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Dana

Dana Holmes is a proud Brooklyn mom and founder of Metro Mom Club, a source for urban moms who want to stay stylish while raising thoughtful, brilliant, bad ass city kids. She has been writing about etiquette, occasions, gift ideas, trends and family fun for more than a decade and has been interviewed by the New York Times, Associated Press, TODAY in NY and many, many more.

AdviceInspirationKiddosMannersMoms

Excuse me. It’s a phrase that seems to be said more and more often as something rude, rather than something polite. We’ve all heard people of every age group say, “Excuse me?!”as a nasty retort that instantly makes you cringe. But! This week, we’re changing all of that. Excuse me is

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AdviceKiddosMoms

This week’s Friday Reads don’t have much in common. Well, they sort of do. Ok, two of them do anyway. I save the grown up article for last, but they’re all informative and may blow your mind a little and make you feel like “oh man, what am I doing?!”

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AdviceKiddosMoms

It is officially summer! Rad moms everywhere are taking their toddlers to parks, beaches and swimming pools to have fun in the sun and stay cool. But, as fun as all of this running around can be, are we damaging our kids’ feet or our own because of the shoes

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AdviceInspirationKiddosMannersMoms

It’s time to start the week with another Manners Monday post. This week, we’re working on looking into people’s eyes. It’s a common courtesy to make eye contact when we’re talking. It makes people feel like they matter and their words matter. And, it makes us feel that way when people look

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InspirationKiddos

Wishing you all a delicious 4th of July full of fun and festivities with your families. We just made our first family trip to the ice cream truck and it was YUMMY. We couldn’t believe that he ate his whole cone all by himself. There’s no doubt that we have

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