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About Jenise Subervi

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Jenise is Miami born and bred, a former special education teacher turned portrait photographer. She is a wife and a mother of two. After leaving the classroom to stay home and take care of her son, she found that she needed a way to connect with other moms in meaningful ways. So she launched her blog, www.atoddlerandatopknot.com, in 2016.

She has been blogging about her motherhood experience and how to balance it all.  

Visit website: A toddler and a topknot

Recent Blog Posts

A mother resting her forehead gently against her infant daughter’s forehead

Shingles While Nursing an Infant

Over the summer, I was diagnosed with shingles.  Whenever someone has found out that I had shingles, they have been surprised. “I thought only the elderly got that,” is usually the response. It turns out, you can develop shingles at any age, but you’ll only get it if you have had chicken pox (varicella).

A young child in bed reading a book

Back to School & Back to a Sleep Routine

For a lot of us, summertime means relaxed schedules and routines. In our house, this means being less strict with bedtimes for both kids and parents! With school starting up soon, I know many of us are thinking about those early morning routines yet again, and wondering how we can get our kids back on track. For a lot of us, summertime means relaxed schedules and routines. In our house, this means being less strict with bedtimes for both kids and parents!

A little boy at a table coloring

Adjusting to Home Learning

We have all be thrust into a totally unexpected new normal, and for many of us, that now involves school-aged children at home with us 24/7. While many of our schools are sending out work and assignments, some of us are looking for things to do with kids who have not yet received assignments or who are on spring break already. In addition, some of us have to be able to work remotely while our children are hanging off of our arms or we need to be able to entertain them while we get said work done.

A child swimming with his lower face submerged in water

Keeping Safe this Summer

Making sure that someone is always paying attention to the water or to the children is a huge way to avoid a drowning event. To help you with this, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is distributing free Water Watcher badges to families in the community.