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23 Mar 2017

Babysitter Wanted: Is It Okay to Ask a Mom Friend to Babysit?

by Christa | posted in: Babysitting, Challenges, Childcare, Childhood, Choices, Making Friends, Mom Tips, Motherhood, Parenting | 0

Imagine finding this ad on Craigslist: Babysitter wanted. Unpredictable hours. Will require services at a moment’s notice. No pay. Your response would probably include a whole lot of eye rolling. No pay and unpredictable hours? Come on. But consider that … Continued

28 Feb 2017

Why Every Mom Should Start a Babysitting Co-Op or Babysitting Exchange

by Christa | posted in: Challenges, Childcare, Childhood, Choices, Mom Tips, Motherhood, Playdates, Safety | 1

Hey, mamas, Christa here! Babysitting is expensive, am I right? How many of us never go out on the town or feel like we have to bow out of events because we know that the cost of a date will … Continued

13 Oct 2016

Tips to Keep Your Kids Safe While Trick-or-Treating

by Featured Author | posted in: Childhood, Fun stuff, How Tos, In the news, Safety | 0

While Halloween is an exciting time for kids, it can be a nerve-racking time for parents, with safety being their top priority. Gone are the days of turning your children loose in the neighborhood to go door-to-door without a safety … Continued

31 Aug 2016

Seven Pieces of Advice for New Parents You’ll Probably Never Read in a Magazine

by Christa | posted in: Birth, Challenges, Childhood, Food and feeding, Formula feeding, Fun stuff, Funny Stuff, Motherhood, Mum tips, New Moms, Parenting, SAHM moms, Support, Working moms | 0

Whoever first said don’t sweat the small stuff obviously didn’t spend a lot of time around new parents. New parents sweat ALL the stuff. They read a lot, too, buying magazines and books and bookmarking blogs to find out how … Continued

6 Jul 2016

Easy DIY Toddler Birthday Party at Home

by Featured Author | posted in: Childcare, Childhood, Cool Moms, Fun stuff | 0

For Jack’s first birthday, I went all out (predictable, huh? Over-excited first time parent over here…). I made everything from scratch including a if-I-do-say-so-myself fairly mega monkey cake. It was awesome, and I so enjoyed preparing everything for him but … Continued

2 Jul 2016

There Aren’t Any Right Choices When You’re a Mom

by Christa | posted in: Challenges, Childhood, Choices, Motherhood, Parenting | 0

A mom friend of mine was recently going through a crisis of conviction… she loves being home with her daughter, but she feels the pull that only a born educator can, drawing her back into the classroom. On the one … Continued

30 Jun 2016

The Story Behind the Picture

by Featured Author | posted in: Allergies, Challenges, Childhood, Choices, Food Allergies, Motherhood, Parenting | 0

I worry sometimes that this media sensationalized, ideal sense of “perfection” is vitally harming the younger generations. “Perfection” is a feeling, not an image. Feeling everything is going “perfectly” etc. But, we live in a materialistic, superficial world- where we are … Continued

25 Jan 2016

Food Allergies: 7 Rules of Etiquette

by Featured Author | posted in: Allergies, Blogs We Love, Challenges, Childhood, Featured Mamas, Featured moms, Food Allergies | 0

A Little Food Allergy Etiquette I would imagine that being in unfamiliar territory around a person with a life threatening food allergy is about as awkward as it is having one. There is always an ambiguity about what the expectations … Continued

21 Dec 2015

Travelling with kids and Sleep

by Featured Author | posted in: Blogs We Love, Childcare, Childhood, Guest bloggers, Health and wellness, Uncategorized | 0

Travel and Sleep The holidays are upon us. According to the US Bureau of transportation and Statistics, “the Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Year’s holiday periods are among the busiest long-distance travel periods of the year”. If you are among the thousands … Continued

18 Dec 2015

Is Compassion Fatigue Affecting You and Your Family?

by Featured Author | posted in: Challenges, Childhood, Holidays, Motherhood | 0

Becoming a mom means becoming an expert at juggling the needs of everyone except yourself: balancing work, the needs of your children, completing all of your household chores, doing the groceries, making medical appointments, and taking care of everything else … Continued

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