Parenting Wisdom

This is how my identical twins Robert and Christopher changed my life. In January 2013, Robert and Christopher sadly lost their fight against Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) when I was 24 weeks pregnant. I was overjoyed, shocked, and...

I've always been attracted to the macabre and the "different." Ever since I was a child, I have loved Edgar Allan Poe stories (even more so when Vincent Price or Christopher Lee reads them). My favorite movies growing up were...

Last month, I was writing an essay on establishing dialogue and discourse with kids at various age groups. Well, that one will have to wait because right now, what I need to work on is dialogue with other grown...

I am very new to this whole blog thing, but here is our story about childhood cancer. My name is Lauren, and I am a mother to 3 amazing boys, Giovanni (4), Armani (3), and baby Lorenzo (1 ½...

I tried to hold off as long as possible, I swear. My eight-year-old son has always been a big Pokémon Go fan, with a collection of hundreds (thousands?) of cards to prove it.   But after he watched his younger...

When I was pregnant, I always knew I was carrying a boy. Call it mother's intuition or maybe just a good guess, but I knew. At my 20 week scan, the sonographer confirmed it. My husband and I were...

  Today was a good day. Today, the new toilet came. As a mother, a wife, and a human being, toilets and I have a passionate yet complicated relationship. Some days I think about the toilet once or twice. Some days,...

After a long week of extra innings from the baseball sidelines, packing endless granola bars and fruit cups in your kid's lunch bags, and running to Target for last minute school supplies, you've earned your night out with your...

We love Halloween: the crisp autumn air, the kids in adorable costumes, and the chocolate for weeks after. Here's the Westchester County Moms Blog guide to Halloween, including hayrides, carnivals, costume parties, and spooky fun. October 15 Spooktoberfest for Kids, 12pm-4:30pm,...

Hello Westchester County area moms (and dads, grandmas, and grandpas)! We are so excited to be here and to share this incredibly unique resource with you. We are passionate about sharing real stories and honest experiences of parenthood and...