By: Carolina Pichardo With the costume and candy shopping complete, all we could do now is wait. Maybe enjoy a few spooky classic films or two, finish the pumpkins, and sign up for the Halloween events around the neighborhood. It's the best we could do for now, because once we've passed that threshold and we're in November - the official holiday season begins. And let's face it,

By: Carolina Pichardo According to a recent survey by Self Magazine/Today, 84% of respondents claims to have had a "toxic friend" at some point in their lives. Out of a pool of 18,000 women, that's a large number. Which only makes us wonder, are our daughters susceptible to these types of friends too? With the rise of cyber bullying and mean girls' stories, the answer to that is more

By: Staff Report Ever wonder why when some moms get together they get all competitive and crazy over what other parents do? According to a recent study by the University of Southern California, there is a certain activity in the brain that might explain a few things about parenting (and human behavior as a whole). Researchers found that there is a part of the brain - the

By: Staff Report In going with the speedy theme of back-to-school shopping, we got a 48-hours sale for you from ours friends at thredUP.com. If you get there now (only until tonight at 11:59 pm EST), take advantage of the 30% off offer on their awesome boxes of pre-loved kids & baby gear listed by moms across the country. ThredUP.com's boxes are ideal for families looking to

By: Carolina Pichardo Since we know you're probably a little short on everything - and mostly time - this part of the year, we'll make the following back-to-school tip sheet quick and painless. For those that already started school in parts of the U.S., it doesn't hurt to try a few of these still - especially the last point on this list. A week or two before

By: Carolina Pichardo On Saturday, August 6th, multiple locations and communities will take part in the first synchronized nursing event - "Big Latch On." New York City's own local stop, Brazen Lingerie, is looking to get together as many nursing moms and their babies to join in the celebration! Brazen is not only doing this for World Breastfeeding Week, but is also trying to make this Guiness

By: Carolina Pichardo It's been a rough couple of days. I'm not sure if it's part of a pre-teen phase I'm not familiar with, or the "only child" syndrome or maybe it's even the damn, summer heat. Fact of the matter is that my daughter and I have been bumping heads. When I say that the sky is blue, she has an argument that

By: Carolina Pichardo For the last few months, I've been reading a lot about the Casey Anthony case, followed every criticism/post of MTV's Teen Mom (which just launched it’s 3rd season), and even been on the overall lookout for teen moms in the U.S. You see, much like a lot of those young moms you see in the mainstream, I was very confused about being young, a

By: Elma Placeres Dieppa Without a doubt Chicago is urban, and we certainly have our share of young mothers, so it was through a tweet and divine intervention that I was lucky enough to become the Chicago “Young Urban Mom” that will share with you the adventures of me and my two delicious monkeys—Frick and Frack. Frick, my self-proclaimed vegetarian princess, is headed into Kindergarten in the

By: Carolina Pichardo We love them for going half with us to create the most beautiful, precious thing in the world to us. They make  us laugh, think and love in ways that we never thought possible sometimes. We could go on describing the moment we first met, kissed and so on. But this about how they are in their others roles - as fathers. These are