Moms & Kids section

There’s nothing that sucks the energy out of the day quite like a whiny kid. It’s one of those behaviors that can quickly become the normal way of communicating, if we’re not careful. You can […]

Leave it to the multi-talented Holderness family to create the perfectly choreographed musical tribute to the vest all the cool moms are wearing these days. May we present… the video. Happy Friday, mamas! Enjoy your […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There’s a baby in the house. A tiny, orange, fuzzy baby with two green eyes, 18 pink toes, and 24 whiskers that are too long for […]

By April Wallace, Northwest Arkansas mama  Somehow over the last few months, both our boys have become bicycle crazed. If they’re going somewhere, it’s on their bicycle with a helmet on their heads and a […]

Editor’s note: Our friend and fellow mama April Wallace wrote some great recommendation lists for books to read with your kids, so we’re sharing the following list that was originally published a few years ago. […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Being a professional writer has a few perks, like knowing when “i” comes before “e” and eavesdropping on strangers’ conversations in the name of “research.” But […]

If you haven’t done it already, it’s time to stock up on sunscreen because summer is here and it’s only getting hotter. Not only are sunburns completely miserable, they’re also dangerous because they can lead […]

It’s crazy how beauty experts can ricochet from one extreme to another. One minute, they’re telling us that we need to do a complex, multi-step facial cleansing process before we go to bed at night. […]