Momtrends recently chatted with Karen White about her latest release, Dreams of Falling. This highly anticipated novel set in South Carolina is available wherever books are sold. 1. What inspired you to write Dreams of Falling?As with all of my books, my inspirational nuggets ...read more

School is out (or nearly so!) for the littles and parents are already wondering how they can continue to encourage, maintain and strengthen their children's literacy skills.  It is great to keep the conversation about literacy going. Good reading habits take practice and need to ...read more

Who wants to learn how to get a sunfree glow fast? Everyone right? Anti-aging products and procedures wouldn't be having the moment they're having if we were more interested in tanning than preserving our skin both for appearance and our health. That being said, we don't want to ...read more

Are your Fourth of July plans set yet? You may just want to include the festive Fourth of July treats that I rounded up at your celebration, so don't go anywhere! Is it just me or is June flying by? We're already on our 3rd week of summer break. How is that possible? Considering ...read more

If you are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741It can be hard when you’re in the middle of the storm [with a depressed friend] to remember that there was a time before, ...read more

My son's Kindergarten teacher sent home a note today that said "we are officially counting down the last 10 days of school." For the next week and a half, they'll be celebrating with one special surprise every day.Of course, most of these "surprises" involve some level of ...read more

Hello summer! It's time to lighten up and play around with clothes. Enough with the serious stuff. Today I want to talk about why the top summer fashion trend is the jumpsuit. I found this great one-piece linen jumpsuit from Splendid. It was the perfect piece to wear to our ...read more

It's so easy to advise your friends to "live in the moment." I think we all aspire to be parents that are truly present with our families. I'll be the first to admit I am a work in progress when it comes to mindful parenting. I want to make the time with my girls count, that's ...read more

Did you know you can bring back memories with fragrance? I'm sure it's happened to you a time or two. Do you ever catch a whiff of something that instantly transports you back in time? The power of fragrance is an incredible thing. It infiltrates your mind, ready to be bring back ...read more

We love us a nice crisp glass of rosé, here at Momtrends. (In fact, we're thinking about planning a team pilgrimage to visit to the pop-up rosé mansion coming this summer. I mean, a pool filled with rosé--we'll do it for the 'gram) We definitely embrace a rosé all day (all summer ...read more

For many of us dance mamas, it is recital time! Time for the magic of a year's worth of hard work to culminate into two hours of dance performances of all genres. As a former dancer, I am over the moon that my girls love dance as much as I do. It is a beautiful art of expression ...read more

One of the big things Mr. Momtrends and I care deeply about is raising kids who have an adventurous spirit. To raise them with an explorer's spirit, we try to get out of our travel comfort zone. Last week I shared my picks for destinations that get you out into the mountains, ...read more

I have the hardest time trying to help the kiddos pick a father's day gift to give their dad. He's a hard one to shop for. If he likes something, he'll go get it. So, it leaves me struggling and scrambling to put something together or pick something out for him.I don't want to ...read more

Let’s talk about how to not over schedule your summer. Hey moms, can I ask you a question? Do you have a spreadsheet that you’ve meticulously filled with all your kids’ summer camps and activities? Of course you do. So do I! Hey, how else would us busy ‘rents keep track of ...read more

I used to think grilled cheese was limited to being a kid's thing and never thought it was either sophisticated nor something I would serve outside of the little people in my family. But my friends, I recently attended a wedding and guess what was served as a passed hors d' ...read more