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I'’m separated… from my husband of would-have-been nine years this past spring. There’s no need to go into the gory details that led to...

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

    Did you know that addiction is actually a brain disease? When an individual is addicted to a substance or situation, their brain develops an...

#IMOMSOHARD – we mean, what mom doesn’t?? Well, a couple of moms decided to grab a camera, set the stage in the playroom, and...

  “Are you done yet?” After a cordial hello how are you, greeting, we’re then met with that direct and curious question my family hears quite...

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

Academically redshirting your child is a topic often discussed by parents as their children get ready to enter kindergarten. In short, redshirting your child...

  When it comes to the summer vacation for the family, you’ve got a slew of options. Two of the most important: to go or...

Taking the step toward being an entrepreneur isn’t an easy choice. For moms in particular, that choice may be one of necessity. Entrepreneurship empowers...

Getting ready to send your baby to kindergarten is an emotional process for both the parents and the child. Many parents with summer or...

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

The water is purified in the house, so there’s nothing in the water that is magically producing all these pregnancies. It’s simply straight up,...

As I sat breastfeeding my infant while entertaining my toddler, half-listening to a doctor (a gastroenterologist to be exact) tell myself and my husband that...

“Seriously, what are you looking at? Who are you talking to?” “No one. I’m just on Facebook.” “Facebook, Instagram. You’re always on there. I don’t see...

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

Being pregnant for me was like being a kid in a candy store. Literally. I ate whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted, because I...

‪If your child was recently diagnosed with a rare disease, it may feel like you are alone, but there is a community of parents...

  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...

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

  We all want to raise our children to be good people with strong character, and in a recent national parent survey, an overwhelming majority...

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...

Added to the Oxford Dictionary in 2010, you are most likely familiar with hashtags throughout social media, but do you know where the term...

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

  It’s about that time of year where you may be thinking: I need to get healthy and start working out. You’ve already decided that joining a...

  … of course that depends. How many times have you heard, “If we were in a better financial place, we’d have more”? What exactly...

  When thinking about getting on a plane with two 4 year olds and flying 5 hours across the country just to spend 2 days...

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...

Travis and I have a tendency of describing the stage of life we’re in just like this, “Oh, we’re in the TRENCHES.” I’m pretty...

Nobody said marriage would be easy. And you certainly don’t hear people tossing around phrases like “it’s all rainbows and butterflies” when describing those...

  Congratulations! Whether this is your first baby or 5th, as an active mom, you surely deserve and need your down time with your new...

  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...

I have one piece of advice for expectant parents about to embark on the journey of brand new parenthood. Just one thing, and I...

  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...

    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...

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

Shortly after my first child was born, an online friend of mine lost her baby. She was 7 months old. There are no words...