Mommy Shorts - Page 23 of 200 Mommy Shorts

11/07/18

When the phrase “the future is female” became popular a few years ago, I loved it and used the hashtag, but I’m not sure I really believed it.

11/05/18

11 Books that Teach Kids about Democracy in Action!

In addition to voting (and maybe taking your kids with you to the polls), children’s books are always a great way for parents to teach their kids about how our government is supposed to work.

11/02/18

The Mommy Shorts Halloween Costume Awards 2018

From the cast of Coco to the Greatest Showman to the kid who insisted on going as a goat with a jetpack, here are my favorite costumes of 2018.

11/01/18

Three Villains and Robin Hood Go Trick or Treating

Mazzy rebelled against the family costume, Harlow conducted a search for Banana Laffy Taffy and Mike officially set the bar VERY HIGH for next year.

10/30/18

13 Things that will Happen to Parents on Halloween

Despite the cute costumes and free candy, there are a lot of things that can go wrong. No holiday is immune to meltdowns and malfunctions.

10/29/18

Harlow Dressed as the Notorious RBG

I made the costume with a preschool graduation gown and coffee filters for the collar. Tough as nails expression is sold separately.

10/26/18

13 Kids with Very Specific Visions for their Halloween Costume

Here’s a shout-out to all the kids who went against the grain for their costumes and came up with something all on their own. These are the true Halloween Heroes.

10/24/18

12 Books to Help Kids Conquer their Fears

Whether your kid has a fear of the ocean (like me), a fear of making mistakes (like Mazzy) or a fear of the dark (like Harlow), here is a list of 12 books that can hopefully address their issue head on.

10/23/18

11 Things that Happened in September

A few weeks ago, I shared the Sparknotes version of our summer to get everyone reading my blog (who is not following my day to day on Instagram) up ...

10/18/18

32 Kickass Girls Halloween Costumes

I assume there are many girls out there like mine, who would rather be a warrior than a princess on Halloween. I made a list of kickass girl costumes to help your daughters out.

10/17/18

7 Ways to Get Kids to Settle Down at Bedtime

Whether it’s because they’re overtired, overstimulated or have a serious case of FOMO, it’s pretty common for kids to go a little crazy before bedtime. Are you even a parent if you haven’t yelled, “Settle down!”

10/16/18

How to Teach Kids About Consent

The question I hear over and over from moms of boys— how do I make sure I am raising kind, gentle, human beings who respect girls and understand consent?

10/12/18

35 Messes Your Kids Made When You Thought They were Playing Nicely in the Other Room

Instead they’re doing things like moisturizing a basketball, using ice cream as shampoo and making omelettes on the floor.

10/11/18

These Kids Absolutely Killed it on Halloween

These kids don’t just wear their costumes, they COMMIT to their character.

10/09/18

51 Ways Pregnancy Changes Your Body that Nobody Warned You About

I asked my readers to describe any unexpected changes that happened to their body from pregnancy. Like peeing when you sneeze or stretch marks in strange places.