School is back in full swing. You know what I have been seeing a lot of lately? Posts and news stories about children getting lost either at school or while on the school bus. Can you imagine driving up to your child’s school and the employees are scrambling to find your kid, and then to […]
Did you know June is National Safety Month? Me neither! It gets MUCH less hype than National Rosé Day, National Donut Day and obviously, National Pop Goes the Weasel Day {a real thing, I checked}. And arguably our safety and the safety of our kids is way more important than weasels. But don’t worry ladies, […]
There has been a lot of hype surrounding the total Solar Eclipse, where the sun, moon, and earth line up. Occurring on August 21st, it’s the first one this century. Unfortunately, those of us in the Bayou City won’t get to experience totality – the moon will cover just 65-70 percent of the sun’s surface […]
So, I decided it was time to throw my toddler into the pool. In Houston, pools are everywhere; it seemed like a good idea to teach some pool safety and strategies. Also, all signs pointed go and that the timing was right for M’s first class: Bath time was basically a swim session where more water lands out of the […]
Sure, you may monitor your teen’s phone usage and maybe even check their messages, but do you know what they are really saying? You might be surprised. Texting is a language of its own that can be really hard to decode. We did some digging {AKA asked the teens} to help decode some of the […]
By now, if you’re like many American moms on Facebook, you’ve seen the stories about moms with young children in tow who were followed and approached by creepy strangers at Target. Most of these stories allege that these moms avoided run-ins with human trafficking rings that had the intention of snatching up their preschooler. It’s […]
You’ve probably seen the terrifying video that has made the rounds on social media. {If you haven’t, you can watch it here.} It shows twin two-year-olds playing in their room and a dresser falling on one of the boys. The parents released the nanny cam video hoping to warn others that something like this truly can happen […]
Houston Moms Blog is thrilled to partner with Graco to provide relevant and important information on car seat safety to our readers through this sponsored post. We hope it provides valuable info for your family too!Like many of you, when my baby was born, we couldn’t bring him home until we had proof of an […]
From suicide bombings to mass shootings to unexplained shootings, the recent events have us mortified and wondering about the world in which we are raising our children. With little place to hide from the bad news, it’s easy to gravitate towards tuning it out, modifying our Facebook feeds, and staying silent with hopes of keeping […]
Last weekend’s Orlando shooting hit close to home for one Houston mother. Although the tragedy happened several states away, Jean Irving knew first-hand the emotions accompanied by such a horrific event. Just two weeks ago, similar anxieties and fears spread throughout Houston as an army veteran tore through the streets of a Memorial neighborhood, armed with […]
