Do you remember how happy your childhood pet made you when you were growing up? All of the Christmas mornings with your dog excitingly following you as you anxiously descended the stairwell to open your gifts.

Store-bought baby food, let alone brand name can cost a pretty penny. If you have found yourself raising an eyebrow at an organic, sugar-free jar of pea, carrot and prune puree, you are in good company.

Probably one of the most daunting tasks as a young parent is taking your kids on a long haul trip, and even more daunting - on an airplane. Perhaps you have seen the cute tweets or Instagram posts about parents handing out bags of candy and earplugs to their fellow traveling companions, in a plea to keep them from complaining about a screaming kid.

Most people think taking young children on vacations can be a waste of money because they are not old enough to enjoy it yet. However, what most people don’t know is that these can be some of the most memorable experiences in a child’s life. Children can begin to remember certain memories starting around the age of three, whether it’s an actual memory of, for instance, a trip to Disney World, or just a happy and nostalgic feeling they get when they think of it. These memories can help to spark an interest for later on in life, whether it be the place they want to live one day or the kind of work they want to do like the people there.

Potty training for the first time can be very overwhelming, especially with the mess and the baby’s cries. It’s easy to look around and ask yourself why-why is this so challenging, why isn’t your child potty trained when all of their friends are. While these thoughts may cause stress in the beginning, as long as you are prepared from the start, there will be nothing to worry about.