Welcome! My name is Natalie and I’m a mom to a wonderful daughter and son, who somehow in the blink of an eye are now teenagers! I created this blog, Tots2teens to share what I’ve discovered these years of parenting, from how to deal with tantrums and weaning off pacifiers to helping your teen choose a college, and everything in between!

You’ll find articles with first-hand parenting tips, fun crafts and science experiments, holiday gift giving guides by age, family vacation/trip ideas, lists of age appropriate books for kids and teens, ideas for fun family traditions, and much more!

I’ve been a Children’s Librarian Assistant, Pre-school teacher, After school Enrichment teacher, Writer/PR specialist, have run book clubs, art clubs, and helped lead scout troops, but my most important and favorite job has been mom!

In my spare time when I’m not chauffeuring the kids around you can often find me baking, gardening, reading, kayaking with my family or researching fun excursions to take with the kids before they are off and grown. I hope you have as much fun exploring this blog as I have making it!