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Unsolicited Advice for New Parents: What You Won't Find in a Book

Ed's note: We think this list is awesome! So many of the points had us cracking up! We're sure all the Momaroo readers will get a kick out of this and also be able to add their own points. Wait until the baby comes…
Over the River and Through the Woods...

Mama Fox has been blogging about grandchildren today and it started me down the path of thinking about the future and the boys with their grandma/my mother. It's interesting because when Tim and I were growing up, sta…
When Schedules Collide

This weekend we visited my BIL and SIL. Our six kids are close to the same age (7,6,5,3,2,1) and they love to play together, I enjoy my in-laws, so what is the problem? Our schedules.
Sleep Problems -More Sleep for Mom and Baby...

I really love being a mom. I do. But, I am so sleep deprived that my body hurts and I cannot think. I feel like a bad mom because I cannot be as intentional with teaching Isabel (15 1/2 months old) certain thing…
Parents On The Net - Opinion Poll of Sorts

My kids are getting older now and with high school and college age kids I think that they deserve more privacy. I try very hard to let them have room to grow into who they will be without me breathing down their neck al…
Baby Bottle Help -Can't Shake The Baba!

So my daughter is almost two (come April) and I'm trying very hard to ditch "the baba." We have all kinds of cups, normal little plastic ones for her size, ones with a lid and bendy crazy straws, normal sippys, everythi…
Post Pregnancy Problem: Rectus Diastasis

During my pregnancy, I was one of the unfortunate ones to get a rectus diastasis. (Ed's note: This condition is a separation between the left and right side of the rectus abdominis muscle, which covers the front surface…
Underage Drinking -Sign of Trouble or Just Normal Teenage Behavior?

I tutor high school English and history for several international students that live away from their parents. Most of my students live with older brothers and sisters (without their parents) or board with a random fam…
Moms - Please Help!

Okay, so Paul and I are still new parents and really don't know what we're doing sometimes. It doesn't help that every baby is different, as is the way parents raise their babies. I think it's been pretty clear by…
So This is Why...

I shouldn't watch shows with names like "Hoarders". Monday night there was absolutely nothing on television and I couldn't sleep. Insomnia is my best friend these days. It was still fairly early (just past ten) so Matt…