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From diet to exercise, the health + safety of our families is a top priority. Use the health + safety category to find articles and resources written by other mamas and local professionals to help you feel your best.

Dallas Moms publishes original, personal stories and advice from local moms, as well as relevant and fun information for those of us in the trenches of parenthood.

Every article published via Dallas Moms — whether someone from our in-house team, a guest writer, or a sponsored writer — uses their words to reflect their own opinions, experiences, and beliefs. No singular article or collection of articles represents the opinions, beliefs, or agenda of Dallas Moms.

Working out. We all know we need to do it (supposedly every day!), but let's be honest. That's not reality. Okay, maybe it's just me. But between waking up at 7 AM, nursing a 2 month old, getting my 2...

When Smiles Are Made

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**January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month. Each Friday this month, in honor of those babies, we wanted to use this time to share a few stories from local moms who’ve dealt with these trials and tribulations and provide some...
Dallas Moms Blog has partnered with Advocare Independent Distributor Christina York as part of our "Shop Local. Support Moms" campaign and to provide more information on how Advocare can be beneficial to moms--both physically and financially.  You have most likely...
It happened at La Duni and involved one of the best desserts Dallas has to offer - the Cuatros Leches Cake. For the first year of her young life, I'd been strictly following the recommendations of what foods my little...
In Dallas, a women’s fitness options are endless. Big Box workout facilities. Fitness programs and centers. Circuit training. Group Classes. At-home dvd programs. But once you have a baby, it seems like all these options are instantly thrown out...
I was the hover mom. Actually, I was worse than a hover mom.  I was really more of a germaphobe, milestone maniac, with an added dose of prepare-for-every-possible-worst-case-scenario, hover mom. My firstborn never touched a surface that hadn't been pre-sanitized until...
There is nothing worse than waking up to the sound of your kid throwing up in their crib. And then screaming their head off for the next thirty minutes while they keep throwing up. We've all been there and it...
Early in my marriage, I got laid off. After I spent my fair share of time sulking, laying around watching Friends reruns and eating cartons of ice cream, I decided it was time to kick myself back in to...
Children are finicky. Today they like corn, tomorrow they don't. Today tomatoes are awesome, tomorrow tomatoes are gross. As parents, we're always doing a daily mental checklist of each food group. Vegetables can sometimes be trickier than the other food...
Before kids, I loved power yoga. Not Bikram or anything, but just some good, warm vinyasa flow. I did yoga all throughout my first pregnancy, but completely lost my mojo when I found myself pregnant with my second child...
What I Learned from the ER Last month was a doozy. It all started when my son, Russ (22 months),  seemed to be coming down with something. My husband, unlike most men, is quick to go to the doctor. So...
Everyone knows the best way to find a good, reliable doctor, dentist, babysitter, or whatever service you are looking for is to ask around. Once you start hearing the same name pop up, that's who you want to trust! That...

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Save the Date :: November Kid-Friendly Events in Dallas

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Not to be all, "I can't believe it's November," but for real, how did we get here? Time to get ready for cozy holiday vibes.