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by Carolyn Robertson posted in Mom Stories Jill Trahan-Hardy waits outside her 11-year-old daughter Harley Campos’ school room every day, ready to escort her through the halls in between classes. At recess and lunch she takes up temporary residence in the playground, where she can keep a watchful eye over her fifth grader. This may [...]

by Amy Hatch posted in Mom Stories The news of the two dozen children still missing in a Moore, Okla. elementary school following a deadly tornado there May 20 broke my heart for the second time in six months. In December, when 20 children and six educators were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, I [...]

by Leah Speer posted in Mom Stories Could we do all of this without one another? Could we survive the sleepless nights, the toddler tantrums, the sassy preschoolers, the cranky husbands, and all the other things we experience as moms without a community to lean on? Together, we can feel safe sharing. We all have [...]

by Kami Bigler posted in Life & Home Something as simple as stringing beads onto a string, can seem pretty straight forward to us as moms, but when you add kids (or multiple kids) to the mix, it can get a little crazy…and messy. Here’s a few tips that have helped me when it comes [...]

by Kami Bigler posted in Life & Home Something as simple as stringing beads onto a string, can seem pretty straight forward to us as moms, but when you add kids (or multiple kids) to the mix, it can get a little crazy…and messy. Here’s a few tips that have helped me when it comes [...]

by Chris Cook posted in Mom Stories I love blogging for BabyCenter, but it doesn’t pay the bills so I have what some call a “day job.” In my case, however, it’s actually a day job, night job and sometimes weekend job. I work in college athletics, and a big portion of my duties include [...]

by Jamielyn Nye posted in Life & Home Can you believe the school year is almost over? This was my son’s first year in pre-school and he has loved every minute of it. I know he will be sad to not have school during the summer. However, I’m excited to have him home more. My son’s school [...]

by Laura Larsen posted in Mom Stories And neither is my son! I think these mis-perceptions about men come from a greater overall awareness of sexual abuse: how to recognize it, and what to do about it, which really is a great thing. All kids should be taught the difference between good and bad touches, [...]

by Amy Hatch posted in Mom Stories Like many writers, I’m a natural introvert and I prefer the protection of a screen or a sheet of paper between me and the rest of the world. My history doesn’t help; in third grade I moved to a new school and the teacher stood me  up in [...]