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From Scattered to Sane: Taking Back Control of Your Day!
From Scattered to Sane: Taking Back Control of Your Day! Post written by Melissa Shannon, Licensed therapist & HPM content contributor Many of us struggle with how to best manage our time and it seems to go by so quickly. Between our personal, work and family...

How St. Ursula Villa is Keeping Students Safe During the 2020-21 School Year
One neighborhood school has been able to keep kids in school all year during the pandemic. Read more about St. Ursula Villa's strategies and tactics that have helped keep students in safe and healthy! Want to learn more about St. Ursula Villa? Check out their Open...

All about 0-3 Years Old
Development for 0-3 years old Read more about the milestones you should be watching for in your little ones! Thank you to ABC Pediatric therapy for this wonderful blog post! Development during your child's first years is critical in future success. And while every...

School by Casa – What is it?
How did you come up with the idea of Casa Design? Aubrey had just had her twins and I had just moved back to Cincinnati from Nashville and we both felt a passion for helping parents feel prepared and organized with their kids and wanted to help kids feel empowered,...

Stronger Together Food Drive
Join us in making a difference in the lives of those most in need. Hyde Park Moms is thrilled to be a part of an initiative to give back to those in need during this extremely difficult time in our community. This effort has been spearheaded by a local Hyde Park...

9 News Feature – 9 Things you can get for free!
I have to admit, I'm not an expert on all things free, but when John Matarese asks for your help on putting together a list for families, I couldn't say no! Check out the story and feature below! What else is FREE for families?! Come share with us on Instagram...

Q&A with Stacey of Elevate Physical Therapy
Ladies, you asked and she's ready to answer some of your top questions about pelvic floor health! This is a topic that most of us avoid or don't even think to discuss, so I'm excited to put this topic out there for us to feel more comfortable with it. Personally, I...

Food Trends to Watch in 2020
This story was provided by The Local Moms Network Contributor Shilpa Rosenberry of Scouted Food. 2019 brought us a fair share of innovative food trends – we saw cauliflower chicken tenders, plant-based varieties of jerky and CBD infused food and drinks. So...

Tide Cleaners, Oakley – Moms Love it!
I recently got to visit the new Tide Cleaners in Oakley and I was truly blown away with how they are running their business and operations behind the scenes. There is not another cleaner doing what they do in the industry and I believe every Mom can appreciate the...

Travel Guide: Leland Michigan
If you follow me on social media, you know I spent a great amount of my Summer in Northern Michigan in a town called Leland on Lake Leelanau. I’ve been going there for family...

When was the last time you cleaned your appliances?
To stay at our healthiest, we all try to treat our bodies well. When we’re keeping on top of that goal, we’re working out regularly, fueling up with the right foods, sleeping enough and getting checked out at a yearly physical. And just like keeping a maintenance...

Fun with KiwiCo!
I have been searching for a great subscription box for the kids, and I’ve found one! My little ones like to keep busy and with staying home, I am on the hunt for new activities all the time. We were generously sent a KiwiCo crate for JP and Brooke last month and they...

Swim Safety: 10 Things you Need to Know to Protect Your Kids
Summertime is the best time, but with fun days spent around pools, beaches and lakes, most moms are also concerned with water safety—and for good reason. Did you know that drowning is responsible for more deaths among children ages one to four than any other cause...

Letter Recognition at Home – Recommended by YOU!
One of the reasons I love this job so much is that I get to connect with so many amazing Moms in our community, even if it’s behind the phone on social media. Everyone is so willing to help and give recommendations! Last week I asked you for help with Letter...

Meet the Sea of Smiles Team
We are so lucky to have amazing pediatric dentists in our area, and one of them is Sea of Smiles. They are located outside of Hyde Park in Anderson on Nagel Road. an amazing partner to Hyde Park Moms and I thought it would be good to introduce you to their team...

Mom Hack: Daily Harvest Smoothies
I’m usually not one for frozen meal packages, and they typically get thrown out after I don’t touch them for a whole year... until I tried Daily Harvest smoothies. Like many of you, you’ve probably seen them along the way and wondered if you’d like them, or if they...

The Local Moms Network Summer Reading
If we’re being real here, summer reading for moms can be a bit of a pipe dream, particularly for those of us who have young kids (as in, you need to be 100 percent focused on them to keep them alive). Or kids with crazy sports schedules. Or full-time jobs. Etc., etc....

2019 Summer Camp Guide
St. Ursula Villa Summer Camps Specialty camps and enrichment opportunties offered ALL SUMMER LONG Great options for working parents in need of child care Kids will LOVE being at school this summer with their friends (and making new ones!) We welcome...

How to Tackle Picky Eating – ABC Pediatric Therapy
We’ve teamed up with ABC Pediatric Therapy this year to give Moms the knowledge they need to know about child development and how to deal with tough topics, like picky eating. It can be so easy to over-worry about what your child is and is not eating and it feels...

Second Chance Outfitters – Kids Resale Event
Raise your hand if you're a mama with more kiddo clutter than you know what to do with? Keep em up if the thought of getting rid of them for pennies on the dollar makes you want to cringe? Don't put them down yet...maybe you're a mama who loves shopping great brands...