The sound of an orchestra tuning before a concert is happening on the Internet. A network of sounds - low and deep, high-pitched, staccato and playful, slow and grieving - all moving around a central note in order to...
To celebrate the different expressions of how moms work, the KCMB series “The Way Moms Work” follows the many ways we work in a single day. We hope this series will champion all of the work moms do, both in and out...
Dear Breastfeeding,
I regret to inform you that I am ending our relationship prematurely. I have no ill will toward you -- we had 21 good months together and two children. But it's obvious that things have been deteriorating for awhile,...
I started doing it, little by little, after my fourth baby started outgrowing things. Mostly, it was clothes that I knew I wasn't ever going to hand down to another little baby boy because I just couldn't get...
When my daughter was born 2.5 years ago, the so-called "mommy wars" were running rampant. My Facebook Newsfeed was filled with debates on every topic from breastfeeding to circumcision to vaccinations to how long is an appropriate amount of...
My sons have a book, an adorable picture book with a simple message titled “Little Boy,” by Alison McGhee and Peter Reynolds. The book is one they've always loved, the words simple and its meaning clear. It is about...
When was the last time you spent quality time with your family with no interruptions, electronics, phones or distractions? Did you even do it this past holiday weekend?
In this day of technology it is so hard for us to...
To celebrate the different expressions of how moms work, the KCMB series "The Way Moms Work" follows the many ways we work in a single day. We hope this series will champion all of the work moms do, both in and out...
To the Mothers of Children Who Can't Hear,
Your newborn baby failed her hearing test.
I want to find a way to hold your hand as your baby grows up, and whisper to you that she's OK, that you're OK, that your...
Having graduated from high school in the early 90's, my summertime mantra will ALWAYS be Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince (Will Smith for you youngsters). Every time I hear it play, I can feel the...
Snack time. I have a love/hate affair with it.
My kids seem to whine for snacks anytime they are not snacking and then anytime they are, they whine for more or for different snacks or for snack time be over....
Perhaps you've seen or read this poem:
Or perhaps something like these floating around the internet:
Poems like that and memes such as these make me scoff and then get under my skin. I am not the kind of person who...
To celebrate the different expressions of how moms work, the KCMB series "The Way Moms Work" follows the many ways we work in a single day. We hope this series will champion all of the work moms do, both in and out...
Motherhood is hard. Babies, in all their squishy glory, are tough. Raising tiny humans is exhausting and I know I'm oftentimes left wondering if I'm doing a good job.
Is the baby eating enough?
Does she feel warm to you?
Did she or did she not just...
What a beautiful spring we've had so far in the metro! Though some overnights have been chilly, the crisp mornings have given way to sunshine, beautiful temps, and just the right amount of rain to green up the grass...
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Kansas City Summer Camp Guide
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