Parenting Wisdom

I recently visited my cousin who had an adorable baby girl. On my last day there, she was preparing to return to work for the first time since having her daughter. When I heard her thoughts and fears, I...

Columbia SC Moms Blog is bringing you its latest series titled “How I Became a Mother” in honor of Mother’s Day. Each of us has experienced a unique journey into motherhood. Some of us have struggled with infertility while...

Back to school shopping can feel like a race. Between getting the necessary supplies, dealing with crowds and other parents stressing over last minute supplies, and then scrambling to buy that thing you either couldn't find or forgot about,...

New year, new me, right? Not so fast. I love the idea of resolutions, but I'm raising small people, and some days my biggest self-improvement goal is to remember why I walked into a room. While we all have our...

Columbia SC Moms Blog is bringing you its latest series titled “How I Became a Mother” in honor of Mother’s Day. Each of us has experienced a unique journey into motherhood. Some of us have struggled with infertility while...

When my kids were born, I always planned to wait until they were old enough to ask me to have their ears pierced. As cute as babies look with their sparkling ears, I wanted my daughters to make the...

I am not good with transition. Even though I am a forty-eight-year-old mom of three teenagers, once I settle into my happy place, it’s very hard for me to snap back into reality and follow a routine. This lack...

Sometimes, this life is for the birds. This is currently one of those moments. Years from now, I'll look back on this post and I know I will laugh . . . but right now? Nope. I just want to...

In our family, we’re all about age-appropriate transparency. If our kids have questions about something mature, we do our best to provide honest, clear answers. And if there’s something I don’t know, we read a book or Google it...

My husband and I recently did something we haven’t done before: we took a fun vacation with our kids. Don’t get me wrong – we’ve been lucky enough to travel with the girls and haven’t shied away from big, adventurous...

I will never forget how important it was to me that our newborn son had the finest pair of Air Jordans when he was born. He would surely be the most stylish infant to ever drool on this earth!...

It’s that time of year y’all, the holidays are coming. This statement is not meant to cause mass chaos, but act as a warning. Quickly approaching holidays also means holiday cards (the bane of my existence). Get yourself ready...

Cleaning the bathroom was, and probably still is, the least favorite of my least favorite things to do: chores. I remember wanting so badly to grow up because I was tired of being treated like a kid. Well, that...

The other day my husband announced to me that we really needed to start working on our son's literacy skills. I tilted my head and was like, "What do you mean?" In my mind, our son is essentially a literary genius. I...