The Offbeat Mama sidekick — The Savvy Auntie!

Auntie Mish, Mama, and The Niece

There has been a lot of talk on Offbeat Mama about Offbeat Aunties and how special they are. It is special for kids to have positive adults other than their own parents in their lives if possible. Having an auntie you can hang out with, look up to, and build relationships with is like getting an extra scoop on the great childhood sundae.

Lots of people can be Aunties, not just sisters of parents. My kid's Auntie Mish is one of my best friends from high school. She loves my daughter like crazy and is always scoring her the cutest little indie metro baby things.

But just because you love your sister's/brother's/friend's kid like crazy doesn't mean you know what to feed kids, or what to do with them. Questions come up, you know?

Enter this awesome website Savvy Auntie. Its an online community for Aunties, both blood relatives and honorary, that has great features to browse like Stuff to do with kids, advice, and information on you topics like, what kids can choke on, and the  most popular toys these days.

So send this link to your Offbeat, or uh, Savvy Aunties, Uncles, childfree-but-baby-loving friends, your BFF, whatever!