My Family Blog

by Betsy Shaw posted in Mom Stories If this were the motherhood Olympics, the U.S. medal count would be zero. Sweden, surprise, would be winning–ranked second behind Finland on Save the Children’s State of the World’s Mothers (SOWM) report Mother’s Index, which lists the best and worst places to be a mom, and tying with [...]

Photo by: workingmother.com Editor Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger There are all kinds of green things in the world, but just how many are there? This fun narrative brings its readers on a journey of discovering where the lush color green can be seen—in the forest, in a tropical sea and even on animals (ages 2 and [...]

by BabyCenter Guest Blogger posted in Mom Stories By Christy Turlington Burns This post is part of the Global Mom Relay. Every time you share this blog, $5 will go to women and girls around the world. Scroll to the bottom to find out more. We’re living in miraculous times where connections are made at [...]

by Jennifer Borget posted in Mom Stories Nigerian midwives rush a bleeding mother to a table and spread out her limbs. She’s unconscious and hemorrhaging. Unfortunately, this scene is one playing out far too often. Worldwide, severe bleeding is one of the leading causes of maternal death. The mother, who just gave birth to her [...]

by BabyCenter Staff posted in Mom Stories By: Linda Murray, Global Editor in Chief, BabyCenter No one cares more about a baby than his or her mother. But many women simply don’t have the information they need to make healthy choices for their family. If your only source of advice is the village elders, you [...]

by BabyCenter Staff posted in Mom Stories By: Linda Murray, Global Editor in Chief, BabyCenter No one cares more about a baby than his or her mother. But many women simply don’t have the information they need to make healthy choices for their family. If your only source of advice is the village elders, you [...]

by Kristina Sauerwein posted in Mom Stories Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer and its occurrence rate is on the rise in U.S. children from newborns to age 19, according to the May 2013 issue of the journal Pediatrics. Although childhood melanoma is rare, the increasing rate–most notably in Caucasians and girls between [...]

by Kami Bigler posted in Life & Home I’m a big fan of all white sheets. I love that you can see if they are dirty right away, and I love that you can bleach them if you need to. The only problem with all white sheets is that we have different sizes of beds. [...]

by Erin Lane posted in Mom Stories Friendship is important at every stage of your life.  Everyone needs at least one person that they can tell about their day and share their favorite things with.  Early on, it’s a lot easier (or should be anyway).  We have 18 years of school to hopefully introduce us [...]

by Andrea Updyke posted in Mom Stories Since January, our family has passed around the Flu, allergies, head colds and now chest colds. My youngest had tubes put in his ears and we have spent more money on Tamiflu than I care to admit. This mama is over. it. I feel like our entire house [...]