Undoubtedly, the addition of a new baby to the family is a joyful experience, but it can also be a messy one. And cleaning up all those messes can quickly become a strain on the nation’s already overstretched landfills. Bambooee, the maker of the tree-saving reusable bamboo towel, has just added three new products to its collection—Bambooee baby wipes, bibs and burp cloths—that are designed to make baby clean-ups kinder to the earth. Continue Reading »

SheKnows proudly announces its newest addition to the family, AllParenting.com, a brand new parenting website driven by the desire to support and empower moms as not only parents, but also as women. The site features highly social and sharable content on everything from family to home, table to style, and pregnancy to prom – advice extending beyond just the early parenting years. Continue Reading »

My Help ID™ has developed privatized identifications in response to the growing number of accidents (auto, disaster, and work) and the lack of ability to notify family in a timely manner. Doctors agree that My Help ID™ lessens anxiety for victims knowing family is near. Continue Reading »

VolunteerSpot, the leading free online volunteer coordination tool with more than 1.75 million users, unveils a new Clipboard app for the iPad, which simplifies volunteering and transforms a legion of busy parents into an army of active classroom and school helpers – just in time for the back–to-school season. Continue Reading »

Spinlight Studio is at it again, with “Pixel and Parker,” their seventh title and first foray into children’s books. But this time, they’re not just releasing another app, they’re changing the way stories are told. Continue Reading »

With millions of women struggling to find their post-full-time motherhood identity, many will find themselves asking, ‘Who am I now, and what can I do next?’

Welcome to your “Act Three”, a time of transition, self-exploration and unlimited possibilities. For most, this time can be plagued with doubts about how to succeed in the next stage of life, but it can also be an opportunity for immense personal growth, believes sought-after inspirational speaker and coach Julie Shifman who in her own “Act Three”, made it her mission to help women find what inspires them. In her new book, Act Three: Create the Life You Want After Your First Career and Full-time Motherhood, Shifman offers simple, powerful tools to help women on their journey to creating a fulfilling life in the next act. Continue Reading »

Tom Guy Pettit, in collaboration with illustrator Peter O’Malley Pierson, has put together a fun children’s book that shows off a globally diverse array of animals. The excellent rhyme and rhythm of the poems in “26 Poem-Stories About Animals, A to Z, Aardvark to Zebra: Fun and Funny Poems Telling Real Stories About Real Animals” (ISBN 1470136376) will make sure the fun facts about animals are lodged in young readers’ heads. Continue Reading »

Working Mother Media has joined forces with FlexJobs, an award-winning job service that helps people find jobs with flexible work options, to provide professional job listings for their audience. The partnership will allow workingmother.com users access to a Working Mother-branded site featuring FlexJobs listings as soon as they join the site. Continue Reading »

In “Murphy Lives Here,” Dr. Merryl J. Polak discusses the difficulties of wanting to have a family when motherhood seems out of reach.

Emma Porter expresses her overall satisfaction with being a happy wife and successful teacher. She felt that when the time was right, her feelings would tell her when she wanted to add the responsibilities of ‘loving mother’ to her life’s resume. But her biological clock gave her a rude awakening, and before she knew it, the desire to become a mother overpowered every other aspect of her life. Continue Reading »