While every child is different in terms of how much of a social connection they need to feel happy, we know that when our kids have a best friend they love to play with, life just seems more cheery. Read More
Why It’s Important to Talk to Your Children
It’s so important that we communicate to our children. We need to teach them, by role modeling for them, as best we can, how to honor their feelings, both high and low. Read More
98-Year-Old Mom Moves Into Nursing Home To Care For 80-Year-Old Son “Because You Never Stop Being A Mum”
And one of the most heartwarming things? Tom seems pretty pleased with the arrangement, too. “[Things are] very good here and I’m happy to see my mum more now she lives here. She’s very good at looking after me. Sometimes she’ll say ‘Behave yourself!’” This should give us all hope that our children will always want us to be their mamas. Read More
Why is Pilates a Great Choice for Moms?
Moms are often reminded of the importance of staying active for cardiovascular fitness, weight maintenance and increased flexibility and strength, but a recent study has shown that there is an additional reason to exercise: our kids! Read More
Teacher Writes Tearjerking Letter to Kids Who Won’t Be Entering Kindergarten This Year
In the middle of all of the excitement and hustle, however, it’s easy to forget that there are people who are genuinely hurting at the beginning of this new school year: nobody more than parents who have lost children. As they watch their peers’ children (and even their deceased children’s friends) grow another year older and enter into a new grade, it is insanely painful to deal with the fact that their own won’t be joining them. Read More
4 Job Benefits Essential For Single Moms
Not every employer offers benefits, and when a single mom is job hunting it may seem like she needs to take whatever she can find. But if a minimum wage job with no benefits doesn’t even earn you enough to get health insurance for your child, then maybe you should hold out for a better position with better benefits or better pay. Read More
Study Shows That Pregnant Millennials Are More Depressed Than Their Mothers Were
Crystal Clark, a psychiatrist and assistant professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, suggests that the increase in young women experiencing depression during pregnancy could likely be because there are fewer women in their age group who have children. More and more women are starting families later in life, she said. Read More
Interview with Leslie Lederhandler, Author of Auntie Ev’s Kitty Romp
Today we are pleased to share with you our most recent author interview with Leslie Wolner Lederhandler, author of the Mom’s Choice Award-Winning children’s board book Auntie Ev’s Kitty Romp! Leslie created her Auntie Ev’s children’s series to entertain and soothe her own babies to sleep. Today, the first book in the series “Auntie Ev’s Kitty Romp” has come alive with wonderful illustrations by L.F. Byerley, and is now available for moms and dads to enjoy with their own babies and toddlers. Read More
Breastfeeding in Public is (Finally!) Legal in All 50 States
Mothers (and hungry babies) everywhere rejoice– Breastfeeding in public is now legal in all 50 states after Idaho and Utah recently passed legislation protecting those rights. Read More
Essential Time Management Tips for Thriving as a Working Mother
Time management is an essential skill for everyone. We all have limited time to work and rest. It is that important for working moms to manage their time properly. Read More