Adventures in Motherhood

About Adventures in Motherhood

Five Miami Valley moms dish about the wonderful, often humorous and always challenging role of being a mother including: families, kids, babies, pregnancy and things to do with kids in the Dayton and Springfield area.

Lucy Baker (a copy editor at the Dayton Daily News) is a mom of three.

Michelle Everhart-Sullivan (editor of the CoxOhio community web sites) is a mom of one girl.

Michelle Fong is a mom of two.

Darci Jordan (a columnist for the Dayton Daily News and Springfield News-Sun) is the mom of two boys with a girl on the way

Jill Kelley (columnist and reporter for the Dayton Daily News) is a mom of two boys.

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Mother's Daze columns

April 22, 2010

• 'Ma' calls home from heaven

April 8, 2010

• Spring cleaning revives youthful joy

March 25, 2010

• Sometimes tough not to weigh in on kids' friends

March 18, 2010

• Trip back in time can give you a hangover

March 11, 2010

• No ideal time to have kids, career

February 25, 2010

• Family party best present for 89th birthday

February 18, 2010

• Why don't some kids want to grow up?

February 11, 2010

• Boys lukewarm (at best) about Valentine's Day

February 4, 2010

• Success in sports not just about X's and O's

January 28, 2010

• Texting can divide generations

January 21, 2010

• 3rd-grader thinks he knows best

January 14, 2010

• School gossip hard to come by in house of boys

January 7, 2010

• Mom ups ante where manners are concerned

December 31, 2009

• Decade has been full for growing families

December 24, 2009

• Mom magic needs little boost this season

December 17, 2009

• Trying to give kids a sense of giving at Christmas

December 10, 2009

• Cold weather blows in Coat Wars with kids

December 3, 2009

• Kids want to be where the action is: Facebook

November 26, 2009

• Family at the heart of Thanksgiving

November 19, 2009

• Little tweaks on road to gender equality

November 12, 2009

• Parenting often depends on kids' birth order

November 5, 2009

• Are parents spanking less and yelling more?

October 29, 2009

• Halloween about to give up the ghost

October 22, 2009

• Research guides decision on H1N1 vaccination

October 15, 2009

• News stories prompt talk about gun safety

October 8, 2009

• Are today's kids in too many activities?

October 1, 2009

• Parents sometimes need to live and let try

September 24, 2009

• Life gives us many opportunities to make lemonade

September 17, 2009

• Kids pick up the ball where Mom leaves off

September 10, 2009

• Freedom, fun in being an aunt or uncle

September 3, 2009

• Choosing the right response over the right now response

August 27, 2009

• Kids exploring cinema with mom

August 20, 2009

• Rosemond's about-face surprising, maddening

August 13, 2009

• Splitting hairs: Lessons learned this summer

August 6, 2009

• For kids, sleepovers are cooler than the other side of the pillow

July 30, 2009

• Short cook takes awhile to warm to new idea

July 23, 2009

• Do moms, dads do back-to-school differently?

July 16, 2009

• There is a big difference between ages 8 and 10

July 9, 2009

• Teaching kids overdue skill not as easy as riding a bike

June 25, 2009

• Cheat sheet for life's biggest days would come in handy

June 18, 2009

• Why Father's Day doesn't get the same love as Mother's Day

June 11, 2009

• Son's interest in beer gives Mom a headache

June 4, 2009

• School program just first gross-out of many

May 21, 2009

• Karmic payback for youthful angst?

May 14, 2009

• Making plans for 'golden years' starts early