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“Like all parents, my husband and I just do the best we can, hold our breath, and hope we’ve set aside enough money for our kid’s therapy.” ~ Michelle Pfeiffer By Dr. Billy Jones, child […]

By Laurie Marshall I’m no expert at this, so I hope you haven’t made that assumption. If you’ve been reading my posts for a while you probably already have this figured out… I’m certainly no […]

Most women are good about “doing our homework.” If we’re having a tough time with something, we find help, often in the form of parenting books recommended by our fellow moms. So we thought we’d […]

By Kim Blakeley Mojo has just entered the world of playdates without his mama. And a couple of his friends have started hanging around at our house without their mamas, too. Are there any good […]

By Dr. Cheryl Hull, dermatologist and owner of Hull Dermatology My cell phone rang Saturday morning, and a patient I know well was calling distressed. She had been, in her words, “loving on her grandchild,” […]

  With nearly 500 comments and an inbox overflowing with terrible tales of laundry disaster, this giveaway has been an amazing sequel to our Spring Clean Giveaway from last year. How’s about we give a […]

Some stories are best told by the person most profoundly impacted by the events that unfolded. So instead of telling you the story of what happened to Wes Busby, a Bentonville teenager, we’re going to […]

We’re happy to have Chick-fil-A as nwaMotherlode’s new Mealtime Mama sponsor and wanted to share some super hot news with you about the kid-friendly restaurant chain: they’re introducing a new Spicy Chicken Sandwich! You won’t […]