MomSpeak August 2012

Mom is afraid of spiders

Mom blogger EJ Curran vows not to transfer her arachnophobia to her children. Her hubby helps keep it light with pranks.

Art isn't just doing, it's viewing too: tips for an art museum trip with young children

Mom blogger Marissa Kiepert Truong offers strategies to prepare for and have fun during an art museum visit.

Distance defines parenting phases

Mom blogger Shivaun Williams reflects that one day you're peering into a crib and then before you know it, your kids are walking out the door.

Hand-held foods on the go

Organic food blogger Trina O'Boyle loaded up for a 16-hour road trip. Here are her food recommendations.

Does your child with special needs have an elevator pitch?

Having 2 or 3 sentences that describe their best assets can avoid kids from being defined by their disabilities, says mom blogger Lisa Lightner.

Great Expectations (Adventures in Parenthood)

Mom blogger Stephanie Anderson comes to grip with expectations, assumptions and the need to change them.

7 Tips to Get Your Kindergartner Over the Back-to-School Jitters

Parents and children can be nervous and excited when kindergarten begins. Mom blogger Jeanine Ludwikowski suggests these steps to ease the transition.

The picture to the left is Buttercup/Mango/Mimi. I found this sweetie pie when I was walking to work one morning. Determined to keep her if I saw her in the afternoon, I knocked on the house where she was dozing,…

Ode To Cardboard

We have been spending a lot of time at home. It's been sticky hot and while I've proved I can leave the house with two kids in tow, it still feels like quite an ordeal. Luckily I'm blessed with a…

Elmer's #BagItForward School Kit Campaign

Mom blogger Hillary Chybinksi recommends an Elmer's back-to-school program and app that provide donations to children in need.

Cats in the Cradle: Ode to Workaholic Moms

The 1970s hit, a workaholic father's lament about his son, today might as likely be about a woman and her daughter, says mom blogger Darla DeMorrow.

How to keep kids busy at the doctor's office

Prepare for a back-to-school checkup with a book, activity or game and you'll find the doctor's waiting room is a much friendlier place, says mom blogger Jennifer Auer.