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Paula’s Choice: A Better Skincare Option

Paula’s Choice: A Better Skincare Option

At The Local Moms Network, we love to share brands that are true to our mission of โ€œgiving moms the gift of timeโ€. So when we partner with companies, we want to highlight ones that really deliver. Thatโ€™s why we wanted to share what weโ€™ve learned about...

Fun Summer Grillin’ Idea: Hot Dog Bar!

Fun Summer Grillin’ Idea: Hot Dog Bar!

        Besides ice cream, there are few foods that scream โ€œsummerโ€ more than hot dogs, right? So on this summer weather weekend, we wanted to share this adorable hot dog bar from one of our favorite food bloggers, Jessica Merchant of...

The Local Moms Network Summer Reading Guide

The Local Moms Network Summer Reading Guide

  If weโ€™re being real here, summer reading for moms can be a bit of a pipe dream, particularly for those of us who have young kids (as in, you need to be 100 percent focused on them to keep them alive). Or kids with crazy sports schedules. Or...

6 Mistakes Most Toddler Parents Make

6 Mistakes Most Toddler Parents Make

ย Toddlers are cavemen. If youโ€™re reading this and are actually parenting a toddler, you probably donโ€™t need further explanation. Youโ€™re familiar with the grunting, the lack of table manners, the random tantrums and general refusal to express emotions in a...

Motherโ€™s Day Gifts To Ask Forโ€”Or Give!

Motherโ€™s Day Gifts To Ask Forโ€”Or Give!

There are some Motherโ€™s Day gifts that are pricelessโ€”the classic breakfast in bed and homemade card, for instance. We canโ€™t help you there, but the list below are things we would love to get, and plan to give, for every kind of mom. Happy Motherโ€™s Day from...

Beekeeperโ€™s Naturals: Harnessing the Power of The Bee Hive

Beekeeperโ€™s Naturals: Harnessing the Power of The Bee Hive

If youโ€™re like us, youโ€™ve been hearing about the benefits of honeyโ€”and more specifically, propolisโ€”for awhile. And whoย isnโ€™tย always looking for ways to keep their family healthy? We spoke to Carly Stein, who created Beekeeperโ€™s Naturals, about her new...

Mac & Mia: High-Quality Kids Clothes, Delivered to Your Door

Mac & Mia: High-Quality Kids Clothes, Delivered to Your Door

Marie Tillman was, like all of us, a busy mom who wanted to spend more time with her five childrenโ€”and less time running errands. One of her major challenges? Finding high-quality, beautiful clothing for her kids (now 17, 16, 14, 7 and 5). In 2014, she...

Raising A Reader – Helping Kids Love Books and Reading

Raising A Reader – Helping Kids Love Books and Reading

ย ย We all know how important reading to kids is for their literacy, but what do you do if your childrenโ€”particularly school age and olderโ€”arenโ€™t naturally eager readers? We spoke to New York Times-bestselling author Michael Northrop, who has penned thirteen...

4 Easy Ways to Boost Your Energy Today

4 Easy Ways to Boost Your Energy Today

ย There are a lot of reasons why moms are right up there with medical residents and shift workers in terms of soul-crushing sleep deprivation. From pregnancy insomnia to waiting up for teenagers to get home (and all the sleep issues in between) motherhood...

5 Pieces Every Mom Needs in Her Closet

5 Pieces Every Mom Needs in Her Closet

Kristin Koch, the executive director of Seventeen magazine and blogger behind Closetful of Clothes is, like all of us, a busy mom who still wants to feel put together. "Iย often get asked for my mom wardrobe essentialsโ€”the tried and true items that I can...

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