Parenting

These Busy Bag ideas will help occupy your small child when rainy spring weather keeps you indoors!   They say "April showers bring May flowers, but they also bring this mama a case of cabin fever!  It's finally getting warm enough to go outside,...

We have become an overly stimulated, over-scheduled, overly stressed, SUPER-SIZED SOCIETY. And how did we get here? We did it to ourselves. Sad, I know. I grew up from the mid 70s to early 90s. Times were different. Things seemed...

Two Columbus Moms Blog contributors, Malini Swank and Aaron Taylor, discussed the role of technology in the lives of their families. The following is a portion of their discussion: Question: What technology is available for your children? Malini: My 4-year-old owns...

Learning the language of toddlers is like learning a foreign language, but not like any of the ones they teach you in school! Before my daughter started talking, I remember a friend telling us how she'll soon say words that sound nothing like the "real...

I certainly don't need a reason to explain how important it is to build up our daughters, but I'm especially inspired right now. To start... March is Women's History Month and March 8 was International Women's day with a #BeBoldForChange message. ...

It is often hard to find books that engage the “reluctant” reader, beginner reader or finding books that the “bookworm” hasn’t yet read. Having a list of age-appropriate book ideas can help. This list of books for both boys...

When my daughter, Maggie's, 3rd birthday party topped out over $500, I wondered how long we would be able to keep up the Pinterest-inspired parties. As much as I loved planning and hosting events, I knew too many more...

This is the second in a series on blended families. If you want to read about some truly happy aspects of this topic, check out the first post HERE. And if you want a completely honest look into some...

I have always loved children. As a kid, I dreamed of having a big family of my own. My best friend and I had future plans to start our own preschool. And my husband and I spent the early years...

I’ve been a stay-at-home-dad since August, so it’s been just over six months now. When my family moved to Columbus, I did not expect to be a SAHD. The plan was for me to continue teaching high school English...