One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Make Family Events More Enjoyable With Friends

Better Together: Why Inviting Another Family Makes Activities More Fun #FamilyFun Sometimes family activities can feel like another item on the to-do list. However, doing those activities with another family makes them more fun! Whether it’s a trip to an amusement park , a visit to the local pool , or trip to a pumpkin patch , including another family can multiply the fun in amazing ways. One of my favorite moms to collaborate with is my friend, Ayana Ledford who's pictured above with her daughter Sahar. We have done all of the things listed as seemingly random examples above and here is how including her and her daughter (and sometimes her son too) has made the events more fun. On the date above, Ayana almost left the venue because parking was a nightmare. That said, she hung in there and we would up having a great time!

Working Mom Tips for Surviving a Cookout with a Toddler

Probably even more than other parents working moms value peaceful times with their children. Since our jobs pull us away from our kids and sometimes exhaust us making us more impatient than we'd like to admit, we need helpful tips to maximizing our fun and minimizing our headaches.

Once our kids become mobile they become more curious about the world and harder to control. That creates challenges for their already maxed out parents. Below is a link to an old post that provides working moms with tips on surviving a cookout with a toddler. The tips will serve you well throughout the cookout season.

Enjoy!

Chaton's World: A Working Mom's Quest for Balance in Stilettos: Surviving a Cookout with a Toddler in the Country: Memorial Day mean 'tis the season for cookouts. That brings up an interesting problem. What do you do with a toddler...
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