Thoughts from The Pure Parenting Shop

Understanding Your Newborn is a calm, confidence-building class for new and expecting caregivers who want to feel prepared for the first weeks at home. Learn what’s normal, how to read your baby’s cues, and what to do when you’re not sure—so you can spend less time googling and more time feeling grounded. Walk away with practical tools, clear guidance, and steady support.

If breastfeeding feels harder than you expected, you’re not alone—and you’re not failing. In this post, we unpack the expectation vs. reality of feeding a newborn, share realistic tips that actually help, and explain how the right bra fit and supportive tools can make a big difference. No matter your feeding path, your baby being fed and you being supported is what matters most.

As a former teacher, the new school year feels like a new beginning.  However, as a mom getting my kids ready to go back to school, it’s an opportunity for a fresh start at parenting.  My goals as a parent...

If this is your first year living in a hurricane-prone area, welcome to the area! If It’s your first year to go through hurricane season with kids, then congratulations to you!  If it’s both then get ready for a new adventure to add to your list. 

I get asked often at the shop what I do to prepare so I thought I would write it all down for y’all. Over the past few years, we have had a few storms that taught me to add a few things to my emergency box. Also, over the years my items have changed with my children’s ages, so I’ll share with you what I do to prepare for the storm season as well as some links to other places for more ideas.  I hope you all find this useful and that you will share with us some things that you do to prepare as well. The more we share the more we can help each other.