My Biggest Fear: What if My Child Doesn’t Make Friends
For the first four years of my son’s life, he happily played with a built in-group of friends: kids of our friends, a network of cousins and a very small...
Mommy Daughter Date Ideas
by Jen
One of my goals of 2016 is to have more one on one Mommy Daughter date nights. Our day to day life can get busy, so having that one on...
Dear Daughters – You Aren’t Perfect
by Cari Dugan
Dear Daughters, If you haven’t realized it yet, the world expects a lot of you. I am so sorry about that. There is a lot of unnecessary pressure on your...
The Baby Weaning Blues
by Annie
I think my son would have breastfed until he was five. Going into breastfeeding when he was first born, I intended to let him self-wean. He latched right on within...
She Is A NICU Nurse
by Leah Pihlaja
She administered IVs, sticks and pokes. She consoled my baby and whispered how sorry she was. She saw my heart break through the tears each time. She unplugged my baby of...
Take Heart! Hope for the Newly Diagnosed Thyroid Cancer Patient
by Maureen Zhao
Dear Friend, I am so sorry. You didn’t ask for this, and you probably didn’t see this coming. Scared. Upset. Alone. None of us feel ready to face this type of...
Tips for Raising an Adventurous Child
by Cari Dugan
For as long as I can remember, our littlest has been our wild cat. Before she was walking she was climbing, and as soon as she was climbing she was...
How to Survive Being Sick and Being Mom
by Kate Awsumb
Last winter, I was sitting in my five-week-old’s nursery chair pumping, cooing at her in her Rock ‘N’ Play at my feet, when it hit: that sudden flippy, floppy, churny...
New Year’s Resolutions for the Working Mom
by Annie
I’m a mom to two rambunctious youngsters, and I work full time. Sometimes you just have to leave clean laundry in the hamper for a few days. I know myself...
You Absolutely Deserve a Massage
We’re kicking off 2016 with a brand new partnership with Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa in Maple Grove. To get the new year started off on the right...
A Mom’s Night Before Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas And my house is a mess I should start to clean it But I’m not; I confess! I’m too tired, I want wine There’s just...
What the Elf?
by Kim
Ohmygosh! I can’t take it anymore! If I see another complaint about people who do or don’t elf their shelves, I just might lose it. Who cares whether you elf...
26 Non-Traditional Christmas Traditions
by Karri Larson
The Christmas season is my favorite time of the year. I love decorating the house, getting the mail, and shopping for just the right gift for that special someone. And...
A Vikings Appearance and a Cub Foods Giveaway!
{Disclosure: Twin Cities Familys Blog has partnered with P&G to bring you this fun giveaway. And, if they like the Vikings, we like them!} Last night, we had the fun opportunity...