Ashley Shannon

Ashley Shannon
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Ashley is a wife, mother, and self-appointed adventure curator. She spends her time learning dinosaur names with her kindergartener son, chasing after her toddler daughter, and taking walks with her family, which includes her 150 lb. English mastiff "puppy." As a lifelong learner, she is excited to explore the Charleston area and to paint her experience of motherhood with words.
Steps to handle confrontations with teachers

Steps for Handling Confrontations with Teachers

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Your child comes home in tears. Something happened at school with her classroom teacher. Immediately you try to comfort her, but as she tells you the story, the mama bear inside of you wants...
5 desserts for postpartum care

5 Charleston Desserts for Postpartum Care

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“What's one thing you are doing to better take care of yourself?” This question was recently posted on the Charleston Mom Blog contributors’ FB page. It was basically asking, as a busy mom, what do...
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Reflections on Motherhood and the Solar Eclipse

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Have you heard about the upcoming total solar eclipse? It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience where the viewable area of the solar eclipse will cross from the West Coast to the East Coast in a continuous...
Prepare Your Kids for the Solar Eclipse with Space Racers Eclipse Kits

Prepare Your Kids for the Solar Eclipse with Space Racers

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The solar eclipse is coming! By now you've probably heard the buzz around town, as Charleston is one of the last U.S. viewing spots to see the total solar eclipse on August 21st. While my...

Bringing Home Baby to Our Big Dog

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Like many of you, our first baby was a fur baby. And we were in love. So when we got pregnant with our son, I was a bit apprehensive. Would our human baby like our fur...

5 Books That Changed My Parenting Perspective

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I have always loved to read, but it wasn't until my son was born that I ditched the beach reads (although any book can now be a beach read with summer here!) and started...
Why Moving Pregnant is AWESOME!

Moving States Pregnant: Why it’s AWESOME! (and some bonus tips!)

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I admit it. Whenever I heard of a family with a pregnant mom moving homes, I was "judgey." I thought: Isn't pregnancy hard enough? Couldn't they find a BETTER time to move?  And then it...