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This past weekend we ventured out to Zugerberg to do the “Zugiblubbi Erlebnisweg” as suggested by Swiss Family Fun. It was a great family outing and I can highly recommend it. Our kids are 5, 4 and 1.5 and they all loved it. There’s lots of great information about it … Read more

I don’t know what bedtime looks like at your house, but for us it’s often an endless loop of directives coming from me which aren’t being heard (or followed anyway) by my 3 and 5-year olds, then me repeating said directives at a slightly higher volume, again being ignored, and … Read more

A lot of things are being cancelled or moved online this Christmas. No big family gatherings, no visitors from abroad, no Christmas markets or Christmas parties. So many things are being taken away from our usual Christmas traditions. It seems like a cruel blow at the end of what’s already … Read more

My kids have grown up in Switzerland where Halloween and trick-or-treating has gained popularity, but it’s no where near the event it is in the States. Two years ago we asked our neighbor whether we could give her some candy in advance and let the kids come ring her doorbell … Read more

In November of 2019 I gave birth to my beautiful daughter, Nora. Since then I’ve taken a bit of a maternity break from working, but since it’s my own business it is always on my mind in the background. Especially since I work with new moms and babies, having my … Read more

A popular question I get from new moms is how to nurse in a wrap/carrier. Nursing on the go can be a very useful thing. Even after nursing just before leaving the house, my daughter would often insist she was starving as soon as we got on the bus. Being … Read more

1. Feeding on the Go When my daughter was a newborn I would always change her and feed her before we left the house so that she would be content on our outing. I can’t tell you how many times I did that only for her to tell me in … Read more

I was recently wearing my daughter in a ring sling to pick up my older kids from daycare. Another mother noticed us and said that it must be uncomfortable to wear my baby in this heat. It was indeed hot, but that can’t be avoided. If I had put her … Read more