With summer in full swing now, there are so many activities and events for families happening all over Orange County! From fun ways to celebrate Independence Day this 4th of July, to ways your kids can beat the heat, here are our top picks of Orange County events in July 2018! Huntington Beach 4th […]
Summer is here and the water is calling! Are you a beach-goer? Or do you prefer to hide out in a cool house until the late afternoon and then venture outside for some water fun? I’m the lady who lets her kids do a lot of night swimming during the hot summer months because I’m […]
I’m no biologist, but I’m pretty sure humans are required to consume food to survive. I’m also pretty sure that children need to eat balanced meals to successfully grow up. However, in my household, I seem to have some sort of mutant children who subsist on air, dairy, and mountains of fruit. They are scientific […]
It’s Summer!! Oh wait, it’s Summer! Which means the kids are at home. All. Day. Long. And while I love the occasional trip to Disneyland, we don’t have passes and it can get pricey. I’m always on the lookout for a less expensive day out. So, here is the Orange County Moms Blog Contributor Collaborative […]
If you’re anything like me, summer excites and overwhelms all at once. And to balance summer with a career and kids can be hard. The demands of my job are 24/7. And my kids now have free time 24/7, which can take some juggling. By placing some priorities into our routine, it has helped me […]
If you follow us on Instagram, you’ll have noticed we have a thing for beaches. (And if you don’t follow us, head over to find us. It’s worth it!) Living in Southern California, we have access to some truly beautiful beaches. And we love to visit different ones, though there are some that are better […]
The hardest part of being a parent is watching your child go through something really tough and not being able to be there, to help, to fix everything. Last year I remember having such bad anxiety sending my oldest daughter to kindergarten and hoping everything would be fine. It had been just me and her […]
This is literally how I start this sentence to explain the adventure that my family took on Mother’s Day weekend. One might ask, “How did we end up here?” This is because, if you know me at all, you know that I abhor the idea of camping. It’s like paying to be homeless for a […]
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I am a stay-at-home mom. I am also a feminist. Do these things inherently negate each other? They don’t have to and I am learning how. And it’s hard and real. Let me start off by saying that I recognize being a stay-at-home mom is a kind of privilege. I was not always ‘privileged.’ (Even […]
This. This is the primary reason for my hiatus: My twins are autistic. It’s not something we talk about. We don’t “share” it with others. We are still coming to terms with it. That may sound weird, perhaps resentful, or that we’re ashamed; I assure you, we are not. We knew—very early on—that the boys […]
They didn’t ask for it. None of us did really. We thought we were doing good by our daughter by providing her with a sibling six weeks after her 3rd birthday. And then, less than a month after her 5th birthday and after much concern, her baby brother was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder […]
One afternoon, my son woke up from his nap already in a funk. He was annoyed and demanding. In true “new mom” fashion I went through the list of things that could quickly save us from his aggressive pointing and grunting. It was water. He just wanted some water. No problem. I filled the nearest […]
In my practice, I specialize in maternal mental health. So I was incredibly excited to see the trailer for the movie TULLY which hit theaters on May 4th. If you are part of a mommy group on Facebook, chances are you’ve seen the same excitement. But if not, take a look at the official trailer. […]
