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When I was 5 years old, and my sister 3 and my brother just 1, BOTH my parents moved to England, UK, leaving us in Sri Lanka with relatives and Nannies. During the five years my parents were away, 2 of us were hospitalized at 2 different hospitals. We were without either parents and we were just fine! When I became a Mom myself this is when I asked my Mom how she could leave her babies and go. Her response was...

Now that I got your attention with the headline, please read through my analysis on the disparity in post partum care in the US versus other countries:) 

Home visits after childbirth by health-care professionals are provided in all northern and western European countries.

FRANCE : Slate writer Claire Lundberg lives in France, and rec...

It is a gross misrepresentation of facts to claim an individual can be checked out ONLINE!

Hiring a trusted caregiver for your child in the United States can be one of the most daunting parenting tasks. In a market driven by referrals, it is very common for parents to hire someone recommended by a friend, a neighbor, a co-worker or a doorman. Parents are also tempted by the low cost online Nanny ag...

Mom to Moms is always on the look out for amazing Moms and Dads who seem to juggle parenting with a demanding career, actively get involved in the local community, follow their interests outside of their family life and career and still make time to be hands on with raising a child - in the most fast paced town in the world - New York City:D We are proud to have interviewed

At a recent cocktail party for parents of my 6 year old twins, a Dad of two sons, explained how different his two sons are. He said the environment has remained the same when the younger son was born and both boys live with both parents and nothing has changed in their approach to parenting with the second son, but he said they are as different as light and day. So, I asked him, how does he explain the differences and he said 'Nature and Nurture'. I also shared with him that I am tryin...

When 'The Moms' sent me an invite to attend 'Annie' on Broadway, I was thrilled to bits as it is a childhood favourite of mine and my 6 year old twin boys who were so very excited. Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and th...

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Kevin and Marina Krim

On Friday, 25th october, I woke up early and logged in to check my e-mails as usual. It was in tears I read about the tragic inciden...

The picture shows Sarah Jane Donohue,  who was violently shaken by her baby nurse when  she was only five days old, breaking four ribs, both collarbones and causing a severe Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury – PABI....

First published in a Parenting Blog in the Bright Mountain Blogs :

In a recent article in the New York Times, Perri Klass, MD says it is vital to check up on the parent’s mental health in the first months of a baby’s life. U...

What did Mothers Day mean to you? Did you get what you expected? When I was growing up, Mothers Day did not exist. I was brought up to show respect and appreciation to my Mother every minute, every day, although it does not mean I di...

Mom to Moms is always on the lookout for products and services which will empower parents and we are thrilled to have interviewed Keith Reed, CEO of Twins and Multiple Births Association. The Twins and Multiple Births Association (Tamba) is a charity set up by paren...

Screening and interviewing potential candidates to work for you as a Nanny can be a daunting task. Mom to Moms has met in person 1000s of applicants who ap...

You've just had a baby and you reach for the fifteenth diaper of the night and you realize there are only two left in the bag!!! What? You ask yourself, “how did we use so many in such a short amount of time”? Welcome to the world of newborns an...

Is your toddler ready for Kindergarten? In Manhattan, a parent has a wide range of options - public/private or gifted and talented? So, you moved to a great neighborhood years ago assuming since you are zoned to the best schools, your child would get one? Not quite so, getting a Kindergarten spot involves a process, like everything ...

With both parents working more and more hours, out of necessity rather than choice and with day care centres now offering 24/7 care for our children puts a lot of pressue on today's working parents.  Forty percent of the American labor force now works some form of nonstandard hours, including evenings, nights, weekends and early mornings, according to Harriet B. Presser, a professor of sociology at the University of Maryland.

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My twins were born in London, in the United Kingdom. When I was pregnant and looking at Newborn Care, I found out I can hire a Qualified Maternity Nurse to care for my babies if I wanted to.

I did not hire a Maternity Nurse as I wanted to have a go on my own with my twins and when the twins were close ...