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...
Because I Can Do Better
{Photo Credit: Whims and Joy Photography} As a parent, you want to do right by your kids….Be there for them…Stand up for them…protect them… It seems like every day, I...
Baby Helmets 101: Everything You Need To Know
When my second was born I was pretty confident I was getting good at this parenting thing *cue laugh track*… But after one of our well-child appointments our pediatrician very...
Their Father’s House
Every other weekend, my child goes to her father’s house. Just a few years ago, every other weekend made me sick to my stomach. I had high anxiety about sending...
Hygge With Kids
by Joy Ballard
The freezing wind whips tiny ice chunks against your face as you carefully make the perilous journey from your car to the entrance of the house. You stumble inside and...
Ready, Reset, Go
As mamas, we manage a lot. From work and home, to activities and everything in between… routine is something we cling to, but often falls by the wayside. When...