Mom Tips

Sure, baby products are great for your child — but you can also build a beauty routine for yourself around them! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shockingly, being part of an interracial couple still has its challenges in this day and age. In case you encounter an interracial couple and have the urge to comment, here are a few things not to say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An ode to “baby jail” — aka the Pack & Play. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a general rule, toddlers aren’t necessarily the best at regulating their own emotions. But we can help them develop habits that will help them be their happiest toddler selves. Here are some of the habits of happy toddlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When living with a newborn, the days (and nights) are long and tough. Really tough. Yet, there are things I miss and look forward to experiencing again. Things that make all those sleepless nights and never-ending days worth it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before my daughter was born, my pets were, unequivocally, my children. But what I didn’t predict is how much my baby would love our pets… and that love has only grown as she’s gotten older. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Newsflash: Parents love giving advice to other parents. This got me thinking about all the advice I’d heard over the years, so I compiled this list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm going to go ahead and conclude that opting out of all those extracurriculars in their childhood has had no adverse effects, so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It goes without saying that we love our kids, but our New Year's Eve plans may never be the same once we're parents. Here are 9 ways you might have to dial it down a bit, come December 31. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I guess you could say we’re the anti-Tiger Parents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let’s face it – New Year’s resolutions are just different when you’re a mom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s normal for kids to be self-centered despite all of our efforts to help them be more empathetic or appreciative. The good news, though, is that we can help them broaden their perspectives and see beyond themselves. Here are a few suggestions for fostering thankfulness in your kids. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Remember when the holidays used to be fun instead of stressful? Yes, it was a long time ago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When it comes to Christmas gifts, toddlers are pretty easy to shop for. But when it comes to stockings, they can be a little trickier. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Household chores are a never-ending reality of life. Keeping up with kids, pets and a hectic schedule make it seem like there's always something to clean. With a few housekeeping tricks and these tips from some pros, though, you can keep on top of the cleaning and make life much easier. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There was a video circulating awhile ago, of a cat dressed as a shark riding a vacuum and chasing a duck, and it was the most fabulous thing in the world. I didn’t want to keep this genius all to myself, so I showed it to my teen daughter. She did the “talk to the hand” gesture and said, “Mom, stop 'showing me things on the Internet.'” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I used to be an exclusively in store holiday shopper. But over the last couple of years, everything changed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I’m 22 weeks pregnant with my second child, and my daughter, who is 6, is very excited for the long-awaited baby sibling. But it's been a while, and I’d clearly forgotten a lot regarding pregnancy. Â Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I say we bring back home economics and shop classes. Here's why, and what new versions of them would look like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear me out! Here are 5 reasons I won’t be giving gifts this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yeah, it’s kind of cute, and I’m sure kids get a big kick out of it during the holidays. But even though my daughter is still a baby, I have already decided I’m never getting her an elf, and there are a few reasons why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While I’d certainly heard of postpartum depression, I didn’t know that there was even such a thing as prenatal depression, and that so many people experience it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whether your tree is real or fake, it’s going to attract your kid’s attention. It lights up, it’s colorful, and it has a lot of sparkly, dangly things hanging from it that look a lot like toys. And it might even look like fun to climb. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I have a photo that shows my teen daughters playing a game using small rectangular pieces of cardboard with symbols on them. Otherwise known as "playing cards," this ancient pastime was made obsolete by the digital age and hasn't been seen among the teen population in years, having gone the way of other old-timey activities like letter writing and making eye contact. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Or is it? Moms everywhere are bracing themselves for the next few weeks of Christmas shopping, and “wonderful” might not be the way they’d describe it. Here are some other thoughts racing through their overworked, over-shopped minds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.