City Mom Collective

Oct 21, 2024 | momcollective.com | Chelsea White

Fall fashion — a case for underconsumption; this is not your average fall fashion article. As soon as the public pool closes, school is back in session and the temperature drops a modicum of a degree, I am ready for fall and I would hazard a guess that you are, too. The cozy vibes of sweaters and boots and the like get me every year (I did grow up in New England after all). But another thing that’s starting to get to me? Overconsumption. Fast fashion. Waste. Influencer culture.

Aug 14, 2024 | momcollective.com | Chelsea White

The elders in your life may not be right about everything but they’re right about one thing (now consistently backed up by research): Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Not only does breakfast break the overnight fasting period, it also replenishes your glucose stores, giving your cells the energy you need to perform at your best.

Jul 18, 2024 | momcollective.com | Chelsea White

Our oceans — and our bodies! — are filling up with plastics. It’s that by the year 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. into our bloodstream and also contain endocrine disruptors, which can lead to several health issues, infertility not the least of them. Single-use plastic is a huge problem and while it seems overwhelming at first to try to tackle it, it can be done.

Jul 2, 2024 | momcollective.com | Emily Roark

“I’m not sure. It’s hard to tell when one virus ended and the other began.”I’m sitting on the familiar cushy bench in the corner of the yellow, frog-themed room at the pediatrician’s office. The nurse asked me when the symptoms started, and this is my response. She nods and tells me that she gets it. We’re not the only family who has ever had back-to-back-to-back illnesses. Seven years into motherhood, and the pediatrician’s office feels more like a second home than a doctor’s office.

Jun 25, 2024 | momcollective.com | Chelsea White

Summer is long with young children and if you’re looking to avoid excess screen time, here are some summer activities to keep your preschool and elementary-age kids busy and creatively engaged. A disclaimer: I must confess that I am not some sort of Pinterest Mom extraordinaire. Creatively inclined? Yes. Somewhat organized? Yes. Tired and forgetful and tired? Also yes.