St. Louis Mom

Middle school and high school are times of great change for kids. Classes change, interests change, and quite often, friends change. It’s inevitable that our kids will meet new people and expand or change their circles of friends. Add...

Do you know how to tell if your child or teen needs mental health intervention?   The kids are really going through it.  Things are so different than when you and I grew up: social media was not a thing for...

We’ve all been there, haven’t we?   We have set aside vacation time, booked our stays, purchased flights or made the road trips, packed for ourselves and others, planned thoughtful itineraries and ended up on family vacations that are fun...

It isn’t your imagination. Moms (and dads) are noticing more and more kids vaping. There are plenty of reasons why it’s caught on so quickly. With “fun” flavors and toy-like pens, vaping seems downright cool. This is reminiscent of...

This Monday marked the start of National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW), an initiative started in 1989 by RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, and what is now the largest public awareness campaign that addresses the public health issue of infertility.  Although...

"Five YEARS old?!" Sorry to yell, but I have to, literally, to snap myself back into reality just to grasp how fast that time has gone. You see, my baby (not so much now) is turning five and with that...

Menopause.  A lovely stage of life when our bodies glitch, overheat, change, and rebel. It's not all a struggle. After all, those pesky periods we've been putting up with since puberty finally stop ... But it's a time to get to know...

Connect to your neighborhood with these tips for crafting your own mom community!   About a year ago, I would sit in my front yard with my kids and notice mothers taking their babies or young children on a walk. I...

     I have often felt embarrassed to admit the type of books I love to read; my favorite book genre has been a source of embarrassment for far longer than I’d like to admit. The source of this discomfort stemmed...

As soon as a child is able to sit up and grasp a rattle or a spoon, they are ready to make art! This idea might have you running for the hills, but with a little planning and some...