By Heddi Nieuwsma Every year, Save the Children releases a report on the state of the world’s mothers. Since Mother’s Day was just on Sunday, I wanted to share some findings from their most recent report, which ranks 165 countries for the best and worst places to be a mother based on health, education and [...]
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Some Disappointing News on American Motherhood
Posted by jflojennings on May 17, 2012
http://mvmoms.com/2012/05/17/some-disappointing-news-on-american-motherhood/
Building Bridges
By Dawn Thompson We usually don’t talk about family business, especially if we are in a fragile state. Sometimes I think it’s because we have a lot of pride. Other times I think it makes us vulnerable. In any case, not talking about things just kept us at a stand still. And that was [...]
Posted by jflojennings on May 15, 2012
http://mvmoms.com/2012/05/15/building-bridges/
Sesame Place
By Jessica Del Llano Last summer we went on our first official family vacation to Sesame Place in Langhorne, PA. I’ve had a couple of friends ask me for advice as they’re planning their own vacations there, so I thought I’d share our experience and advice with you. We drove down to Pennsylvania, and while [...]
Posted by jflojennings on May 9, 2012
http://mvmoms.com/2012/05/09/sesame-place/
$15,000 Grant from Huggies MomInspired
We found this post on the Charlotte Observer’s mom blog and thought it would be fun to share! Do you have an original product idea or a startup business? Are you thinking about making the jump from mom to mompreneur? Well then sharpen your (digital) pencils because applications are now being accepted for the Huggies [...]
Posted by jflojennings on May 4, 2012
http://mvmoms.com/2012/05/04/15000-grant-from-huggies-mominspired/
The Art of Discipline Part Three
By Sandy Egan Once a child begins to walk, talk and think on their own, discipline becomes much more varied and interesting. Most children reach this next phase at around second grade. Some reach it sooner (my daughter), and others later (my son). When they reach this level, there are other factors that heavily influence [...]
Posted by jflojennings on May 2, 2012
http://mvmoms.com/2012/05/02/the-art-of-discipline-part-three/
Ted’s Big Day
By Sue Anganes My youngest, Teddy, had his braces put on the beginning of this month. It was probably one of Ted’s most exciting days ever. He had been looking forward to the event for weeks (possibly years) and even shot a documentary of his trip to the orthodontist on the morning of the big [...]
Posted by jflojennings on April 18, 2012
http://mvmoms.com/2012/04/18/teds-big-day/
Trim Time
By Sabina Chen If it had been up to me, I would have let Milo’s hair grow until I could tie it into a ponytail. But his hair was getting pretty unwieldy, covering his eyes, and hard to keep neat. For Daddy, the final straw was the fact that Milo’s hair was starting to snake [...]
Posted by jflojennings on March 15, 2012
http://mvmoms.com/2012/03/15/trim-time/
Sick
By Sandy Egan Every winter, I dread what may come in terms of the various viruses and bacteria that kids swap with one another at school. Whether it’s a minor cold, ear infection, or the flu, my ears perk up whenever I hear “something is going around the school.” A couple of weeks ago my [...]
Posted by jflojennings on March 6, 2012
http://mvmoms.com/2012/03/06/sick/
The Mom Song
Tiffany sent this over this morning and we thought it was too good to keep to ourselves!
Posted by jflojennings on February 28, 2012
http://mvmoms.com/2012/02/28/the-mom-song/
Help for Kyle
By Sabina Chen In December, I received an email from a friend. Her co-worker’s 4-year-old son was diagnosed with a rare blood disease and urgently needs a bone marrow transplant. This little boy, Kyle, is half-Chinese and half-Caucasian, and finding a match for him is a challenge. Would I please help spread the word? Kyle [...]
Posted by jflojennings on February 14, 2012
http://mvmoms.com/2012/02/14/help-for-kyle/
