• Skip to content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • Shop ModernMom
  • Become An Insider

ModernMom

The premiere destination for moms

  • Parenting
    • Pregnancy
    • Baby
    • Kids
    • Tweens and Teens
    • ModernMom Monday Videos
  • Cooking
  • Living Healthy
    • Breast Cancer
    • Health & Fitness
    • Body after Baby
    • Beauty
    • Relationships
    • Love
  • Lifestyle
    • Crafts
    • At Home
    • Education
    • Travel
    • Pets
    • Decorate
    • Money
    • Brooke Burke
  • Celebrate
    • Holidays
      • Easter
      • Valentine’s Day
      • New Year’s
      • Christmas
      • Hanukah
      • Halloween
      • Thanksgiving
    • Birthdays
    • Parties
  • Must Have
  • Contests
  • Entertainment

Samantha Parent Walravens

About Samantha Parent Walravens

Samantha Parent Walravens, the "Torn" Mom. Samantha is a journalist, author, and mother of four children. She is conflicted on a daily basis between the demands of motherhood and career, and is on a search for the elusive “work-life balance” (please let her know if you’ve found it!) Samantha is the author and editor of the anthology, TORN: True Stories of Kids, Career & the Conflict of Modern Motherhood, and is a frequent speaker about work-life issues. She has been a guest on the Today Show and NPR News and has written for numerous publications including Salon.com, the Huffington Post, Healthy Women, Urban Baby, Yahoo! and PC World. When not writing or driving her kids to countless activities, she can be found hiking the hills of Marin County, California, where she lives with her husband and children.

10 Things Happy Moms Do Differently

June 9, 2019 by Samantha Parent Walravens Leave a Comment

"Today's feminism isn't about women doing it all. It's about women NOT having to do it all." - Gloria Steinem I began buying into the myth of "doing it all" at an early age. In my 20s, I had my checklist life in mind: start a lucrative career right after college, meet someone and fall in love, get married by age 30, get my career to a successful enough point that I … [Read more...] about 10 Things Happy Moms Do Differently

Mean Girls In Kindergarten? Dealing with Girl Drama

March 16, 2019 by Samantha Parent Walravens Leave a Comment

I have four kids - my boys are 15 and 13, my girls are 9 and 5. While my boys nearly drove me into the ground as toddlers with their endless physical energy and constant running around, the girls are currently winning the race to dig me an early grave with their ongoing girl drama and emotional highs and lows. If I had to choose, I’d take the physical exhaustion of boys over … [Read more...] about Mean Girls In Kindergarten? Dealing with Girl Drama

11 Tips For Stay-At-Home Moms Who Want To Go Back To Work

September 1, 2018 by Samantha Parent Walravens Leave a Comment

Stay-at-home moms: Don’t fall for the media chatter that “opting out” of work to raise kids will sound the death knell for your career. It IS possible to get back in. You just need some advice and inspiration. Remember, as a full-time mom, you opted into the most important job in the world - raising the next generation of capable and responsible adults. There's no need to … [Read more...] about 11 Tips For Stay-At-Home Moms Who Want To Go Back To Work

10 Ways To Help Your Child Become A Better Writer

August 6, 2018 by Samantha Parent Walravens Leave a Comment

If your kids are like mine, they don't take well to their parents giving them advice on much of anything -- academics, athletics, you name it. In many ways, I am thankful for this. My kids are independent and have learned to do their homework on their own. But writing is a different story. But I had to step in recently to help my middle-schooler with a term paper that needed a … [Read more...] about 10 Ways To Help Your Child Become A Better Writer

Teaching Kids an “Attitude of Gratitude” this Holiday Season

December 7, 2017 by Samantha Parent Walravens Leave a Comment

Christmas morning in my household is like a shark feeding frenzy, with the sharks (my four children) devouring a pile of bloody chum (the presents). After weeks of shopping and hours of wrapping and labeling gifts, I watch my little ones rip off the festive ribbons and tear through the boxes in a matter of minutes. It’s disheartening, to say the least. How do we, as parents, … [Read more...] about Teaching Kids an “Attitude of Gratitude” this Holiday Season

Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Tell a friend

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Search

ModernMom Boutique

ModernMom TV

Featured

It’s One of Those “I Suck” Days…

Do you ever just have one of those I suck days? I do - a … [Read More...] about It’s One of Those “I Suck” Days…

Must Have

ToniBox

Meet Toniebox – A Loveable Storytime Friend For Your Kids

If you are looking for something to occupy your children … [Read More...] about Meet Toniebox – A Loveable Storytime Friend For Your Kids

Did you know?

Can I Use Baking Powder to Thicken Sauce

Can I Use Baking Powder to Thicken Sauce?

abdominal discomfort during first trimester of pregnancy

Abdominal Discomfort During First Trimester of Pregnancy

average breast size of a woman

The Average Breast Size of a Woman

Remove the Lens From Plastic Frames

How to Remove the Lens From Plastic Frames

Painful Intercourse During Pregnancy

Painful Intercourse During Pregnancy

Children Overcome a Fear of Water

How Do Children Overcome a Fear of Water?

Early Signs of Pregnancy While on Birth Control

Early Signs of Pregnancy While on Birth Control

Footer

  • About Us
  • Contact ModernMom
  • Advertise With Us
  • Press
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Contributors

Copyright © 2021 Modern Mom. All Rights Reserved.

Reproduction of any portion of this website only at the express permission of Mom, Inc.

The information provided on ModernMom is for educational use only. It should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.