Colon Cancer Awareness: Not Just An Old Man’s Disease
Move over March Madness… March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Blue ribbons and cute little memes about butts will flood social media. The least sexiest of cancers, but the second...
Adventures in Toddler Sleep Training
by Maureen Zhao
While many quick to think parents tackle the feat of sleep training their baby when they’re a few months old, we had the awesome idea of waiting until our baby...
The Mama Resources You Didn’t Know You Need
Maternal health is something you often don’t think about until after the fact. You prepare for baby, buy everything you need (and more), and perhaps even ask family and friends...
Mom Friends: It’s Impossible
Once upon a time, within the span of a month, my life changed. An abridged version of the story fits easily into haiku: Had my first baby. Quit my job....
Soul, Mind AND Body
I have always been a morning person. I love waking up before my family, grabbing my hot cup of coffee and, with pen in hand, opening up my journal. I...
Overcoming an Eating Disorder
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week aims to combat society’s beauty standards, promote self-acceptance and to change the dialogue not just for ourselves, but for our children. The movement begins...
Growth through Pain
I can’t believe it’s been almost exactly one full year since I last talked about my brother Noah on Twin Cities Family, A Child’s Perception of Life Behind Walls. What’s...
Cultivating Confidence
It isn’t enough that we obsessively show and tell our children we love them. We also have to teach them to love themselves; to believe they are worthy and to...
Because I Want To
It was the end of the bedtime marathon and I was ready to take my victory lap. My youngest was asleep, or nearly so, in his room. I’d changed his...
20 Years From Today
What will life look like in 20 years? I don’t have a crystal ball, but I highly suspect that these facts will be true: I’ll find my current wardrobe...
When Germs Threw a Frat Party
Germs. The arch-nemesis of mom’s everywhere. I have four kids – all of whom are home sick from school today. Fevers, body aches, sore throats, coughing fits, and low energy...
It’s Valentines Day
by Janna Murphy
It’s February 14th friends! This day either makes you smile and wanna walk around and hug everyone. Or you are on the other side of the spectrum and you would...
She Needs a Hat
by Amy Workman
You’re at the store/restaurant/park/cousin’s wedding. Your child melts down over (insert any reason here). You look up and see the faces of what feels like a hundred people judging every...
Refresh Your Child’s Diet with Low-Sugar Options
Many families look to the new year as a time to reset their eating habits and focus on making healthier choices. However, adults aren’t the only ones who could use...