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4 Reasons to Travel With Other Families

Make no mistake—family travel, particularly with small kids, feels more like a work trip than a true vacation. As you head toward Spring Break and get deeper into planning August travel, consider aligning your plans with family friends. Focus on families with kids the...

The 9 Mom Friends Every Mom Needs

Mom friends are the glue that holds us together when shit hits the fan, and motherhood’s fan is being in a wind tunnel while you’re going 100 mph in a convertible. In other words, you’re going to need some good glue. Here are 9 moms you need in your crew....

5 Keys to Resilient Parenting

Milwaukee North Shore Moms Wellness Contributor, Jamie Lynn Tatera, shares 5 ways to increase your parenting resiliency. When you see this list of five keys to resilience, you might think, “I haven’t mastered those things yet!” Not to worry; you are not alone. The...

10 Screen-free Activities Kids Will Love

Winter with kids can be tough. Short days and colder weather can keep us inside, and being cooped up too long with small kids can lead to tantrums, messes and other general destruction and mayhem. Around the middle of January is when the sheen of new holiday...

5 Ways To Be More Present With Your Child

We all want to be present with our kids—but some days, nothing can be tougher. You’ve probably read about ways to stop looking at your phone. And while putting your phone away (and having your kids do the same) is a big part of being present, we are sharing...

Parenting Expert Emily Oster

The idea of “maternal instinct” can throw us off when we become moms. Quite honestly, we all faced a huge learning curve when we took our baby home from the hospital and asked ourselves, “Now what??” The answer can come from many places, not the least of which are...