In today's world, finding time for anything beyond the essentials can feel impossible. Between running my own business, errands, and the endless to-do list, quality time with kids often gets squeezed out. As a mom of three kids, I...
When my partner and I started looking for a place to raise our kids, I assumed the house would be the hard part. Square footage, number of bedrooms, whether the kitchen had room for a high chair and a...
ICYMI, last week, Mid-Peninsula Moms Blog founder, Kelly, and our resident sleep expert, Dr. Sarah Mitchell, went live on Facebook to answer readers' questions about their babies' and young children's sleep habits. Check out the replay below and mark your calendar...
Maybe your kids slept well as infants or maybe they didn’t, but if you're like every other parent I know, once your child hit the age of two or three—essentially about the time when they transition out of their...
Toddlers are amazing. They love learning about the world and everything they see. They want to help and be involved in even the smallest everyday tasks and seeing them immersed in what they are doing at the moment is...
We all know that reading to children is important. All too often though, we read to our kids to quiet their minds and bodies – a perfect tool for bedtime. But books also have the potential to enliven our...
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I have never been and never will be a crafty mom who makes things from scratch to capture special moments in my kids' lives. I couldn't even manage to slap those circle numbers...
You never know where, when or how the topic of sex will come up for the first time with your little ones, but it is likely to be well before you are expecting it. For me, it was several...
As a former teacher and school administrator, I can tell you that we love Teacher Appreciation Week. It’s a time to get an extra picture, hug, high five, and even a small gift from our kids (and yes, we...
As a seventh-grader obsessed with economics, I drove my parents crazy with dinner-table debates. They would always answer, but I could tell that I was just pressing at the edge of their knowledge (and patience). Years later, during my...
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2026 Summer Must-Haves for Moms and Kids
Make a splash this summer with a great selection of products, selected and tested by fellow moms!
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