Baby Care: Diapers on Every Little Bottom Is the Goalgiving back • my world • giving organizations • bettering communities
Baby Care—Have you ever found yourself, when you had babies or toddlers, without diapers? Have you ever had that feeling of desperation? That is a feeling that 1 in 3 American parents and 1 in 5 Canadian parents in poverty feel on a regular basis, according to a…
Corporate Giving and Social Media: Kudos for Osh Kosh B’gosh Cranes for Kidsgiving back • my world • giving organizations • bettering communities
Donate—In my mind, any time a corporation takes on a cause with more than lip service, that's cause for praise. And when they use social media to get the word out, not just about their philanthropy but about opportunities for jane-schmane to help them out from home, that's gratifying.…
Operation Beautiful: Ending Negative Self-Talk, One Post-It Note at a Timegiving back • my world • giving organizations • tips for giving back
Self Image—Are you ever your own worst enemy? Does the little voice inside your head ever say cruel, demeaning things like, “You’re fat,” or “You’ll never be good enough?” After a heart-to-heart with yourself, are you left feeling discouraged and demeaned? Caitlin Boyle, founder of OperationBeautiful.com, was tired…
Girls on The Run: Building Self-Esteem One Runner at a Timegiving back • my world • giving organizations • bettering communities
Last Fall, a friend called me in a bind. She had volunteered to be a running partner for a young girl in a 5K event, but had to back out at the last minute, due to a family crisis. Knowing that I am a regular runner, she asked if I…
Poverty: Mothers Save the Children With Frigidaire’s “Making Time For Change” Campaignmy world • giving organizations
If you are anything like me, and I'm sure you are just by virtue of the fact that you're visiting MomItForward, you're passionate about children: raising them, helping them, improving the lives of your own and others through proactive engagement in service and social consciousness. Recently, I had the chance…
Outside Play: Dr Pepper Snapple, KaBoom, and Mom 2.0 Partner to Build Playgroundmy world • giving organizations
You may have heard that play is on the decline, that children these days are less active than those of previous generations. The Centers for Disease Controls reports that 62% of children aged 9-13 years do not participate in any organized physical activity afterschool and 23% do not engage in…
