Tag: Moms

The authors of Cooking with All Things Trader Joe's will give away two free cookbooks exclusively to MomHub members.  To enter, please visit www.cookingwithtraderjoes.com and sign up for the mailing list, entering "MOMHUB" into the "Where did you hear about us?" field.  

We know a lot of moms who are struggling with the search for good part-time work. They have plenty of skills, but they also need flexibility given the demands of raising one or more kids. Sue Shellenbarger seems to be following this trend too with her recent WSJ Work & Family entry called "Nice Work if You Can Get It." Here's an excerpt.

Yes you can bring the munchkins to a coffee shop, but is it really relaxing? It probably depends on the environment. Given the local coverage of some UK-based members clubs for "mums," perhaps we should see more of that over here.

What do you like about this concept? What local spots give you the feeling of a club without the fee? 

We have grown accustomed to selecting a gadget or a new laptop via comparisons. Now there is competition heating up for finding the right school. Sites such as GreatSchools and Education.com are providing useful interfaces into an enormous amount of data. These sites even get reviewed by Walt Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal.

We love great collections of reviews, especially in our hometown of Portland, OR. We're big fans of Portland Mamas Inc. PMI's founder, Marlynn Jayme Schotland, wrote a great city guide to Portland in Cookie Magazine.

CafeMama has an interesting list of support groups in her post on UrbanMamas.  

Would you go with the cheapest Dr.? We didn't think so. Babysitting isn't much different. You are talking about the safety and well being of your kids. Many of you have probably noticed the increase in going rates for sitters. Portland-based Sue Shellenbarger even covered this trend in her Wall Street Journal column on Work & Family.

Interesting article in New York magazine about how much of an impact sleep has on a kid's cognitive functions. Worth skimming, especially since we are all likely guilty of overscheduling our kids at one time or another. Here's an excerpt from the article "Snooze or Lose"

Blogs and feeds are one of our primary ways to get information. We subscribe to blogs across a variety of different topics, including ones in any way related to the parenting experience. Here are some of our favorite blogs about parenting.