Parenting Wisdom

WHO'S THAT GIRL? Hello fellow Colorado Springs mamas! My name is Elizabeth Mayberry and I am over-the-moon to be a new contributor on Co Springs Mom Collective! I've grown up here (one of those natives) and have a deep, deep...

January is one of my favorite months of the entire year. I usually clean out and reorganize like a nesting mama to be. We reorganize the toys. We get rid of bags and bags for donations. And we take...

Summer is almost here and I’m already finding myself knee-deep in summer plans. Now a lot of moms will have their kids’ summer schedule completely planned out week to week; from vacations to camp, to playdates with friends. But...

Picture this with me: it's 10:00 a.m. Your children (and consequently, you) have been awake since six. You've already had breakfast, then they played quietly (or at least cooperatively) with trains and other various objects which now litter the floor....

I've learned that the military puts strain on relationships and that sometimes it takes more than it gives. I think it's easier to blame the military for our lost friendship than it is to believe that we chose this. There are days that I wish we could swallow our pride and accept the apologies we'll never give each other. There are times that I wish I could call you and hear that familiar voice. Days that I would love to smother your baby in cuddles and hear about how being a mom is going. It's hard to believe that we're both mothers, and even harder to believe our kids will never be friends.

The email subject line read: Career Day Speakers Wanted.  And that's where I normally would bow out of reading the rest of the email, and move back to folding the last little bit of the mountain of clothes I just...

"Be a leader, not a follower." How many of us have heard that time and time again? Growing up, I thought being a follower was something to be shunned. The truth is, we each fill the role of either leader...

There is nothing more refreshing than encouragement. During graduate school, I experienced the worst forms of comparison and competition. Then, I entered motherhood, and it was a whole new world of surprising possibilities! From feeding styles and sleep schedules...

If you’re a mom who breastfed for one day, one month, 6 months, a year, or two years, you belong to this club. The club where you intimately understand the mix of stress, exhaustion, joy, and fear that comes...

I'm a CO girl at the core and adore living on the west side of Colorado Springs. This amazing city just keeps getting cooler, but the best part of the Springs hasn't changed in millennia. The sparkle of this...