Yessss, get it, Luda! The rapper, actor and father of three freestyled LLAMA LLAMA RED PAJAMA on Los Angeles radio station Power 106, and he seriously slays it. Once my kids see this, there’s going to be major pressure to step up my bedtime story performances! “No, David! No, David! Uh, uh, uh…” (Yeah, I’ll work on it.) The post Ludacris Raises the Bar for Bedtime Stories with Rap Version of ‘Llama Llama Red Pajama’ appeared first on The Mom Beat ..read more

A child’s vocabulary is the single biggest contributor to their performance at school in all subjects — in fact, by the age of nine, those who know more words are better at reading and writing. Sadly, however, an Oxford Press study of 1300 teachers revealed undeveloped vocabularies in the majority of children of all ages, leading to lower self-esteem, negative behavior and difficulty making friends. Thankfully, there are lots of things parents can do to help their children increase their vocabulary. If you want to help your child build their vocabulary, then keep reading below. We’ve created ..read more

The end of the year is approaching, and you know what that means — lots o’ lists, including ones sharing the most popular baby names of the year. In our neighbor Canada’s maternity wards, certain names reigned supreme, according to BabyCenter Canada. You may expect many of the popular Canadian baby names to end in “eh,” but alas . . . most of the girls’ names continue to end with the ever-popular “ah.” MOST POPULAR CANADIAN GIRLS’ NAMES 1. Olivia (first placed #1 in 2020) 2. Sophia 3. Amelia (2021’s top name) 4. Emma 5. Ava 6. Charlotte 7. Lily 8. Hannah 9. Nora 10. Isabella MOST POPULAR CANA ..read more

Dreading hearing your Uncle Ron’s thoughts on the refugee crisis this Thanksgiving? Well, Giada De Laurentiis has just the LOUD meal tips that you need to essentially put your family on mute! The celebrity chef shares her deafeningly delicious Thanksgiving Day meal recipes, featuring enough crispy and crunchy delicacies to drown out even the worst family drama. The post Watch This Hilarious Thanksgiving Video with Giada De Laurentiis appeared first on The Mom Beat ..read more

A Mississippi daycare is under investigation after upsetting videos of childcare workers allegedly scaring toddlers with a mask from the movie Scream have gone viral. The suspects — Sierra McCandless, 21; Oci-Anna Kilburn, 28; Jennifer Newman, 25; and Shyenne Mills, 28 — have each been charged with three counts of felony child abuse, while Traci Hutson, 44; has been charged with failure to report abuse by mandatory reporter and simple assault, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department announced. The five suspects were arrested Thursday in connection to three viral videos of the workers seemingly ..read more

Halloween is a delightful American holiday that gives pumpkins a reason to exist, young ladies carte blanche to dress like streetwalkers and children an excuse to eat an obscene amount of candy. Fun! If you suspect your child has consumed too much candy, here are 10 tell-tale signs: 10. Your child looks like this: 9.  Your child is out on the street corner, pimping out her Barbie for another hit of Snickers. 8.  Your child learned the hard way that kids do not literally bounce off walls.  (SPLAT) 7.  The Hershey Company called your child to personally thank her for making ..read more

For anyone who’s not familiar with the books (available on Amazon, of course), a quick(ish) summary: The Netflix film, starring Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Sofia Wylie and Sophia Anne Caruso, is about two polar-opposite best friends, Sophie (blonde) and Agatha (brunette), who are from a village called Gavaldon. For the last 200 years in their village, children have been disappearing every four years, when two children are magically kidnapped on the 11th day of the 11th month at midnight. One seemingly Good–and one seemingly Evil. Every four years, villagers try to stop the kidnappings ..read more

Let’s face it: it’s exhausting being a parent. By the end of the day, we barely have the energy to put the kids to bed, let alone BATHE them. (Although we often recover enough to be able to lift a wine glass after bedtime – IT’S A MIRACLE!) So if you find yourself in this position and are wondering if your kid really needs a bath, look no further than this chart. The post Important Parenting Chart: Should You Bathe Your Kid? appeared first on The Mom Beat ..read more

Behold the “joys” of pregnancy, as expressed by various adorable animals… SO ready. It happens. Adorably stuck. Lies! Nope. No regrets. Dare you. Sums up our pregnancy. *Sigh* Every. Single. Morning. The post 10 Funny Pregnancy Memes Featuring Animals appeared first on The Mom Beat ..read more

Let’s face it–toddlers can be quite picky (understatement of the year). “Why is there cereal in my cereal bowl?!” my three-year-old once cried, throwing her bowl overboard. So how to keep your baby fed and happy, while keeping your sanity? We recommend kicking off the day by trying these fast-and-simple breakfast recipes that your toddler will hopefully love. Or, at least, not knock off the table. Mom dreams of breakfast ideas that her daughter will actually devour, as toddler stares warily at food offered by MomFirst Off: Why the Heck is Breakfast So Important for Toddlers? Sometimes, the las ..read more