Nashville Moms Blog is proud to partner with the Nashville Public Library to promote literacy and learning among babies, children, and teens in our city. Today our post focuses on the important topic of bullying—an issue that our children and teens face more and more each day. Our guest poster on the topic is Kayla Mayberry who is 16 […]
It’s raining…or too cold…or too hot to play outside. The kids are grating on your nerves. They are bored. You really need to get some housework done but don’t want to put them in front of the television. What do you do? I’ll tell you! You print off this list of clues, cut them out […]
It’s hard to believe we are soon to be trading in trips to the pool for backpacks and lunchboxes, but the start of school is upon us—MNPS will begin the school year in just a few short weeks on August 6th. For those of us with children who are four years old by August 15th, […]
If your kids are in metro public schools, their last day of Summer is August 5th. That’s right around the corner! Make the most of the final week off with a summer staycation. Maybe you weren’t able to squeeze in a vacation with your loved ones this Summer. With this handy-dandy itinerary, you can still […]
Our Nashville Sounds have been doing great things this Summer! They most recently got a lot of attention (and rightly so!) for having a Peanut Free Night for all of those affected by peanut allergies. We love them because they are a family-friendly way to spend an afternoon or evening without breaking the bank. And […]
Nashville Moms Blog is partnering with the Nashville Public Library to promote literacy and learning among babies and children in our city. As a part of this partnership, NPL is sponsoring a two-part giveaway of some awesome books—today’s giveaway is for school age children. Our guest poster, Lindsey Patrick, is the Children’s Services Manager of Nashville Public […]
Disclosure: We at Nashville Moms Blog want to bring you the information you need from local professionals. In today’s post we present to you a local dentist’s perspective on “Raising Kids with Healthy Teeth.” Dr. Tom Hadley and his wife, Stacia, own a dental practice in East Nashville (East Side Smiles). My three year old sat in Dr. Hadley’s […]
We’ve recently started a pay-for-work regimen around the house, and I have to tell you, I kind of love it. Clothes are being put away (cheerfully) and groceries are being carried from the car (gleefully) and we’re working together as a team (joyfully). Well, ‘joyfully’ most of the time – see ‘gnashing of teeth’ incident […]
“Mommy, I would like an egg for breakfast! And I want to HELP you cook it!” On the outside, I smile and agree – yes, she can help me. On the inside, I cringe, thinking about what “helping” really means: egg shells in the fried egg, raw egg on her clothes, her hands, and the counter, and […]
Before you go out and purchase that expensive swing set, or even if you already have, you might want to consider incorporating a natural playscape into your yard. A natural playscape is like a playground made of materials found in nature. Think logs, stumps, earth mounds, rocks, plants and sand. Sound less exciting than your […]
