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Top 7 iPhone apps moms will love

Hey moms, looking for an easy way to organize your life and make your daily tasks a little easier? Grab these apps for your iPhone...

Mom & Dad

Monday Mom challenge: Find a new way to volunteer

At the start of a new school year, there's a new schedule be learned, to be adjusted to. New bus times, new after-school activities,...

Parenting Humor

My Blackwell moment: From fashionable to frumpy

I used to think pregnancy would be the blackest chapter in my personal fashion history. But now I know that it was merely a dress...

Mom & Dad

5-Minute mommy time outs

Your typical day is hectic, to say the least. With keeping your children clean, fed and entertained, and shuttling them from school...

Beauty for Moms

Moms: How to avoid at-home hair color disasters

Coloring hair at home can be a more economical way of maintaining shiny, vibrant haircolor, but many women are intimidated by the...

Mom & Dad

Having a tough time making mommy friends?

Playground dynamics are not limited to the kids on the swings and the slides. Moms have a chance to interact during playgroups,...

Super Mom Tips

Healthy & eco-smart hair care

If you've committed to "greening" your beauty routine, you are probably inundated with information about skin care products, but...

Monday Mom Challenge

Monday Mom challenge: Give yourself a community involvement review

None of us lives in a vacuum. Whether you live in the big city or deeply rural, you are part of a community -- one that hopefully...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Understanding benefits of sleep -- and risks of not enough sleep

A rising area of scientific research is in sleep: What it’s all about, how it works, why we sleep -- and what happens when we don’t...

Family Activities

How to make the most of time with your kids

It's true what the say: The dust bunnies and dirty dishes aren't going anywhere. Take a break from the rat race and commit to...

Monday Mom Challenge

Monday Mom challenge: Build special relationships with each child

It’s impossible to treat our kids exactly the same. You know it is! Yet do you sometimes find yourself trying to do just that? An...

Wellness

Does your mother influence your body image?

If you look in the mirror and see unwanted pounds, does your mother's voice pop into your head, reprimanding you for eating too many...

Mom & Dad

How to be a stylish mama

We moms are busy... sometimes too busy to care about the way we look. If we're not careful, the frump factor will multiply quickly...

Fashion & Style

5-Minute mom makeover

Remember the days when you had countless minutes to devote to coiffing, resulting in flawlessly applied makeup, frizz-free hair and...

Mom & Dad

Quick, easy lunch spots after a playdate

Playdates make for great fun -- not just for kids, but for moms, too. While your children play, you have time to catch up with other...

Mom & Dad

5 Ways to upgrade your mom style

The New Year always gives people a feeling of a fresh start, and what better time than to makeover your mom style? Here are five...

Living rooms

Why women need a Mom Cave

For decades, men in America have had a retreat in their homes all to themselves, the Man Cave. But according to a survey conducted...

Gadgets, Electronics & Automotive

Top 5 free photo editing programs

No need to buy expensive, fancy-pantsy Photoshop. Try these top 5 free photo editing programs to edit, perfect and enhance your...

Parenting Humor

How’s your handbag hygiene?

Now that I'm a mom, I've become a freak about food sanitation and personal hygiene -- especially hand washing. Children are...