Interesting handle! I don’t know if you are mother of 8 kids (or 7 kids plus a husband), or a 28 year old mom. Or, just kidding.
No matter. Your photos are too small and have no EXIF data. They are also a little too bright and lacking a little contrast. However, those are all pretty picky points. Your family is correct. If everything you are showing them is as good as these, keep doing what you are doing. I looked at the third and last ones in Photoshop, I would pull exposure down about a quarter stop and add a little more contrast. The first two look a little bright too. Framing on the second could be better, the baby has half a foot (the right half of the left foot).
If you wanted to take the student photo another level, you might have under exposed the ambient a little more and added a small amount of flash for the student. Doing that might mean more equipment and set-up time so you have to decide if you want to go down that road. It would possibly pull a little more colour out of the stained glass window.
For photos of children, try getting even lower, though the twins at the farm is a nice environmental portrait. Just add a little contrast and it should look great.
I’ve had that last baby looking at me while I’ve typed all of this! I love the clear, bright, wet eyes. It’s my favourite of the group. The forehead and hat are too bright but not by a lot.
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