Mom Tips

Girls tend to be easier when it comes to potty training, compared to boys. While every child has their own personality, girls tend to want to please more than boys and that makes it easier to incentivize them. But that isn’t to say that potty training girls is always easy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spring cleaning might just be my least favorite time of year, besides tax season. But they both do have a nice payoff at the end – much like that nice refund check, there’s a fresh, clean house to look forward to. And here’s a great way to spend some of your IRS bounty – on a few items to make your spring cleaning less painful. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Don’t get me wrong: I love my husband, and I love the features he and my daughter share. From day one, it’s been easy to see that they both have blue eyes, they have the same smile — she’s definitely his daughter. But for some reason, every time someone pointed that out to me right after she was born, it totally stung, and I have a feeling I’m not the only mom who feels that way. Hosted on Acast....

Sponsored by Paramount+. Sometimes the best memories can be made together right in a family's hometown. Whether everyone gathers together for a movie night, plays some fun games in the living room, or drives to a nearby park, there are so many kid-friendly ways to enjoy a staycation. This spring, why not try some new things together as a family? Pretend to be a tourist in your home state. Or even...

We often underestimate the importance of our child’s social life. But think about how vital our social interactions are to us as adults. Just replace that glass of wine over dinner with a juice box and a game of tag, and you can relate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My daughter recently hit a major milestone: Babbling. For months, I’ve been practicing with her, repeating “mama” over and over again, hoping that would be the first word out of her mouth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sure, it would have been easier to have a baby without a worldwide pandemic going on, but here’s how I ended up being a better mom for raising a newborn in quarantine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The four walls of a home are limiting, so here are 6 ideas for keeping your baby entertained when you’re stuck inside. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When a local sensory gym in my area closed due to the pandemic, the owner asked if I’d like to purchase a sensory box for my daughter. Since I have a special needs child, I said yes — and now I’m a sensory bin addict. Both my daughters love them — and no, they’re not just for kids with special needs. But what exactly is a sensory bin? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What really happens when we finally manage to escape for a little bit of “me time”? More often than not, the fantasy doesn’t really line up with the reality. Here are the expectations, and the sometimes brutal realities, of a mom’s quest for a little time to herself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Bridgerton” is the ultimate show for exhausted moms. If it’s not calling your name yet, here are just a few reasons why you need to watch this new Netflix series stat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You know how they say being a mom is a full time job with no breaks? That’s 100% true. Even when we’re away from our kids, we’re still Mom — we’re the ones who get called if something’s wrong, and we’re the ones who will probably have to clean up whatever mess was made while we were gone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

By now, most folks know that it’s important for children to see the world around them reflected back in the books they read and the media they consume. Not only because children who are underrepresented can see themselves and their lives in stories, but because it is a good habit for our kids — but especially white kids — to normalize other voices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

The pandemic has been hard on all of us. It’s been especially difficult for our teenagers, whose social lives have been upended, and their schooling drastically impacted. And for those teenagers who are trying to find work, the pandemic economy has made their job searches frustrating and sometimes futile. Â Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The romance novel industry has a pesky representation problem — and if you’re looking for a sexy story featuring folks who are not straight, white, and cis-gendered, it can be difficult to say the least. We can likely all agree that diversity in romances would benefit us all. So just in time for Black History Month and Valentine’s Day, here are some romance novels by Black authors that you should...

Your kids have secrets they will never tell you, no matter how great your relationship is. Here are a few of them: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When moms talk about those early newborn weeks and months, there are two things they talk about going without: Sleep, and those long, hot, daily showers that once were a part of their regular routine. I lost count of the number of times that people told me to “sleep while I still could” while I was pregnant, but what was really alarming to me were the number of moms who emphasized how little I’d h...

At some point, after it’s safe for us to go outside again and socialize, it’s going to happen. Your tween is going to put down their video game, interrupt your binge watching of Bridgerton and say, with all the earnestness of a twelve-year-old, “There’s a party, and I want to go to it.” Here are five things to do when your tween starts to flex their social muscles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

Being a work-at-home mom to a baby is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, and I’ve done a lot of hard things in my life. My full-time job is a full-time job… and so is caring for a baby. There are only 24 hours in a day, so the struggle to get it all done in the midst of everything else that’s going on in the world can definitely be a challenge, but along the way, I’ve managed to find that t...

There's nothing like preparing for the arrival of your first child: the excitement, the anticipation, the hysterical buying of so many incredibly unreasonable and impractical things. Time and wisdom have showed me that I've wasted my money on quite a few items for my child. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One day, back when my oldest daughter was in kindergarten, she was refusing to put on her coat as we were leaving school during a thunderstorm. I was at the end of my rope. Her teacher, who was a grandmother, laughed and said to me, “Wait until they’re adults and then you’ll know real frustration.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, let’s talk about money and the biggest financial mistakes most folks make. If money is already tight, these mistakes could be devastating — but regardless of your financial situation, avoiding these common money mistakes in 2021 can keep you from ruin. 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 they can develop habits — thanks to a little parental influence — that will help them be their happiest toddler selves. Want to learn more? Here are some of the habits of happy toddlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many people think that if you test positive for COVID antibodies, you are now inoculated against the virus. In other words, you can go back to your pre-pandemic lifestyle because you’re now invincible. That is totally false.  Here are some reasons why you still need to take the necessary CDC guidelines for COVID safety — like social distancing, wearing a mask, avoiding crowds, avoiding poorly ven...

My 7-year-old’s remote learning is a whirlwind of work that, some days, neither of us wants to tackle. I wish I could say that after months of virtual learning, our schedule is seamless, but I cannot. With this busy pace, I didn’t expect to find time to take in any new life lessons. Still, inspired by my kid’s online schooling, here are seven of the best ones I’ve learned over the past months. Hos...