tips and tricks
🎁 Holiday Gift Guide: What to Get a 1st Grader
Holiday shopping for a 1st grader? Here are 4 kid-approved gifts that encourage creativity, pretend play, and confidence. Includes my favorite parent-approved picks.
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The Unwise Mom lives off coffee, OrangeTheory, and trips to Target that somehow turn into $100 adventures. She fiercely loves her husband and their six-year-old, who thinks it’s hilarious to burst into the home office mid-“serious work” sessions.
mom-life
Let's Talk About Sleep (aka the Question All Parents Ask Themselves: "Will I Ever Sleep Again?")
Sleep training a toddler isn’t easy, but with consistent routines and Hatch Rest light cues, bedtime got a lot smoother for our family.
mom-life
When You Leave Your Kid with Your Non-Primary Partner (and Everyone Survives)
Traveling without your kid can feel stressful. Here’s how I prep (without overprepping), trust my partner, and keep things calm for everyone.
mom-life
Trying to be that "environmentally friendly mom" (Keyword, "trying")
Realistic tips and tricks to try to be that environmentally friendly mom. Don't try to be perfect, just try your best!
mom-life
How We Survive the Drop-Off Line (Without Losing Our Minds)
Every mom knows that the drop-off and pick-up line are tests of maintaining your cool. The Unwise Mom talks no-fluff hacks to keep kids busy, stay awake, and make carpool time a little more bearable.
mom-life
The One Where I Almost Swallowed a Booger
The Unwise Mom relives her traumatic baby booger incident and shares the best electric nasal aspirators for parents who love their kids but not their gag reflex.
self-care
The Day I Decided to Talk About My Hair
The Unwise Mom’s funny take on the mom bun. Real-life parenting humor meets 5 hair product must-haves, from dry shampoo to texture spray, for moms who want to look “put together-ish.”
Welcome to The Unwise Mom: Real Life, Not Perfect Parenting
A real-life parenting blog that keeps it honest (and funny). The Unwise Mom shares helpful products, relatable stories, and everyday chaos — no perfect parenting here, just the real stuff.