Black maternal health week. BLACK maternal health week. Black MATERNAL health week... I will NOT capitalize the word health because we BLACK MATRONS don’t have any health to spare for that. The experts have weighed in and the studies have been...
Being a sports parent is equal parts rewarding and exhausting.  There are practice times and game times and snacks to be packed and events to volunteer at.  But in just a couple of years of being a hockey mom,...
  For part two of our Car Seat Confusion Series, we held a Q & A with Diana Imondi, the Traffic Safety Programs Manager for AAA Northeast and Vice President of Safe Kids RI, an organization that addresses safety issues,...
When you find yourself pregnant and share the exciting news with the world, friends and family will fawn over you and your upcoming addition.  They will start guessing boy or girl.  They will ask about nursery themes and names. ...
  If you have spent any time on social media, you have likely seen the meme that says, "Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind, always." As corny as the saying is, it's true; everyone is...

Winter Burnout Bingo

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I was at the pediatrician. Again. It was the fourth time in a week and a half, and as I sat there trying to avoid reading the waiting room book about the dead dog, again. (Because nothing makes comforting a...
I took a vacation day this week without any real plans. I knew the weekend was going to be busy, so I wanted the opportunity to do laundry, grocery shop, and maybe even sneak in a nap while the...
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He Does What He Wants

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My 3-year old son likes control.  And he’s tough. I can hear you all, rolling your eyes and saying “Yeah, mine too. Join the club.” But hear me out. I’ve written about this before, almost nine months ago in The Toddler Trenches. And—surprise,...
Winter snuck up on us and I couldn’t be happier. Yes, you heard me correct, I’m excited that fall is over. For years the first leaf would drop and my heart would skip a beat. That small leaf meant...
It's hard to believe three weeks have passed since we hosted our first annual Bloom. As the PMB team has reflected on the event, we keep thinking about what we heard over and over again as guests filed out...

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10 of the Best Independent Bookstores in Rhode Island

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  As parents, we know that reading to our children is beneficial. Some of my favorite memories include reading to my children. We've compiled a...