Motherhood

Gift Guide

Best Gifts for a New Baby

It’s pretty much impossible to not get excited about a new baby’s arrival, whether it’s your co-worker, your sibling, or your mom’s cousin’s nephew—new babies are exciting! However, buying a...

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Education

The Wonderful World of Play - Through the Eyes of a Mom with a Medically Complex Kiddo

Doctors consider my little boy, Magnus, "medically complex." He also falls in the category of "failure to thrive" because of his numerous physical, developmental, and neurological impairments.  Play to Thrive...

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Peeka & Co.

The Mission, Vision, and “Why” of Peeka & Co.

Every child and family is unique. And because of that, it can be hard to find credible products and reliable sources of information to help in your child’s development that...

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Motherhood

Navigating Motherhood with Two Under Two

Six months after my first child was born, I found myself sitting on my bathroom floor staring at two pink lines on a pregnancy test. Surprised was an understatement—I felt...

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Peeka & Co.

The Peeka & Co. Value Standards + Navigating Our Site

Why Use Value Standards?  Here’s the truth: there are other marketplaces where you can buy toys. But there is no other marketplace that has been created to serve...

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Sensory Play

The Wonderful World of Play: By A Mom Who's Toddler is Visually Impaired

Painful, yet altogether glorious, isn't it? This parenting thing. This ministry of motherhood. How can both the pain and the glory so closely co-exist?

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Sensory Play

Navigating Hearing Loss: Raising a Toddler with Cochlear Implants

One Toddler, Two Cochlear Implants, and  The Many Things I’ve Learned Raising a Child Who Lost His Hearing Just when I thought it was hard to get my little one...

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Education

The World of Play: Through the Eyes of a Mom with a Child on the Spectrum

"Does he have any specific interests?" "What is his favorite thing to play with?" These questions come up often when people meet my son, specifically new therapists who join our...

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Motherhood

Living Large: The Pros and Cons of Having a Large Family

"When's her naptime?" the other mom questioned. She was referring to my baby. I gave her a blank stare as my three-year-old tugged on my shirt and my six-year-old called...

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Motherhood

The Word "Should" Bears a Heavy Weight On Mothers

One of my earliest memories of new motherhood is sitting in my nursery, rocking my four-month-old baby boy to sleep. I remember I was delusional with...

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