The Incredible Benefits of Breastfeeding After 6 Months

The benefits of breastfeeding after 6 months improve the health and cognitive abilities of mothers and babies, especially when nursing extends to one year...

25 Best Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids

Parents, let's be real: We can only hear "Banana...banana who?" a few more times before we ban knock-knock jokes forever. However, as parents we...

Eloping in the Desert: Why It Is Cooler Than You Think

Eloping can be romantic, spontaneous, or even completely planned out and is the best option for a lot of couples.  Whether you shy away...

My 4 Month Old Cheated Death Three Times and Here’s Why...

This article was originally featured on San Diego City Moms Blog Our daughter came unexpectedly at 35 weeks. My pregnancy wasn’t the easiest of the...

How to Maintain a Long Distance Relationship

Long distance relationships are becoming a common occurrence today. Though technology makes our world seem smaller and smaller, many couples still find themselves in the situation where...

Anaphylaxis – The Reaction To Be Prepared For

  Everyone responsible for a child may be at risk for witnessing an anaphylaxis reaction – including parents, school staff, family, friends and doctors. Meet...

Why We March: An Open Letter

My Darling Children, I do not consider myself a political scholar, or even possessing extensive political knowledge. I cannot relate to all the woes of...

Moms vs. Non-Moms: How did they stack up?

  This post brought to you by Fisher-Price . The content and opinions expressed below are that of Daily Mom. As moms, we've all felt the...

A Song of Motherhood

Do you have songs that take you back to another time or place in your life? We all do, I imagine. My life has...

Momtrepreneur 101-Moms Get Shit Done

When the laundry is piled high, the baby is crying and the UPS man is knocking at the door, Moms are the women you...

How To Play Fantasy Football For Beginners

Fantasy football for beginners...is there such a thing? The air is crisp, the sunlight is golden, and pumpkin spice has taken over everything. Fall...

Welcome Julia Rose!

Just a short 7 hours after the birth of Elliot Hart, the Daily Mom team excitedly welcomed in the fifth newest baby since our...

A Letter to my (older) Adopted Child

It is not your fault. It is not always your fault that you are all alone. It is the nature of the beast. It...

WELCOME JAMES THOMAS

    Since its launch in March of 2013, we’ve welcomed many babies into our Daily Mom family. During our first year, there was one almost...

Home From College – Do You Require Your Big Kids to...

So, the big kids are home from college for a three or four-week winter break. It’s part of the ups and downs of your...

There Actually Is A “Favorite” Kid

No one admits it. Everyone seems to deny it. Yet, we all have one. The favorite kid. Whether you have one or going on...

36 Tongue Twisters To Tease Everyone From Toddlers to Teens

Tongue twisters test your talent to talk terrifically through words that twist, turn and tease your tongue. Tongue twisters strengthen mouth muscles and English...

What I’ve Learned From Loss

Grief, although a natural part of life, is a topic most people avoid. At least I used to, until my sister died. The words...

Should I Text My Ex?

Your ex-partner may be long gone from your life and hundreds of miles away. Or, maybe they're still living on your couch. Either way,...

An Open Letter to My Family about My Post-Partum Depression

Depression has been something that has clung to me like an unwanted acquaintance, and it became more prevalent after my first daughter was born....

6 Tips for Surviving Divorce

Did your vows mean the world to you? Are you sick of arguing with your husband over what seems to be nothing? Do you...

Child Diabetes: 6 Important Things to Prepare Your Kid For School

Your child with type 1 diabetes is headed back to school. This may be your first go-round with going back to school and juggling...

When I Run I Pee a Little: The Truth about Urinary...

There are some things you just don’t talk about in mixed company… unless you’re a mom. Somehow, holding a Mommy Card in that bottomless-pit-of-a-purse...

Cut It Out Cereal Box tops With Dave Coulier

  Remember those red dotted lines on the top of your favorite cereal box? The Box Tops; and now Box Tops is celebrating a major milestone by...

Moving Internationally: A fresh start with a brand new perspective

Wednesday morning has arrived and you’re staring out of the window of your 9-5 job. It can feel like you’ve been doing the same...

THINGS I WILL TELL MY DAUGHTER EVERY DAY WITHOUT FEAR

There are dozens of blog posts spiraling virally through the realm of the social media world lately about things that we absolutely should and...

8 Exciting Drinking Board Games To Spice Up Your Next Gathering

Party planning with adult friends can be stressful but the truth is once the entertainment is figured out, all else will fall into place....

5 Simple Steps To Intentionally Create The Life Worth Living That...

When you’re a type-A, linear thinker who’s grown up in a field like law as I have, thinking about your future life worth living...

Infertility: 5 Things I Wish I Would’ve Known

Did you know that 1 in 8 American couples will struggle with infertility? That's over 6 million people in the United States alone. If...

Planning a Wedding From Start to Finish: Start Planning a Wedding...

Wedding Planning 101: How to Plan a Wedding of Your Dreams So, you're diving into the whole wedding planning process, huh? It's a wild ride,...

12 Reception Wedding Games to Keep The Party Alive

When planning a wedding, you're focused on so many different variables. From centerpieces to vendors, planning your big day is so exciting! But how...

The Death Penalty: 10 Things You Need To Know

On April 24, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida signed a death warrant for Bobby Joe Long, one of the most notorious serial killers in...

Marriage Tips: How I Come First In My Groom’s Eyes

Marriage takes work. Daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly, loving someone exclusively, loving them when they hurt you, offend you, or when they bring you...

7 REASONS THE DAD BOD IS IN

Have you seen a twitter feed recently that proclaimed “The Beauty of the Dad Bod”? Did you have to do a double take? If...

6 Foods to Avoid While Breastfeeding

From the moment we find out that we are pregnant, women are restricted from so many things that we have to avoid. Whether it’s...

Sexy Halloween Costumes Based on Children’s Stories: Yay or Nay?

We all know that Halloween has changed from scary ghosts and creepy ghouls to candy and costumes.  The modern day Halloween is very different from...