Tips for Moms

Oy. Getting ready to move has made it abundantly clear that we have way too much stuff. In inviting realtors over and trying to show them my home to its best advantage, I realized that some (a lot) of the stuff had to go. Piles and heaping storage bins weren’t going to impress anyone. (The …

A Swedish study was brought to our attention recently and I think it is so important to get the word out on this popular, but dangerous, practice that many parents are doing with their strollers. I’ve been guilty of this mistake many times when my kids were babies. As parents, we always want to do what’s …

It was a random night in the winter of 2008. I was conducting tear-soaked web searches for “depression during pregnancy,” because Antepartum Depression was an unknown term to me at the time. I didn’t find anything except information about Postpartum Depression. This made me cry harder. I quit my job of four years at the …

Have you heard of the Baby Merlin Magic Sleepsuit? To be honest, I had only heard mumblings of it in mom groups and in my inner circle for quite a while but I never really saw it. Until last week! My sister-in-law and brother had their 2nd baby just a few months ago, and while …

Facebook is a way to show the world all the things you already did, Instagram is to show what you’re currently doing, Twitter allows you to post any little thought that pops into your mind, and Pinterest is there to save project ideas that you’ll probably never get around to doing. One thing they all …

A friend of mine recently announced she and her husband are expecting their first baby. She asked for advice from her friends with children about how to deal with being a parent and being needed and “on” 24/7 when you’re an introvert who needs alone time to function. [bounces up and down in seat and …

“Please, please sit on the potty and just try… it’s so… FUN!” This was me. For months. I begged and pleaded. Read 2 books on potty training. Bribed and borderline threatened. I tried being gentle and understanding. I tried being firm and no nonsense. I paused efforts for a few weeks or months and then …

A friend and I were recently playing “Remember When?” where we reminisce about life before we had children. It’s all in fun, and of course it’s only half joking, but we got to talking about the beach. “Remember when all you needed to go to the beach was a towel, disc man, and a water …

Having grown up with seven older brothers, I have a healthy respect for how fun some video games can be, and I’m proud of myself for knowing the difference between a Super Nintendo and a Play Station. But saying that, there are very few video games I care to waste my time playing. Because that’s …

I’m not a wedding expert by any means, but I do know a good idea when I see one. And when I go to a wedding and there is such a fantastic idea that it could even be used for a baby shower, I have to share it. Last weekend, I went to my cousin’s …

Recently, there was a post floating around about lathering your child in toxic “death creams.” You probably know which one I’m talking about. Basically, this mom was tired of feeling like she was never doing enough, and the trigger was that the sunscreen she had just purchased for her kids was first on a list …

Dogs are “man’s best friend” for a reason: they’re loyal, friendly, soft and cuddly. I grew up with dogs and have wanted to add a furry baby to my own little family for years, but so far, it hasn’t been in our cards yet. To help my puppy hunger, I got a job with a …