Any woman who is pregnant or considering becoming pregnant needs to ask herself: what vitamins should I be taking! And when she does, one of the number 1 supplements on her list will be Folic Acid. In this vlog, I talk about why Folic Acid is such an important thing not only for pregnant women, [...]
Melissa’s Daily Vlog
5 Ways to be a BE-ATCH to the Hubs
Hi everybody. So you know, I launched this site CloudMom and it’s filled with how to videos for moms saying “here’s how you do this” and “here’s how you do that” and after doing like almost 300 of these parenting how to videos with my own particular version of expert parenting advice (ha!), I feel [...]
Changing Diapers in Public: Right or Wrong?
We’ve all been there. You’ve settled down with your nice latte and then you get a whiff of that nutty, warm smell and that sinking feeling in your tummy … even though you just changed your baby’s diaper, she has delighted you with some new “activity” and needs to be changed AGAIN. If you’re alone, [...]
How My Child Saved Me
We all have interesting stories that make us who we are. I recently came across one woman’s journey that touched me deeply – mostly because my kids have had such a significant impact on my life in so many ways. We all get some inspiration from children. Moms with cancer have an even greater challenge [...]
Dealing with Temper Tantrums In Public
HI EVERYONE. Melissa here, CloudMom.com. Doing a two part series on temper tantrums this week. First we covered how to handle temper tantrums at home. Today, we’re talking how to stop temper tantrums in public. Let’s face it, dealing with temper tantrums in public is especially tough. You feel like everyone is looking at you [...]
How To Deal With Tantrums at Home
HI everyone, Melissa here from CloudMom.com. There are a lot of beautiful things about being a parent, but there are some really annoying ones too – let’s be honest. And one of the most annoying frustrating things is tantrums in children! Adult tantrums, annoying too but at least you don’t feel as if it’s your [...]
5 Way To Avoid Making Dinner
Hi everyone, Melissa here from CloudMom.com. One of the things I feel the most guilty about is when I shortchange my kids by not giving them healthy meals. But healthy often means preparation and cleanup. That is, healthy means hassle especially when you’re talking weeknight family meals and you’re SO tired you want to drop [...]
One Pot Cooking – Pasta with Broccoli Recipe
In the spring, when the weather turns consistently pleasant…at least in NYC, I start looking for easy one pot meals to feed my family so there is more time for outside activities! I found just the perfect fit with this family friendly pasta with broccoli recipe from the talented and practical Lisa Pisano of mom [...]
Why Germs are Good for Kids
Listen up, Germaphobes! Yes, you! You with your hand sanitizer and your anti-bacterial soap, and all of your strict rules about not sharing bottles or –gasp!– cleaning your kid’s pacifier by sucking on it. That’s gross, right? Turns out that sucking on your child’s pacifier might NOT in fact be so gross. In fact, this [...]
Helping With Homework: Good or Bad?
So we all want our kids to do well in school, it’s only natural. These days, most kids start coming home with homework in 1st or 2nd grade. Not like when I was young and homework started in 7th grade (and then, I barely did it, but that’s another story). So time’s have changed and [...]
