Coronavirus
COVID-19 Vaccine: Grandparent Visits, Travel & More
Now that COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out natinwide, we’re starting to wonder what this means for our families and routines. How will the vaccines change visits with grandparents, who have been prioritized for immunization? And is spring break/summer travel now...
Social Distance Entertaining Ideas for the Holidays
This story was provided by our contributor Host to Perfection! As we approach the holidays, a highly entertaining time of the year, we need to stop and thoroughly think about how to host in the era of COVID-19. It will be a unique holiday season!! It...
Introducing the Starke School – A Perfect Supplemental Solution for Learning this Year
Schools and districts around the Richmond area are back in session, but the delivery of instruction definitely varies. This unprecedented back to school year has so many moms serving as teacher too. Some moms have set up learning pods within their school community....
This Is Not A New “Normal”
None of the past few months makes much sense, and if you’re like us, you’re getting pretty darn tired. And not the kind of tired a solid 8 hours can fix (even though yes, that would be lovely anyway). It just isn’t normal to…. …Take on more than we...
Working Moms & COVID-19: What One New Survey Found
Working moms have undoubtedly been dealt an almost impossible hand with COVID-19. An already tough position—toggling between work and home—got 10 times harder as they were combined during quarantine. A recent headline in the New York Times declared “Pandemic...
Moms of The Local Moms Network Share Their Back to School Plans
Throughout our country, “back to school” looks different than it ever has. Some kids are going back in-person. Some are virtual learning. And some are doing a hybrid model. Wonder what others are doing? So did we. So we asked a few of the over one hundred moms of The...
Race, COVID-19 & More: Our Chat with a Psychologist Mom
This story originally appeared on Greenwich Moms. This week’s Meet a Mom is Reon Baird-Feldman, PhD. Born in Guyana, South America, she moved to White Plains, NY when she was 7. “We lived with several of my aunts and their families until moving to Teaneck, NJ...
Help Your Child Prepare for Camp & School COVID-19 Protocols
For many kids across the country, camp or a return to daycare will be the first time they’ve encountered the new safety protocols for COVID-19. It also may be the first time they’ve socialized in a group setting, having been social distancing at home for the...
7 Tips for Pediatric Telemedicine Appointments
One of the many new experiences we’ve had during quarantine (aside from cutting our spouse’s hair and homeschooling our kids...) is telemedicine visits. In many ways, telemedicine is incredibly convenient, particularly with kids—you don’t have to wrangle little...
Summer Camp & COVID-19 Guidelines: Info from the American Camp Association!
As our Spring of homeschooling comes to a close and Summer gets underway, camps nationwide are facing a decision about whether or not to open—and parents are making their own decisions about how to spend their summer. There are so many considerations...
Parenting A Special Needs Child During Quarantine
Sara Hood has met many challenges over the course of her life. Born into a Sudanese refugee camp, she recovered from a heart attack at age 23 after the birth of her first child, Josiah, with NFL player Ziggy Hood. Now 9, Josiah has autism, and she is a fierce...
COVID & Kids: What to Know About the New Inflammatory Syndrome
Have you been hearing about the inflammatory syndrome being linked to COVID-19 cases in kids? This new development is frightening for families, especially as we weigh the possibility of camp, and school not too far on the horizon. We reached out to the experts...
On the Front Lines: An ER Doc & Mom Shares What It’s Really Like
As we navigate self-quarantining and social distancing with kids, we can’t help but think of the moms on the front lines of this COVID-19 crisis. Many of us find ourselves at the end of our ropes by about 3 o’clock for reasons ranging from toddler tantrums to...
Brighten Your Home During Quarantine With Flowers!
Need a little pick-me-up during quarantine? Host to Perfection is explaining how to use flowers to really help brighten your mood!
Indoor Activities to Keep Kids Busy
A few weeks ago, South Austin Moms shared a list of "rainy day" activities and we can't think of a better time to share them with you. If you're home with your kids this week, screenshot or print these ideas and you'll have some offline activities ready to go in your...
Puppy Pandemic: Families Who Recently Added Furry Friends
Have you heard the term “pandemic puppy?” Well, it’s probably the cutest phenomenon to come out of this Covid-19 crisis. Across the country, families in quarantine are jumping into the puppy pool, taking their extra time as a family to bring home a furry...
Get Outside and Walk the 7 Hills of Richmond!
The routes below were kindly shared by reddit user u/trashymob and are a great way to get out of the house, enjoy the spring weather, and get to explore the city of Richmond, all while still maintaining distance. For our family, being able to take regular walks in our...
Preschool Lesson Plan: Simple Ideas for School Closures
This story was contributed by Christine Hernandez of Sayville Area Moms! When my son's preschool closed for the rest of the month because of COVID-19 I went into panic mode for a while. Thinking about juggling a newborn and a three year old while being...
Where to Purchase Cloth Face Masks Online!
This story was originally published on Stamford Moms. The CDC has recommended that in instances where social distancing is impossible, people over the age of 2 wear non-medical masks, saying this is meant to slow the spread of the virus, and help people who may...
Find The “Yay” Today with These Tips from Woman’s Day Content Director Meaghan Murphy!
A few months ago we spoke with magazine editor and mom of three Meaghan Murphy, for our meet-a-mom series. We were thrilled when we saw the news a few weeks ago of her being promoted to Content Director for Woman’s Day magazine. She’s also author of an upcoming...