Do you know how to tell if your child or teen needs mental health intervention?   The kids are really going through it.  Things are so different than when you and I grew up: social media was not a thing for many of us when we were our children’s age, and the only drills I […] The post How Do I Know If My Child or Teen Needs Help with Mental Health? appeared first on St. Louis Mom ..read more

We’ve all been there, haven’t we?   We have set aside vacation time, booked our stays, purchased flights or made the road trips, packed for ourselves and others, planned thoughtful itineraries and ended up on family vacations that are fun in theory, or part of the time, but are also full of moments of disconnection, […] The post Five Ways to Keep Connection at the Center of Family Travel appeared first on St. Louis Mom ..read more

Vaping is a topic moms need to tackle with their kids. Siteman makes it a little easier with this sponsored post. It isn’t your imagination. Moms (and dads) are noticing more and more kids vaping. There are plenty of reasons why it’s caught on so quickly. With “fun” flavors and toy-like pens, vaping seems downright […] The post Clearing the Air: Vaping, Kids, and “The Talk” appeared first on St. Louis Mom ..read more

STL Fertility is committed to education about infertility, as evidenced by this sponsored post.This Monday marked the start of National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW), an initiative started in 1989 by RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, and what is now the largest public awareness campaign that addresses the public health issue of infertility.  Although many of […] The post Infertility is Not a Secret Anymore: The Conversation Has Changed appeared first on St. Louis Mom ..read more

“Five YEARS old?!” Sorry to yell, but I have to, literally, to snap myself back into reality just to grasp how fast that time has gone. You see, my baby (not so much now) is turning five and with that BIG milestone, also entering kindergarten. Looking back at all the memories in these last five […] The post Baby, You’re Going to Be Alright: COVID Kindergarteners appeared first on St. Louis Mom ..read more

Menopause.  A lovely stage of life when our bodies glitch, overheat, change, and rebel. It’s not all a struggle. After all, those pesky periods we’ve been putting up with since puberty finally stop … But it’s a time to get to know ourselves all over again.  To make it even more fun, perimenopause exists. Perimenopause […] The post So This is Menopause appeared first on St. Louis Mom ..read more

Connect to your neighborhood with these tips for crafting your own mom community!   About a year ago, I would sit in my front yard with my kids and notice mothers taking their babies or young children on a walk. I figured if they were walking their baby, they must live close by. After noticing […] The post How to Form a Mom Community in your own Neighborhood appeared first on St. Louis Mom ..read more

     I have often felt embarrassed to admit the type of books I love to read; my favorite book genre has been a source of embarrassment for far longer than I’d like to admit. The source of this discomfort stemmed from family members shaming me for still being a fan of Fantasy and YA Fantasy novels […] The post Drop Everything and Read Day appeared first on St. Louis Mom ..read more

As soon as a child is able to sit up and grasp a rattle or a spoon, they are ready to make art! This idea might have you running for the hills, but with a little planning and some experimentation, I think you’ll find that making art with your baby or young toddler can be […] The post A Guide for Making Art With Babies and Tots appeared first on St. Louis Mom ..read more

As parents, we have to have all of the awkward conversations with our kids. Sex. Drugs. Alcohol. Peer Pressure. Mental Health. Bullying. Gun Violence. Technology and Social Media. And we need to start these conversations young. As parents, we need to have all of the awkward conversations with ourselves and with our partners. And we […] The post Awkward Conversations: Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable appeared first on St. Louis Mom ..read more