Hi, I’m Anna, the founder of Bean’s Mama — welcome and thanks for visiting!
As a busy mom of Bean and his older sister, I seem be spending a lot of time on the net trying to find out about the best toys, toddler essentials and parenting tips.
So I started this site to share with you what I found, so you don’t have to trawl through endless websites, and instead can enjoy some extra precious time with your little one, or a quiet cup of coffee!
I have now been able to expand this project to include other moms of toddler boys sharing their top tips and experiences.
My hope for this site is that it becomes like the incredibly helpful chats we have with other moms around playgrounds or kindergarten drop offs. You know the type where you get inspirations for presents your little man will love, new toddler gear that will make your life easier and those small but sanity-saving parenting tips you’ve been searching for.
Lastly, apologies that there are almost no personal photos or more details about me or our other mom writers here, protecting their privacy is incredibly important to me.
If you do like to get in touch just use the contact page. And of course, if you’d like to share parenting tips on life with one (or several) toddler boys I’d love to hear from you!
Meet my lovely contributors:
Deirdre, mom of Matthew, now 20 years old
Deirdre has spent over two decades learning about children through the lens of a school social worker, school administrator, and, the hardest of all…a mom of two almost grown kids.
Her biggest take away as an educator has been that parents are all on the same crazy, terrifying, amazing journey, just doing their best to raise good and happy humans.
Today, she is a freelance writer specializing in Parenting, Mental Health and Education where she gets to tell the stories that remind us that we’re never alone in our experiences. If you are interested in working with Deirdre, check out her website
Samantha, mom of Caterpillar and Peanut, now 5 and 2.5 years old
Samantha is a writer and mom of two boys and two pups. She runs her own small business of custom baby clothes.
To foster the same creativity in her children, she’s always in search of toys, games, and activities that encourage independent play, role-playing and imagination.
Reema, mom of Cookie, now 3 years old
I’m mom to a wonderful boy, and also a content writer. I have been working as a content writer for 8 years and absolutely love exploring and challenging myself with new kinds of work.
Apart from writing, my other passion is cooking new dishes and whipping up something delicious for my little foodie.
Erica, mom of Thomas, now 6 years old
I am a certified Montessori teacher with an experience of more than five years. Currently, I am a stay-at-home mother who loves to share her professional, educational and personal parenting experience in the form of content writing.
I started working as a parenting-related content writer three years ago, and since then, there has been no looking back.
Sonia, mom of Rupert, now 5 years old
I am a little different from the other contributors in that I am not a writer. I am an accountant, lover of cats and a mom who spends way too much time online, researching toys and essentials for my family!
I am hoping you will find my product review articles on Bean’s Mama useful for your own buying decisions.