How To Move Cross Country With Kids
While moving across the country as a family unit may not be at the top of anyone’s “most fun things” list, sometimes it is mandatory, due to job relocation, changing family obligations, or military...
View ArticleSwimsuits for Surf & Sand: Platypus Australia 2016
The sun has started to peek out and warm up the air. The days are longer. Last day of school photos are plastered on your Facebook feed. Dare we say it; it’s beginning to look a lot like summer! If...
View ArticleFrom Co-Sleeping to Crib – No Tears Required
In the early days of a child’s life many parents, especially breastfeeding mothers, choose to co-sleep with their infants. When done safely, co-sleeping can be extremely beneficial in ensuring the...
View ArticleCloth Diapers: 10 Tips to Get Started
Are you thinking about cloth diapering your new baby? Or, maybe you’re tired of buying boxes of expensive diapers only to see them go into the trash. Cloth diapers have made a huge comeback in recent...
View ArticleDaily Mom Spotlight: Our New Favorite Robot: bObi Pet
Pretend with us, just for a moment, that your family has adopted a new pet. You bring her home and anxiously set her down on the floor, and watch her adapt to her new surroundings. You may giggle at...
View ArticleHow To Make School mornings easy
Getting back into the swing of school mornings can be rough. The mornings are rushed, the tempers are short, and the coffee may not fully be pulsing through your veins quite yet. While we don’t...
View ArticleRoom Mom, Now What?!?
You walk into school orientation – slightly excited, slightly overwhelmed. You salivate at the thought that kids going back to school means a little more time to yourself. Fist pump. And then you...
View ArticleBump Up Your Calcium
A mother’s work is never done. From running to the grocery store, work, park play dates, cleaning, you name it, we do it all. Unfortunately, our health isn’t always at the forefront of our minds. And...
View ArticleWho Runs the World? A Guide to Encouraging Kids to Run
According to the CDC, the obesity rate has quadrupled in the past 30 years. And, with the obesity epidemic sweeping the nation (especially within children), it is more important than ever to teach kids...
View ArticleLet Them Fight: Teaching Siblings to Work It Out
Parents have a rough job. Not only do they have to keep their kids healthy, fed, clothed, and sheltered they also have to teach them to be good people. If you have more than one child you know that...
View ArticleEnding the After School Grumpies
If you have a school aged child, you know what we are talking about. You are eager to hear all about your child’s day as you pick them up from school or as they get off the bus. Your smiling face,...
View ArticleAll That Candy: An Expert’s Guide to Indulging in Halloween the Right Way
Halloween is one of the best holidays of the year. What’s not to love: fun costumes, perfect weather, friends, family, late bedtimes, and candy. All that candy can be overwhelming. You want to enjoy...
View ArticleCozy Autumn & Winter Jammies from Skylar Luna
The cold weather has begun to draw in for much of the country and gone are the nights of sleeping in oversized tee-shirts and shorts. Now is the wonderful time of year where you get to snuggle your...
View Article4 tips to keep your home safe while you’re away for the holidays
Traveling for the holidays is something your family should always look forward to. There’s no better way to close out the year than by hitting the road, singing holiday songs at the top of your lungs,...
View ArticleA Healthier You in 2017 with Muscadines
It seems like once the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Day, the resolutions begin flying around. Maybe you’ve vowed to unplug a bit in the new year and spend more precious time with your family....
View ArticleExploring the World with Science
Children are naturally curious. They find wild delight in tiny ants crossing the sidewalk, they take pleasure in pulling out all the contents in your kitchen cabinets, and they love sticking their...
View ArticleDaily Mom Spotlight: Beddy’s: Fashionable & Functional Bedding for Kids
Teaching your children about responsibility and tidiness can seriously be a full time job for many of us. If you’re anything like us, we prefer an orderly and picked-up household. Lots of times, that...
View ArticleThe Online Village: Why Moms are Always on Their Phones
“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 what could possibly be so entertaining.” It’s...
View ArticleScientific Proof Why You Should Read to Your Baby
It’s no secret that children often learn by our interactions with them. We may think that cuddling, singing, and playing with our babies are just simple bonding activities, but they are so much more...
View ArticleWhy Moms Need Sleep: Too Tired to Mom
Momming ain’t easy, and being tired is fo’ real. Moms spend so much of their days taking care of someone else, hardly thinking of themselves. Cutting up fruit to the precise angle in which your child...
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