Free Fall Movies for Kids

Bloomfield Hills-based MJR Digital Cinemas announced today they will offer their Free Fall Children’s Film Festival every Saturday and Sunday beginning Saturday, October 3rd and running every Sat. and Sun. through Sunday, October 25th. This is totally free to children 12 and under and parents are just $1.00. Advance tickets are not available, and tickets …

Ashby: Coming of Age Meets Reckoning the Regrets of Adulthood

Disclosure: DetroitMommies received access to an early release version of Ashby in exchange for writing this review. All opinions of the movie are our own. Ashby aptly blends the sensitive vulnerability of a coming-of-age movie with the realizations that come for someone looking to right the wrong decisions they made earlier in life. Mickey Rourke plays …

What Pregnant Women REALLY Eat

American Baby revealed  exclusive results from a recent survey on the eating habits and preferences of pregnant women.  The findings from the survey, which polled more than 2,300 pregnant and new moms, are featured in a special report,“What Pregnant Women Really Eat,” in the October 2015 issue of American Baby and online at americanbaby.com/pregnancy-nutrition.   Almost all …

Alyssa Milano Becomes a Mom-Bassador

Sprout, NBCUniversal’s 24-hour preschool network, announced today that Alyssa Milano will join the network as its first-ever Mom-Bassador. As Sprout’s Mom-Bassador, Milano—a mother of two young children—will be the voice and personality of the network’s brand refresh, which goes live on September 26th in celebration of Sprout’s 10th birthday. Milano narrates a series of segments …

Kids Costume Trends for Halloween 2015

  We are approximately 58 days out until Halloween! That seems like plenty of time, but in all reality that time will fly by and be gone before you know it.  This is especially true if you are making your own costumes (yes that’s possible – check out how to make a Lavagirl & Sharkboy …

The 10 Responsibilities of a Grandparent

Guest Post by Susan Ford Collins As the stages of life advance, the stages of our responsibilities advance too. From taking care of ourselves, to taking care of our spouses and businesses, to most exciting and most challenging of all… taking care of our children and our children’s children. What is expected of us then? …