Iowa City Moms Blog

"DING-DONG!" The sound of an unexpected doorbell ring sends me into a small panic attack. "Who is at my house?" I wonder, and more importantly—what if I have to let them inside?  My fear of unexpected guests isn't just my introverted...

A few weeks back, I wrote my first post in what I am considering to be a brief, hopefully helpful "series" of child speech and language development. For more information on what you should see in your two-year-old, please...

Today we are so excited to share this amazing post from Thomasin McCoy (PhD) and Cindy Anderson (PhD, APBB, founders of Hope Springs Behavioral Consultants.  This post is Part 4 of our January Series entitled "Live The Life You've Imagined".  If,...

Ok, a bit of click bait. Seriously though, you can! You can do it on your lunch break at work, or waiting to pick up your kid from school. While you wait at the doctor’s office, or sitting on...

The school year is coming to an end and the temperature is rising. Soon it will be unbearably hot, and that’s okay with me! I love summer. I love the heat. I love the extra time with my family....

Happy summer, everyone! The best things about summer are the simplest, aren't they? We made a list of all the sweet, simple memories from our childhood summers that we want to share with our kids, and put them into...

From the moment I found out I was having a son, my wheels began turning.  My kiddo went from being an “it” to a “he,” and I couldn’t have been more excited.  With my elation, I felt a huge...

I sat at my computer, trying to find the right way to compose the question. "I hope you aren't offended, but..." "It's nothing personal..." "Please forgive me if I sound neurotic..." Delete. Delete. Delete. Why was this so difficult? I was trying to ask...

Just in case you missed our Health Fair & Family Day on July 20th, we wanted to tell you a little bit about these new cheese snacks from Crystal Farms, which we featured as one of our free snacks...

At first I was disappointed. A few weeks ago I realized I wouldn't be able to join my husband and daughters when they planned a visit to our hometown. My husband had a weekend of golfing planned, and my daughters were going to...