Educational

If you're reading this post, I am going to assume that you have posted on your social media that you are in support of Black Lives Matter and the movement behind it. This may have been the first time...

Halloween is two weeks away...are you prepared? If you’re anything like me, Halloween creeps up pretty quickly. Before I know it, it’s the night before the spookiest day of the year and my best intentions of creating an epic...

It's hard finding time to read when you're a mom, so you don't want to waste those precious free moments all to yourself on a bad book! Recently we asked all our Orange County Moms Blog Contributors what they've...

Therapy. So many people seem to do it, but somehow there is still a stigma attached to it. So here is why we took PCIT family therapy, and how it changed our lives. Our child has always been spirited. The...

Today, June 21st is officially ASK Day.  ASK stands for Asking Saves Kids.  The campaign encourages parents to ask a simple question when their children go to play at another home "Is there an unlocked gun in your home?"...

As the dawn of a new school year approaches soon, finding the right school for your children can be a daunting task, but thankfully there are many available school resources to help you narrow down your decision. In my...

Unfortunately, dental trauma can happen at any time! Sometimes, an action as simple as your child trying to pull off a pair of jeans can lead to the knee banging into the mouth and jarring baby teeth loose. Are...

It has been a year since I wrote about our daughter’s journey through Infantile Spasms (IS) or West Syndrome, a “catastrophic seizure disorder” that typically comes without warning and leaves the children it touches severely disabled. Unlike epilepsy, its...

Somehow I have been the strongest link. I have escaped the flu and stomach bug that has wiped out people nationwide and my entire household. I have a toddler in preschool, a husband with an office job, a curious...

And neither are you. I don’t advocate for spanking because I know it doesn’t actually affect long-term behavior change (and it models violence). But darn it, some days I lose my cool and it seems like a completely viable...

I have 4 boys and a couple adventurous girls, so camping trips and road trips are definitely are thing. We don't go camping every month, it's more like a few times a year but as the kids have gotten...

Whether you child is starting Kindergarten, going to a new school, or waiting to hear who your child's teacher will be, starting a new school year can be stressful due to the unknown. As an educator and a mom, know...

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...

In case you missed it, we are knee-deep in the holiday season. It is certainly beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go. For many families, this means that you have a packed schedule of traditions and activities...