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Month: January 2026

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The Rockwood Files: Scenes from a snow day

01/31/2026 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mom of 3 Greetings from America’s Southern freezer. This is the first time I’ve written a column wearing gloves that cover everything but my fingertips, which must keep typing […]

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Fitness: New year, new butt?

01/30/2026 nwamamas

If shaping up your butt is on the agenda for the New Year, check out this article we found on the Shape magazine website, which offers 24 different exercises to help you strengthen and tone […]

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Pet parenting: How to teach the “leave it” command

01/28/2026 nwamamas

If you’re a new mama to a fur baby (and especially if you also have human babies and kids in the house), your dog needs to know this crucial command — leave it. A dog […]

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Don’t ask ChatGPT for baby advice

01/26/2026 nwamamas

When it’s the middle of the night and your baby STILL won’t go to sleep, sometimes sleep-deprived, exhausted moms turn to ChatGPT because they’re desperate for answers and suggestions for what they could try next. […]

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The Rockwood Files: The best friend check-in

01/24/2026 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mom of 3 If you opened my text messaging app and scrolled through it, there’s one question you’d see repeated over and over again, year after year, between me […]

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Tweens & Teens: 10 things to say to your stressed-out teen

01/23/2026 nwamamas

It is NOT easy to be a teenager. It wasn’t easy when we did it, and it’s definitely not any easier now. So, if you’re noticing signs that your high schooler or college kid is […]

Beauty Buzz

Beauty Buzz: Your cuticles need a drink

01/21/2026 nwamamas

If your skin is dry this winter, and you’re constantly washing your hands because you’re a mom so of course you are… the skin around your nails — the cuticles — could really use a […]

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Recipe for ravioli with sun-dried tomato cream sauce

01/19/2026 nwamamas

Mamas, we’re always on the lookout for a great recipe that takes 30 minutes or less. None of us want to be stuck in the kitchen cooking for hours on a busy school night. So, […]

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The Rockwood Files: Do I still have a job?

01/17/2026 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mom of 3 A few years ago, I did some freelance projects for an online agency that assigned writers to do work for business clients. Most of it was […]

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What we’re reading: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

01/16/2026 nwamamas

Mamas, if you haven’t read this one already, read it now. Also, listen to your hair stylist. My longtime hairdresser, Kylee, told me about this book years ago and I waited around to read it […]

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