For 5 years, I served as the public education manager for a child abuse prevention non-profit. Part of my work involved delivering a safe sleep and abusive head trauma training to hundreds of nurses, childcare workers, and parents. Parents...
In 2018, I attended a work meeting where we were all asked to share a work accomplishment of which we were most proud. I was one of the only mothers on my team at the time. People talked about...
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Exercise in all stages of life improves heart health, fitness, and longevity. It can also be beneficial in reducing pain, managing depression and anxiety, and improving your focus. During pregnancy it has the added benefits of speeding up postpartum...
Thank You for Joining 2020 Bloom!
Our 4th annual and first-ever virtual Bloom event was a HUGE success this year! We couldn’t be happier that we got to celebrate all things motherhood with so many new and expecting moms. The...
Nearly eight months into our pandemic world, I have found our pantry overflowing with foods, particularly children’s foods, like cereal, yogurt, candies, fruit gummies, etc. Rather than throw out perfectly good food, I’ve taken to finding other uses for...
Editor's Note: Check our 2020 Fall Guide for a consolidation of the very best in Fall- and Halloween-related content, recipes, activities, arts & crafts, and many more!
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I sit here in...
Since September is coming to a close and it is National Friendship Month, I have someone I want to tell you about; my best friend Jen. In August of 1991, I walked onto the campus of Albion College in...
As climate change awareness grows, parents looking for new ways to increase their sustainability and cut down on waste will find good news in the fact that the reuse market is expanding. Thrifting culture continues to grow, gaining traction...
My daughter will be wrapping up her middle school career this month, and it is a ride I want to get off—a ride with ups/downs, twists and turns, and a few curve balls along the way. One of the...
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