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Your Dominant Sense Will Affect Your Parenting Style

May 6, 2016 by Amanda Wood Leave a Comment

Each of us has a dominant sense that gets used more than all the others. Be it touch, sight, taste, smell, or hearing—it is a part of our personality, affecting how we interact with the world. So it makes sense that a person’s dominant sense will factor in to how they parent, says Priscilla … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motherhood, Parenting Tagged With: being a mom, dominant senses, motherhood, parenting, parenting styles

What Young Adult Novels Can Teach Us About Parenting

May 4, 2016 by Amanda Wood Leave a Comment

What do many young adult (YA) books have in common? Angst-y teens, strict rules made for breaking, and rollercoaster love lives. There’s no doubt about it, being a teenager is rough and parenting one proves just as hard. But if there’s something we can learn from all those teen reads, it’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Tweens & Teens Tagged With: advice about teens, being a mom, being a parent, dealing with teenagers, mom advice, parent advice, parenting, parenting a teen, parenting teens, teen advice, young adult novels

Enter For A Chance To Win A $400 Mom Cave Prize Pack

May 3, 2016 by Amanda Wood 6 Comments

This contest is now closed. Thanks for entering and good luck! Have you heard of the latest craze in the “Treat ‘Yo Self” phenomena? It’s called the Mom Cave and we think it’s a pretty great idea. We’ve partnered up with the inventors of the Twistos® Mom Cave to help you set up your very own … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: being a mom, contest, move cave contest, start your mom cave, twistos, twistos contest

Why Every Mom Needs Her Own “Mom Cave”

May 3, 2016 by Amanda Wood 2 Comments

We’ve all heard a hundred times over about Man Caves and how every guy should have a space where he can unwind, relax and just do “manly” things. And to that we say: Go for it, dudes! We’ll be hanging out in our brand new Mom Caves, thank you very much! Imagine a place where you can retreat for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home, Life Tagged With: being a mom, decorating, home, move cave, self love, self-care, twistos

Kelly Rowland: Being A Mother Is About Taking It ‘One Day At A Time’

April 28, 2016 by Amanda Wood Leave a Comment

Kelly Rowland had some fears about parenting when she first realized she was pregnant, she told PEOPLE while attending the Safe Kids Day 2016 event on Sunday. She though she was missing the one virtue all parents seem to possess: patience. “When I found out that I was going to be a mother, I was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Celebrity, Entertainment Tagged With: advice for moms, advice for new moms, being a mom, being a parent, kelly rowland, kelly rowland and titan jewel, Mother's Day, motherhood, parenting

When Are Kids Allowed To Be Alone?

April 25, 2016 by Amanda Wood 2 Comments

We keep judging parents for letting their kids play with their iPads or flaked out in front of the television. We are told to get our kids outside in the fresh air and get off the screens, to exercise and run around and use their imaginations. We are supposed to encourage our children to play with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Parenting Issues Tagged With: alone time, being a mom, being a parent, kids, parenting, parenting issues, play time

Carrie Underwood Talks Unconditional Love And “Couple Time”

April 11, 2016 by Amanda Wood Leave a Comment

Carrie Underwood has an amazing life, but she’s most grateful for her son, Isaiah who she had with husband, Mike Fisher. “I never really knew what it was like to love something or someone unconditionally until I had him.” The American Idol alum went on to say, “he’s so sweet and so smart. He’s a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Celebrity, Entertainment Tagged With: being a mom, Carrie Underwood, carrie underwood and mike fisher, having kids, marriage, mike fisher

What Can We Do About The Gender Gap In Parenting

April 7, 2016 by Amanda Wood Leave a Comment

The gender gap doesn’t just show it’s self in the work force, it’s also prevalent on the parenting scene. One of the ways this disparity of expectation between moms and dads makes an appearance is in the comments women hear regularly about their role as a mother. Often passive aggressive, whether … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Life Tagged With: being a mom, gender gap, gender gap in parenting, parenting, sexism

The Urban Mom: Cat And Nat From Social Common

April 6, 2016 by Marianne Litman 3 Comments

This month, we’re featuring an entrepreneurial mom duo Cat and Nat, the creators of Social Common. Occupation: Entrepreneurs, moms Hometown: Toronto Current Town: Toronto, but considering Hawaii at the moment! Social media savvy is a great way to describe the entrepreneurial duo, Cat and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motherhood, Parenting Tagged With: being a mom, moms, Social Common, social common creative, the urban mom, troonto moms, work-life balance

The Three Words Teenagers Say That Break Your Heart

March 31, 2016 by Amanda Wood Leave a Comment

We all dread those three little words that when strung together make our hearts hurt, especially when it’s from those we love most. Hearing ‘I hate you’ from your teen is hard. Sadness and anger can bubble up quickly, as Hannah Storm, ESPN SportsCentre host, knows firsthand. Storm has three … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Tweens & Teens Tagged With: anger from your teen, being a mom, hannah storm, hearing I hate you, struggles of raising teenagers, teenagers, Teens, the struggles of motherhood, the struggles of parenthood

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