Health & Safety - Chicago North Shore Moms

Post-Baby Pelvic Health 101!

This post was provided by Caryn McAllister, PT, DPT / President & CEO of High Quality Home Therapy to our parent company, The Local Moms Network. Thank you!   After giving birth, your new bundle will naturally be your top priority. But as they say on...

Myopic Retinopathy and How to Slow it Down in Your Child

“Myopic retinopathy [nearsightedness] is an eye condition that affects over 30% of the U.S. population,” says Dr. Vlada Nakhlis, owner and Optometrist of EyeSee Optometry in Lincolnshire. There are  a lot of physical abnormalities/pathologies that come...

CBD & Anxiety: One Mom’s Story

  Recently, we showcased the moms behind Press Pause, a female-focused CBD company. We also asked the passionate ladies who started the brand to dispel some myths about CBD—including the stigma and misconceptions around CBD. This week, co-founder Dawn Fable...

My child is being bullied. Now what?

By Lori Orlinsky, children’s book author and Bullying Prevention and Response Trained certified by the CDC.     “Mommy, today at school my friend told me my snack was poison, and she made me throw it away,” my daughter Hayley said to me as she...

Meet a Mom: A Glass of Goldwater

Welcome to Chicago North Shore Moms Meet a Mom series where we celebrate the triumphs and daily struggles of local moms. This week’s Meet a Mom is non other than local influencer (31K on just Instagram – gasp!) Alyssa Goldwater, Content Creator...

Donte Palmer: From Changing Tables to Changing Fatherhood

Donte Palmer is a dad changing what it means to be a father—one changing table at a time. His amazing journey began in October of last year, when he found himself in a men’s room without a changing table to use to change his son’s diaper. Like he had done many times...

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