Parenting Wisdom

I am four and a half years into motherhood and I am still trying to figure out who I am as a mom. I’ve only just begun to fully grasp who I am as a person. What I mean...

“You’re so lucky,” I hear my mother say, almost weekly. She's referencing my admittedly amazing husband and the support he provides my daughter and me. I love the way my mother and my husband get along. And also that...

We want to raise kind and compassionate humans. To do this, it's so important that we talk openly about diversity in people with our children. This includes talking about gender identity. Talking openly about complex topics gives children the...

Lansing Mom’s Local Love Series highlights local women and the businesses they have built. Supporting Small Businesses is so important to us at Lansing Mom. Today’s Local Love Spotlight belongs to Annie Giupponi, LMSW, PMH-C, Owner of Rooted Counseling. Three...

Dear Single Mom and Sister, I will never forget the moment you called me to tell me you were pregnant. There was both terror and excitement in your voice. You knew in that moment that you would be doing this...

We did a thing for our fourth of July holiday last year. We co-parented. But wait…don’t we do this every day? Yes. We do. Both my boyfriend and I have good relationships with our child(ren)’s other parent. We all work...

We live in times during which we are encouraged to learn and grow as a people and society. In this sudden state of collective wokeness, we assume that somewhere out there, there’s a great big classroom we get to...

You're all signed up for the Mommy + Me Mini's Event with Lansing Mom but it's left you wondering? What should we wear? Don't stress. We've got you covered with tips and tricks on styling yourself for photos you'll...

Often times, we think of reading as skill that is learned and fostered in the early school aged years. However, do you know the importance of reading to infants and toddlers? Reading and storytelling provide a wide variety of...

On any given day you can walk into my house to find several paint splashes across my kitchen cupboards, leftover pieces of playdough crumbled on the floor, crayons and markers spread across the counter, and piles of artwork stacked...