Tag: social media
Influencer Culture and Parenting | Kansas City MomCast Episode 62
Social media influencer culture has permeated fashion, food and even parenting. Aside from the “highlight reel” cliche we hear about often, our discussion in...
Under The Influence
According to a study by InfluencerDB in 2018, more than 500,000 active influencers are operating just on Instagram. That makes up 39% of all Instagram accounts...
Favorite Apps for Social Moms on Social Media
This spring, with sudden school closures, many of us found ourselves constantly entertaining and teaching our kids, and with school ramping back up, we...
Why Am I Posting This?
There are a million reasons why we post to social media. Sometimes it's to encourage others with a funny meme or quote, while other...
Staying Connected During COVID-19
The various phases of reopening in KC after two months of staying at home have left us feeling cooped up and stir crazy, some may even be...
Social Media: When is the Right Time?
The questions began around seventh grade. My 12-year-old sat across from me at the dinner table and asked, “When can I have Instagram?” With a...
How Pinterest Has Made Me a Better Mom
I’m that mom. That one that you love to roll your eyes at. It’s OK. I get it. Really, I do. I go overboard....
Managing Your Digitally Connected Kid
It is almost a guarantee that someday your kid will get a device that will allow them to email, text, use apps and maybe...
Using Mudita to Cure FOMO
Mudita is one of my very favorite words. A Sanskrit word with no English counterpart, mudita translates to sympathetic joy; the pleasure that comes...
The Sharent Trap: To Post or Not to Post
Your son is finally, FINALLY potty trained! Your little girl took her first step! That family vacay went off without a hitch and the...
Instagram and Authenticity: A Paradox
One of the things that brings me great joy in this life is beauty. I adore beautiful things and places. I love home design,...
Mommy, Put Your Phone Away
It's a gorgeous August evening. The peepers are peeping, the moon has just popped out, and my 3-and-half-year-old son and I are enjoying one...
How Timehop Changed My Social Media
“Let us see the dinosaur app!”
I hear it every day. They crowd around, squeezing together to see my phone screen, and I pass it...
Kids and Technology: A Parent’s Guide to Keeping Them Safe
I sat in a packed auditorium, hanging on every word our speaker said. The presenter was an FBI agent, who also happened to be...
The Girl From On This Day
Like many of my fellow millennials, you have probably been “lucky” enough to have your entire adulthood immortalized on the internet. AOL Chatrooms and...
