5 Tips for Preventing Nightmares

To celebrate the Halloween holiday today, I’m sharing part two of our Kids and Nightmares series. Yesterday, Dr. Tom Jackson shared tips on managing nightmares once they’re under way. But is there anything you can do as a parent to prevent them from happening in the first place? Turns out there certainly is! Read on… [...]

7 Quick Pilates Moves for an Anywhere Workout

I hadn’t taken a Pilates class in awhile, and a recent one seriously kicked my butt. So to kick yours (hehe) we’ve got a quick Pilates workout anyone can do anywhere, courtesy of Adrianne Yurgosky and Uptown Pilates in NYC. Click on to get your workout…no equipment needed!  I don’t know about you, but I [...]

Coming Out of the Postpartum Depression Cloud

This week on Fit Bottomed Mamas, we’re raising awareness of postpartum depression. Today, Christie over at Average Moms Wear Capes shares her story about coming out of the other side of postpartum depression. Postpartum depression isn’t something that’s easy for me to talk about, and I’d say partially because when you say that you’ve had [...]

8 Signs of Bullying

Bullying is a major buzzword these days. From cyber-bullying to the old-school version, bullying and its effects are all over the news. No one wants their child to be bullied. But would you know the signs of bullying if it were happening to your kiddo? Today, Mary Jo Rapini, MEd, LPC, shares eight signs that [...]

How to Push Through Mommy-Workout Setbacks!

Getting in shape after baby is no easy feat. And Dara Pierre-Louis knows it. After moving to LA to pursue an acting career and then quickly finding herself married with child, Dara is working on getting herself back in shape for leading roles—including being a healthy role model for her son. From time to time [...]

Striking a Balance Between Grandparents and Parents (And a Giveaway!)

When you are pregnant or become a parent, you open yourself up for a variety of unsolicited advice. When it’s from strangers, you can shrug it off. But it’s more challenging when it comes from those who really do have the best interest of your child in mind—the grandparents. The parent-child dynamic definitely shifts a bit [...]

Remember Who’s in Charge When It Comes to Kids’ Nutrition

Last week Fit Bottomed Mamas was all about kickstarting fitness in the New Year. This week, the focus turns to the kiddos in our first Active Kids Week! Earlier today we reviewed Nutrition: What Every Parent Needs to Know, a wonderful resource to help parents make sure their kids are eating well from infancy and [...]

9 Tips for a Fit Family: Act Like Others Are Watching

  This post is a part of our first Kickstart Fitness week on Fit Bottomed Mamas to help moms and future moms be fitter and healthier in 2012. Read all of this week’s special content here!  There’s nothing wrong with New Year’s resolutions to be the fittest, healthiest version of ourselves that we can be. [...]

5-Minute Beauty Routine for Busy Women

Time is of the essence when you’re a mom—and really, when you’re a woman living in the modern age! When you’re taking care of kiddos, though, your need to blow-dry and put on lipstick and even shower some days tends to take a backseat to the little ones clamoring for breakfast or a diaper change. [...]

An Adventure in Mirrorless Living—Could You Do It?

With a kiddo in the house and a job in that house, I don’t do a lot of getting gussied up. But I do still check the mirror to make sure I don’t look crazier than usual. If I had to go without a mirror? I’m not sure I could do it. And not just [...]

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