Auburn-Opelika Moms

February 25th - 27th, 2022 is designated as Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday across the state of Alabama. Purchases of flashlights, batteries, tarps, plywood, weather radios, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, coolers, and other supplies priced under $60...

I saw the phrase “babies don’t keep” while I was scrolling the other day. Usually I’m like, “Aw, no they don’t! Mine are growing up too fast. *cry face emoji*” Just a couple of months ago my friend called...

I feel your love when you’re getting out of bed, quietly so as not to wake me. I feel it when you kiss me goodbye before you leave for work, even on days when you’re running late. I feel it when...

As an intern at Opelika High School, I taught a unit on bird identification. My mentor teacher in biology had twenty slides of birds common to our area and required his students to learn to identify them by sight....

February is the shortest and sweetest month of the year! There are lots of opportunities to spend special time with your loved ones in these four weeks. Check out this list of local events and set a date with...

One of the biggest “brain traps” that I see parents of toddlers and small children fall into is the over-emphasis on BAD behavior. Tantrums. Whining. Rough playing. Fights with siblings. Taking toys without asking. Yelling “no”. Inappropriate mealtime behaviors. Oh,...

I am not one for resolutions, I am more a goal oriented individual. I found years ago that I would write down a list of resolutions and like others, I would be dedicated to them till about mid-February and...

I’m naturally a risk-averse person. Growing up, I was not infrequently called a “teacher’s pet” or “goody two-shoes,” or told that I didn’t know how to have fun (to which I always replied, “We have different definitions of ‘fun’.”)...

Since March 2020, most of our news, conversations, and information we are getting rarely goes without a reference to COVID-19. With vaccines now available for children ages 5 and up, families are looking for information. We recently posted about...

THEY’RE WATCHING. THEY’RE LISTENING. AND THEY REMEMBER EVERYTHING. IT’S EASY  TO FORGET THEY’RE THERE AND PAYING ATTENTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN I’M CAUGHT OFF  GUARD DEALING WITH THE UNEXPECTED. WHAT GREAT POWER THAT BRINGS, AND WHAT  GREAT RESPONSIBILITY. The U.S. Department of...