parenthood
Five Tips for Working While Caring for Small Children
I’ve been navigating these choppy waters since I became a mother five years ago. Here are a few things I've learned...
Mommy, do you want us to grow up?
The thing is, if you do a good job you are out of a job when your kids get older.
To Every Exhausted Mama Out There, You Are Enough
Right now is one of those really hard, really exhausting, and really overwhelming seasons.
Parents of Kids in School Work a Full Extra Day Every Week
Summer dragging on, parents? You may rethink the excitement for school to begin when you hear this rough news.
I'm Done Chasing Perfection and You Should Be Too, Mama
Because mama, YOU are in control. Even in the moments when you feel anything but.
A Love Letter to the Cycle Breakers
I admire my dad for many reasons, but none so much as his courage and fortitude on his internal battlefield.
MAGIC: How the Duchess of Sussex Describes Motherhood So Far
Granted, she's only two and a half days in, so...we'll see.
EP 35: Mindy McKnight on Brooklyn and Bailey Leaving the Nest, Viral Parenting and What Scares Us All About Our Kids
YouTube celeb Mindy McKnight talks about transition, what scares us most about our kids and parenting in general, raising 6 kids online (and how to keep them safe), and what it’s like to run their media empire in the middle of it all.
The Non-Negotiable: At Home Date Night
At a recent Today’s Mama team meeting the question of “non-negotiables” came up...
Hottest Back to School Products on The Talk
Wondering what cool products and gadgets are going to be the hit of the new school year?
Shannon's 2011 Recap
2011 in a nutshell. Including morning sickness, yoga pants, television that makes you cry, and "Moves Like Jagger."
Time Trials
The other morning, I was digging around for something in the back of my closet when I found a framed photograph I’d stashed there in one of my fits of manic tidying.
Where the Bruises Are
I met a life coach a few years back who promised he’d help me “become more of who I was.” He said that as though it were a good thing. I’m not so sure.
Not Perfect but Lovin' Him Anyway
Others may have begun their parenting journey with a positive pregnancy test and parenting book, but I started mine in front of the television.
Dating the Hubs
So, you see, we had this baby. Life changed. I don’t mean to brag, but before the baby came, we were good—really good—at going out on dates with each other.