Stay-at-home mom

Why working women should ease up on the mommy guilt

Why working women should ease up on the mommy guilt

Sometimes it feels like whatever you do, it’s never enough. But data confirms the fact we should give up on the mommy guilt. Working mothers today spend more active time with their kids than stay-at-home mothers did in 1975.

Katie Dupuis

Yes, stay-at-home moms can be depressed

Yes, stay-at-home moms can be depressed

Despite having the ‘best job in the world,’ I was absolutely miserable and there was nothing that could take the edge off my anger and sadness.

Jennifer Pinarski

The Trudeaus aren’t bad parents for having a nanny

The Trudeaus aren’t bad parents for having a nanny

Yes, childcare IS an essential cost.

Rachel Giese

Is staying home when your kids are tweens more important than when they're babies?

Is staying home when your kids are tweens more important than when they're babies?

We often hear how important it is to invest time in the first five years of your kids’ lives, but perhaps it’s just as essential for parents to be accessible when their kids are a bit older.

Alex Mlynek

The real stay-at-home mom challenge? Admitting there is no challenge

The real stay-at-home mom challenge? Admitting there is no challenge

We need to walk away from the tired (and offensive!) working-mom-versus-stay-at-home-mom battle.

Jennifer Pinarski

6 stock photos that hilariously fail to capture the lives of stay-at-home moms

6 stock photos that hilariously fail to capture the lives of stay-at-home moms

"Hi, Loving Arms Daycare? Do you have a part-time spot in your toddler room so I can go grocery shopping once a week by myself?..."

Jennifer Pinarski

I’m not a full-time mom, or part-time mom—I'm just a mom

I’m not a full-time mom, or part-time mom—I'm just a mom

"I don’t want to put any kind of parent on a pedestal because ranking different kinds of parents is a lose-lose situation."

Emma Waverman

Stay-at-home moms: Give up the guilt—you won't wreck your kids!

Stay-at-home moms: Give up the guilt—you won't wreck your kids!

"The self-imposed guilt that we stay-at-home moms put on ourselves can be crushing, and if I knew of an easy way to let it go I'd share it with the world."

Jennifer Pinarski

7 Survival Tips for Stay-at-Home Moms

7 Survival Tips for Stay-at-Home Moms

Learn to delegate and keep one foot in the working world, writes Jennifer Pinarski.

Jennifer Pinarski

Stay-at-home vs. working moms: Can't we share without being attacked?

Stay-at-home vs. working moms: Can't we share without being attacked?

When it comes to discussions about working moms vs. stay-at-home moms, the digital village that brings women together also tears us down.

Jennifer Pinarski

Stay-at-home mom: I hate being a housewife

Stay-at-home mom: I hate being a housewife

Jennifer Pinarski mulls over her decision to become a stay-at-home mom.

Jennifer Pinarski

What makes a working mom?

What makes a working mom?

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk explores how we talk about working moms.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Pretty simple: Multi-tasking beauty products for moms

Pretty simple: Multi-tasking beauty products for moms

Hectic mornings? These multi-tasking beauty products work as hard as you do to get you out the door fast!

Erin Finlayson

5 realistic resolutions for stay-at-home moms

5 realistic resolutions for stay-at-home moms

Less guilt, more fun and three more ways that stay-at-home moms can have a great new year.

Jennifer Pinarski

Stay-at-home mom: The resume dilemma

Stay-at-home mom: The resume dilemma

Would you list being a stay-at-home mom on your resume? Jennifer asks other moms and the response may surprise you.

Jennifer Pinarski

Home office: 8 professional organization tips

Home office: 8 professional organization tips

These helpful organization tips from pro Peg Bradshaw will help keep your home office in shape.

Peg Bradshaw

Princess culture and the stay-at-home mom dilemma

Princess culture and the stay-at-home mom dilemma

Does being a stay-at-home mom mean falling into princess culture stereotypes?

Jennifer Pinarski

5 tips for surviving class trips

5 tips for surviving class trips

It’s field trip season! Jennifer Pinarski shares these five hard-won tips to help you (and your kids) survive upcoming class trips.

Jennifer Pinarski

Stay-at-home mom: The kids are in school, so now what?

Stay-at-home mom: The kids are in school, so now what?

What's a stay-at-home mom to do when her youngest heads off to full-day kindergarten? The opportunities are endless—and overwhelming.

Jennifer Pinarski

Why are stay-at-home parents so stressed out?

Why are stay-at-home parents so stressed out?

A recent study proves that, biologically speaking, stay-at-home parents are more stressed out than those who work outside the home.

Jennifer Pinarski