MOTHERHOOD STORIES

I'll be the first to admit - we have a major screen-time issue in my home. I know it's an ever-present issue, but there are...

Every mom has it – that pang of mom guilt that makes you question everything you have ever done as a mother. Do I...

Looks like we’re pregnant again. We must be pushing our luck because having baby number 4 apparently is a big deal! After all, the...

  We come from different parts of the country and have different backgrounds and lifestyles. But the one thing that has bonded us, and has...

A long time ago, it was just you and me. Every day, from the morning when Dad left for work, until the evening when he...

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

As my husband carried our sleeping 5-year-old son up the stairs and into his bedroom from the car late last night, I breathed a...

Let me start off by saying when I was younger I wanted 5 kids, but I have two kids.  Growing up with 3 siblings,...

https://dailymom.com/nurture/wahm-5-tips-to-surviving-back-to-school-stress/ August 18, 2017 Raising children is a full time job. Raising children on top of holding down a part-time job (or jobs!) from home means...

Dear YOU,To the dedicated, hard-working, always-going, sometimes shouting, often laughing, sometimes crying, ALWAYS loving - stay-at-home moms: First of all, let’s just agree that no...

Reading is a fundamental right to our culture and according to readingisfundamental.org, we as parents should start reading to them when they are young...

“Oh, are you going to try for one more to get your boy?” “I bet Daddy would like a little boy, right?” “Your poor husband!”   “Your high...

To Benjamin, Julia, and William. My dear, sweet babies. I wish I had a different story to tell about the past few years. I wish...

Motherhood is a journey that can be challenging, yet rewarding at the same time. Mothers are the backbone of every family and their role...

I want her to know.   I want her to know that she's strong. I want her to know that she's beautiful, no matter what her size...

Can we ditch the terms stay-at-home mom (or SAHM) and working mom? As mothers, we all work. We work to raise our kids and...

  I don’t know how it happened. It’s cliche but it’s true. It seems like yesterday the nurse placed her in my arms for the first...

Yes, I am a Happy Boy Mom! I am not dreaming of having a baby girl! There seems to be a universal misconception out...

Nothing can influence a child’s development more than the interactions with their mother. A mother and a daughter have a special connection. One day...

By the time my second baby arrived, I had thought I was not only more prepared but also less anxious about the stuff I...

  There are things in this world that we moms cling to for our sanity. Each one of us has something different that allows us...

It’s been said to be the best of both worlds — being able to work from home while also being home with your children...

2020 has been one for the books. Pandemic, murder hornets, virtual learning, toilet paper shortage, and the list goes on and on. What many...

Hi and welcome to Daily Mom’s brand new, first ever personal column – written by yours truly, Heather. I am beyond excited to share...

It seems like more and more moms are bombarded with perfection. The need to portray this picture perfect life – partly it’s our own...

When I learned I was expecting my second child, I took an hour or two to myself before telling my husband. I basked in...

Being a mom is hard – no matter if you are a working mom, or a stay-at-home-mom, or something in between.  Today, we are...

It’s the 21st Century, women who are working outside of the home is not an unexpected trend to society anymore. Many households with children...

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

  Sending my first baby off to kindergarten is a huge milestone for our family, finally concluding the end of toddlerhood, the first test of...

As soon as we find out we’re carrying a child, self-doubt begins to creep into our thoughts. We read, observe, question, wonder and worry...

“Now, is not my time. Now, is their time.” Those are the words that I have rehearsed over and over. Words that at times, I...

Chances are, you flew the coop a while ago. Whether it’s been 15 years or 15 months, that time of living with your parents...

I celebrated as my son left for college to pursue his future. I did not cry. I did not mourn the younger years. It...

  One in four. That’s how many women will experience a miscarriage in their reproductive lifetime. There are so many women out there that share this...