Parenting

Being a mom of three and a mostly stay-at-home mom the past five years, I’ve learned firsthand that life with kids is consumed with chaos most days. Trying to care for them, take them to their activities, and entertain...

Do you know that music can make your children smarter?! Well, maybe it's not that straightforward. But studies have definitely shown that infusing music into a child's life can benefit them in so many ways! Education, motor skills, IQ, and spatial...

Potty Training Pressure I recently had a night out with some girlfriends. The topic of conversation turned, as it inevitably does at some point, to our kiddos. This particular discussion was about potty training. Someone brought up a book whose...

Dear Husband: (See how respectful of your privacy I am? I’m not even using your name!) It’s Father’s Day soon, and the Facebook etherwaves will be full of treacly yet sincere posts from wives and partners dedicated to their husbands and...

I Am Seven! I am in my middle childhood! Over the younger childhood stage- Woo Hoo! I think this means I can drive soon, right? How about buy a car? I’m really, really good at riding my bike fast....

Are you looking for some ways to save money on groceries?  Today I'm sharing 25 ways to help you do so!  According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average US family of four spends between $568-$1,293 dollars a month...

  Living in downtown Columbus has many perks. That includes easy access to many of the city’s festivals and events. Having a newborn and a 2 ½-year-old, these events are cheap and easy ways for us to get out of...

It was Easter afternoon, and as I looked up from talking to my husband to see the neighbor running up my driveway in a panic, I felt the pit in my stomach that it wasn’t because he had good...

In a CMB contributor poll about embarrassing moments, a time in many of our lives came up surrounding the start of menstruation. It just so happened that many could relate to the feelings of confusion, panic, fear, and embarrassment...

I know free time, especially time to read, is probably in short supply for you these days. If and when there is time to spare, it always feels like there are a million and one things to do -...