DIY Mom Survival Kit

Nothing is worse than when you are running errands with your kids and disaster strikes. The baby has a diaper blowout and you don't...

What to Do if Your Child Has Pinworms

Warning: The subject of this post will make you feel creepy-crawly all over. It will also generate an intense urge to immediately scrub yourself...

7 Tips for Overcoming Mom Guilt with your Second Child

Having one child is easy. All the attention can be put on them without any interference. But that is up until the mother finds...

Kids and Gangs: What Parents Should Know

A Criminal Gang is a formal or informal ongoing organization, association, or group consisting of three or more persons that has as one of...

Test Drive: 10 Best Family Cars in 2024

Between loadings kids up for school and chauffeuring everyone around to activities, your car is more like a second home than strictly a mode of...

Overcoming Potty Training Obstacles

It happens to the best of us. You set out on a potty training mission sometime after your child learns to walk and find...

7 Best Goody Bag Gifts for Kids

Children at parties and occasions bring more happiness to any event. You can bring more joy to them by giving them goody bag gifts...

Family Planning: Why my husband will never have a vasectomy

First comes love, Then comes marriage, Then comes a baby in a baby carriage… And then comes a vasectomy. In this day and age with family planning at...

The Best 10 Ways to Help Constipated Toddlers

One thing parenting books don't mention is how much a parent will think, talk and laugh about poop when children come on the scene....

4 Reasons to Let Your Kids Choose Their Own Hairstyle

Part of being a kid is having someone else make most of your decisions for you. It’s tough. It is certainly frustrating, especially as...

When It’s Almost Time They Fly from the Nest – Coping...

As your kids get older and head towards high school graduation, you might come from the bittersweet realization that you only have a few...

Toddler Constipation Remedies

There’s a meme on the internet that reads: If you’ve never scooped poop out of a bathtub, are you even a parent? If you are...

Stop Mom Shaming – Motherhood Is Not A Competition

Being a mom is already hard work without extra critique from the peanut gallery. Think back to when you were pregnant and people would...

8 Fun Indoor Activities for Rainy Summer Days

Summer is in full swing, and with it comes sunny days filled with outdoor fun. It's warm, it's bright, and most of all, it's...

5 Fun and Easy Constellation Crafts for Kids

There is something almost magical about the night sky. The moon, the planets, and the millions of stars are amazing sites to see. The...

Letting go of toxic siblings

You can choose your friends - but you can't choose your family. With all the shared life experiences and upbringing, siblings have the potential...

30 Mother Daughter Activities That You’ll Love

Being home for the family is important, but sometimes it is nice to have some quality alone time with your daughter. There are many...

7 Benefits of Exposing Young Children to Modern Technology

Technology is important to a developing child, and we're not just talking about their periodic use of your tablet to play educational games. Getting...

When Do Kids Need to Start Using Deodorant?

It is the question on many parents minds: when do I need to start worrying about deodorant for kids? No parent wants their kid...

6 Things Moms Who Have Trouble Pumping Need to Know

Exclusively pumping, pumping and nursing combination, formula feeding, or exclusively breastfeeding. There are several ways to feed your baby, and it depends on the...

Signs & Symptoms Of 2 Year Molars And 4 Ways To...

Most people will have two sets of teeth in their lives. There are the "baby" teeth, which are the ones they are born with,...

Taking Kids Shopping: 5 Genius Ways To Occupy Your Kids

We have all been there when we have taken our kids shopping. The kids are beginning to meltdown at the grocery store and we...

nanobébé- The Best Bottle for Breastfed Babies

Whether we like it or not, all moms know that at some point during our littles one’s infancy we will likely need to leave...

Tips for the Shy Mom: Overcoming the Fear of Breastfeeding in...

For the shy mom, the fear of breastfeeding in public is a huge hurdle to overcome. So much can go wrong! Baby can squirm...

​​Getting Kids to Read More for Fun—7 Tempting Ideas!

If you grew up loving the library, getting to know book characters as ‘friends,’ and hating to be interrupted when you were in the...

Acid Reflux In Infants – 4 Safe Ways to Handle

Is your child constantly irritable and continuously spitting up? Do they shriek from pain when they are laying flat on their backs? These may...

4 TIPS FOR TALKING TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT EATING MEAT

One evening at the dinner table your child will inevitably ask where food comes from. The mashed potatoes and green beans are easy to...

What Your Kids Should Be Wearing: Under Where? Underwear!

This summer, our kids enjoyed endless days of swimsuits and naked booties. Unfortunately, those days are over. The summer heat will soon be a distant...

18 Toddler Books Your Preschoolers Will Love

Finding toddler books that will keep your little one's attention throughout the story enhances their imagination and love for learning. Reading bedtime books is...

Everything You Need to Know About National Twins Day

Twins are more common than ever.  Women are waiting until later in life to have children which means they are more likely to release...

7 Ways to Help Grieving Children During the Holidays

Grief during the holidays serves up a perfect storm where joyous memories crash against reality and expectations, something that is especially tough when it...

Coping with a Parent’s Illness

There is nothing more real about adulting than when your parent gets sick. As teens and twenty-somethings we not only believe ourselves to be...

Ear Piercing Guide for Tiny Ears

  There’s nothing cuter than tiny baby ears all dressed up. If you have made the decision to get your daughter’s ears pierced as a...

5 Ways to Build a Positive Home & How it Will...

Creating a positive home for your children is not only beneficial to their development, but it instills qualities like confidence, compassion, patience, and kindness,...

10 Items that Make Life with a Newborn Easier

If you’re expecting, then you are likely overwhelmed with the amount of baby products on the market. Truth be told, babies require very little....

The Magic Behind Period Exercise: How to Work With the 4...

There’s a strong misconception in modern women that the word “cycle” refers to your period, and that your period is something of a curse,...