Busy Mommy Media There are few things more humbling than asking your teenager for costume input and getting shut down every time. You pitch an idea. Veto. You pitch another one. Also veto. Eventually you stop pitching and just wait to see what the group chat decides. That's basically how this year's costume roundup happened. In my newest post, I'm rounding up group costume ideas for teens that don't require five kids to match, because that fight is not one you're winning. The trick that...

Busy Mommy Media There are few things harder as a parent than watching your teenager go through something painful and realizing you can’t fix it for them. Our instinct is to jump in. Give advice. Solve the problem. Tell them what we think they should do. But as our kids get older, sometimes that isn’t what they need from us. Sometimes our job is simply to make sure they know they don’t have to do the hard thing alone. In my newest video, I’m talking about what support can look like when your...

Busy Mommy Media You know that moment when your kid gets $20… …and two days later they have $3, a random drink, and absolutely no idea what happened? 😂 That’s exactly why I made the Money Diary for Kids. It gives kids a simple way to track the money they earn, receive, spend, and save without turning it into a complicated budgeting lesson. They can: 💰 Keep track of allowance and gift money🛍️ See where their money is actually going🐷 Build a habit of saving🎯 Set goals for things they really...