Advice

The Perfect Picture

Getting that perfect photo can be such a challenge. Luckily for you we asked our in house photographer to help us through the process with 5 simple, easy to follow tips! So snap away Mamas with full confidence that your photo will be social media worthy! 1.Take away all of the distractions in the background such as toys, cars, garbage cans, laundry baskets, etc. Focus on your cutie pie’s...

Measles!: Straight Talk from Kryssie Woods, M.D.

We are fortunate to live in a time & place where we don’t know what a lot of vaccine-preventable diseases (like measles) actually look like. We are also blissfully unaware of the severe disabilities that are often consequences of those illnesses. Before the recent news reports about measles, if someone stopped you on the street to ask what the symptoms of measles are, no doubt you’d stare blankly at...

Picky Eating Solved!

Got a picky eater? Dreading the meal time power struggle? Concerned your child will turn into mac-n-cheese if they eat it just one more time? Don’t worry, I promise I can help turn things around. Almost every parent struggles at some point with their child’s eating behaviors, but it’s how we respond that may or may not create the dreaded picky eater.   There are many ways to solve...

Valentine’s Day Crafts To Make Your Little Ones Smile

Who doesn’t love Valentine’s Day? And no, I don’t mean the need to buy the ridiculously sappy Hallmark card or the expensive pre-fixed dinner. I mean the good old fashioned reason for Valentine’s Day – showing the people you love how much you love them. Especially when it comes to kids…and what better way to show your children you love them than to spend some quality time with them....

Hold the Sugar! Valentine’s Day Ideas for the classroom

  Oh to be young again…remember this? This was Valentine’s day when WE were in elementary school. Boy have things changed! Many schools are making us hold the sugar (or food altogether). With so many items on the “SCARY” list this year we thought we would compile some of the best Valentine’s day ideas for your little one. Trust us, this will leave parents and teachers “oohing and ahhhing” Looking for more fun...

New Mom Must Haves

Feeling beautiful and thin in your outfit takes any Moxy Mom from drab to fab. Here are five essentials for your new wardrobe. CONTROL TOP LEGGINGS: A Moxy Must Have! Right now, I am really into Lysse’s Brand. They are incredibly comfortable, won’t break the bank, and do their job. TUMMY HIDING JEANS: Mid-to-high rise denim jeans are a must for new moms. Not only do they look good,...

Morning Mayhem: 5 Tips to Keep You Sane in the Morning

How is it 2015 already?! It snuck up on us here at Moxy too! Maybe along with all those other New Years Resolutions, you hope to streamline your morning routine (and minimize morning arguments!) Hopefully, these 5 steps will help make your mornings a little more sane because, lets face it, the start of your day sets the tone for everything else. In fact, to a large degree, your...

Boo-tastic: Easy Halloween Art with Kids

I have always loved Halloween and now that I have kids it gives me the perfect excuse to indulge in all those fun Halloween inspired projects I have longed to try. My most recent inspiration is a graphic from NickJr. Yep, that’s right-Television inspired ART! It is such an adorable ghost, not frightening at all and thus perfect for my toddler daughter. Now how do I translate a TV...

Adorable Halloween: Monsters, Spooks & Ghouls Oh MY!

Halloween is the one day a year when you can transform yourself into anything you wish…Ghost, Goblin, Witch, Princess or Superhero. I adore the freedom and joy that comes with the perfect costume. So I was as thrilled as I was perplexed at my daughters insistence on being a Purple Owl. A Purple Owl isn’t exactly a stock costume so I was a bit concerned at how I was...

Don’t Be “That” Mom: Traveling with Small Kids

Travel with Small Children: How to stay sane and coherent and in control…sort of. I knew traveling with my 15 month old daughter was going to be different than my days of logging miles on planes traveling both across country and across oceans for work and vacations. How different it actually is was sobering. Yowza. I used to have my air travel down to a science. I knew exactly...