News + Current Events

With the world seemingly experiencing tragedy after tragedy, it's important that we talk to our kids about traumatic events. With the recent mass shooting at Michigan State University, our community has been shaken. As mothers, we want to ensure...

The events that transpire every day have left us heartbroken, angry and motivated to make change. We must come together to make change. All children deserve to go to school and feel safe. Here at Lansing Mom we are...

The holiday season is upon us, and with it will come the huge advertisements from the big box stores. Huge sales on this year's hottest toys, who could pass up those prices? During the most bustling time of the...

Today is Giving Tuesday. Never heard of it before? It's new to us too, but is the perfect day to give back to our community. According to the official Giving Tuesday Headquarters, "GivingTuesday is an opportunity for people around...

For most of us, 2020 will be memorialized as the year that changed the entire landscape of our world. Things we never imagined to close down, did. People we never thought twice about not being able to meet have...

As the schools announce their reopening plans, the anxiety surrounding this year's end of summer and back to school plan is unreal. As parents, we are stressing...big time. If we are stressing, imagine how our kids feel. If you’ve...

The election is right around the corner and, while in years past voting probably wasn’t at the forefront of your mind this early on, this year it should be. As you’ve probably heard by now, we’re dealing with unprecedented...

Here in Michigan, there are a whole lot of us mamas finding ourselves suddenly thrown into the role of stay-at-home teacher. Some of us were given school lesson plans, some of us are running with whatever we can. Have...

Almost all major religions have a day of the week when the followers congregate at their place of worship. They come in large numbers dressed in their best, happily greeting each other with smiles and hugs. Never have we ever thought...