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Cincinnati Mom Collective is the largest locally run parenting resource in the Queen City. Our mission is to bring the parents of Cincinnati & NKY helpful resources, support, & community.
Postpartum Depression: Recognizing and Treating this Common Condition
Not only does PPD affect mom's health, but it can also have a significant impact on the entire family. Because the effects of PPD can be so devastating, it is important to arm ourselves with the ability to recognize this common condition.
I Quit. So, Where Do I Get My Pink Slip?
Today I had an epiphany, my friends. A reckoning of sorts.
I finally listened to the words of the wise Ellen DeGeneres: "Do things that make you happy within the confines of the legal system."...
Working Mom Struggles
Most nights I change out of my work clothes directly into my pajamas. My feet hurt, I am mentally exhausted, my sink is full of dishes, mostly with coffee cups and I lay down...
Make the Most of Compost!
I have a confession to make—my family wastes food.
We have the best-laid plans to prepare fresh meals, but the fridge sucks those strawberries to the back and hides them until they become a science...
Integrative Medicine: A Pediatrician’s Perspective
What is Integrative Medicine?
Integrative Medicine takes the best of mainstream conventional medicine and marries it with the best of holistic medicine. It focuses on your child as an individual and looks at the root...
A Special Kind of Village
There is a saying every parent has heard:
It takes a village to raise a child.
And it really does. My daughter is a four-year-old pistol. While I love her very much, she would not...
Mom Friendships {School Age Edition}
Please tell me I am not the only one applying lipstick driving down the road, while simultaneously texting my sister in law to make sure she can still watch the kids so I can...
Making Science App-etizing
So, it’s the 5,000th day of summer (or at least it feels that way by about 10 a.m.), and I realize my best laid plans to keep my kids engaged in educational activities and...
Fleeting Summer Memories
Last month, I was running late, per usual to get to my son's speech at the living rosary. I briefly got a glimpse in the rearview mirror of my minivan and had a...
Act Your Age
The scene isn’t a special circumstance, it isn’t something out of the blue and it happens at least once a day. Picture with me a sassy, four-year-old little girl. A fireball with a stomping...