for Potty Training: How to Potty Train Your Toddler
Potty training is one of those parenting milestones that’s unavoidable, like stepping onto a lone Lego piece in the dead of night (ouch!). You can count on the inevitability of both, but the difficulty and outcome are entirely up to you (case in point: slippers can greatly reduce the agony Legos can cause). True, […]
8 Aug 2018
6 min read
How to Sterilize and Clean Baby Bottles Like a Pro
Ah, bottle washing. Was there ever a more dreaded yet necessary midnight task? At the end of a long day spent feeding, burping, changing, and putting a newborn down for intermittent naps, the last thing anyone wants to do is get elbow deep in sudsy bottle parts. However, no matter how bleary-eyed, my personal motto […]
1 Aug 2018
4 min read
What to Pack in a Diaper Bag: According to the Experienced Mom
When it comes to new babies there can be a lot of unfamiliar territories: learning how to properly swaddle, keeping track of how many wet diapers baby has had, and what do you REALLY need to pack in your diaper bag?! It can feel like you need to pack half your house before leaving with […]
27 Jul 2018
5 min read
Half + Half Ground Turkey Pasta & Homemade Tomato Sauce Recipe
Hi again Munchkin Blog readers! Lunches + Littles here, sharing a delicious dinner recipe suitable for the whole family – which if you already follow me over on my feed, you know are my absolute favorite types of recipes! Anyways, let me back track for a minute… A couple of months ago I shared my […]
26 Jul 2018
6 min read
12 Things I've Learned From Being a Little Boy Mom
Never in my life did I imagine I would be the mom of three (almost four!) boys. And I could not be happier. Just like every parent, I love my kids so much it hurts. And seeing them all together–playing with Legos, sleeping in their shared room, squished on a church pew, or scootering at […]
20 Jul 2018
3 min read