These two remarkable young women are college students in the Bronx, New York, as well as founders of the organization A Moment of Magic, which sends volunteers dressed as Disney Princesses to visit children with serious illnesses in area hospitals. They hug, sing, face paint, take walks, and more, making the goal simply to spread joy and spend time together; all without ever setting time constraints or cutting their visits short. Read More
Toys R Us Stores to Offer Quiet Shopping Hours for Children with Autism
Stores will reportedly open one hour early on November 6 to accommodate families who would like to shop, just without the familiar stimuli. Management will dim the lights, turn off store-wide announcements and music, display autism-friendly signage, and designate quiet spaces for families that need them. Read More
21 Famous Quotes About the Love of Reading
This post is for all of our fellow bookworms out there! A 2015 survey found that 27% of Americans did not read a book within the past year, but it also found that 80% of young adults between the ages of 18 and 29 had. Read More
7 Habits to Help You Become a SuperMom
Today’s supermom isn’t just a cooking-cleaning-working-baby producing machine. Alma Causey lists 7 habits of today’s supermoms. Read More
I Think I Can! 6 Ways a Positive Attitude Improves Your Health
Did you know that keeping a positive attitude can have many long-lasting health benefits? It turns out, if you always expect the worst, you might get it! Read More
The Myth of the Happy Modern Mom
If we continue to tell ourselves, and each other, that it’s normal and expected to not enjoy these child-rearing years, we’re perpetuating a mentality that lends itself to missing out on literal decades of our lives. And our children’s lives. Poof. They’re gone; they’ve disappeared into an abyss while we resigned ourselves to being miserable. And do you know what the sad thing is about time? It’s impossible to get it back. Read More
Ideas for Everything Halloween – Costumes, Decorations, & More!
Halloween is only less than two weeks away! So we put together a list of some of our favorite Halloween ideas from around the web! Read More
Five Ways My Miscarriages Changed Me
Those years of grief won’t be forgotten, and neither will those lives. I’m certain I’ll always remember their due dates, and the order of siblings that would have been, had we been allowed to have our children. I’m okay with reflecting on the dark times and feeling twinges of that familiar heartache. It gets easier, but it never goes away. It’s fitting to grieve what will never be. Read More
Fun DIY Halloween Crafts for Kids
Here are some of our favorite Halloween crafts that we’ve seen on Pinterest and around the web. All are easy to do with kids and great fun for everyone! Read More
President Obama Signs BABIES Act, Giving Fathers Greater Access to Changing Stations Across America
The Act received bipartisan support in Congress, and although it only mandates that certain federal buildings must make changing stations readily available to both men and women, it is a small, but greatly appreciated, step in the right direction. Read More