Motherhood

It's not always possible to ensure our children's safety when they're out in the world, but it's a different story when they're at home — that's where we do all we can to protect them. If you're concerned about...

Is there some mean fairy that sends out secret messages to all kids on their second birthday? It really seemed like a switch flipped after my daughter turned two. Everything was a battle from what I made for dinner to...

I caved to the pressure last Christmas and convinced my husband that it was time to get our twelve year old daughters smartphones. They were two of the few sixth graders at their school without phones. Before sixth grade they were...

  A couple weeks ago, I was that mom. The one filling your news feed with cute kid pictures, celebration (ala the world series), and general happiness...while actually having the worst week EVER. Now that the election is over, I think a lot of us...

Can your baby breathe all through the night? Can he nap without life support? Does her little body do the involuntary things necessary to survive sleep? I pray that it’s so for you. It’s not like that for Ian. This dapper...

About eight weeks ago, I delivered my third baby. She is my first girl after two wild boys. She is fussy and she eats all the time...yada yada yada. It's the same thing you've heard before. But what's different...

I'm ready for my social media feeds to be filled with smiling babies, holiday photos, opinions on television shows and mom tips. I'm all about a good intellectual conversation, but this election and the media circus has turned that...

I don't know about you, but my house has officially been bombarded with Halloween candy. Between school parties and trick-or-treating, my 3 year old collected over 150 pieces of candy. If your house is anything like mine you are...

I can always tell my toddler is getting a cold when she gets extra cranky and then extra snuggly. She spends lots of time with other kids, from play dates to the playground, so she is going to get...

When I was in elementary school I remember sitting through PTA meetings with my mom. I actually remember thinking that I couldn't wait to be a mom and be on the PTA. It just seemed so COOL.  That was in...

This year our daughters transferred from a small K-8 school to a large public middle school. To put the change in perspective, their current 7th grade class is about the same size as their entire old school. While the transition...

Why are there so many parenting clichés? From the moment we reveal that we are expecting a little bitty life changer, we seem to elicit a reel of repeated responses. And it never stops. Even though I have only...

One of my favorite perks of living in the Sunshine State is the ease of being able to pack our bags and hit the road for a weekend getaway. Being located in Central Florida, we feel very fortunate to have great...

I recently attended a baby shower and found myself fascinated by some of the gifts - new baby products that did not exist when my almost thirteen year old twins were babies. I thought of my own mother, who passed...

Orlando Moms Blog is thrilled to announce our Hang with Heroes event, on Saturday October 22 from 10am-1pm at Gemini Springs in DeBary, Florida. HUGE thanks to our TITLE SPONSOR, Strategies, Inc. Based in Daytona Beach FL, Strategies Inc helps parents solve...