Mom Wisdom
Just For Fun
11 of the Best Moms in Children’s Literature
We asked our contributors to share some of their best-loved mothers in children's literature. Here are the ma's, mothers, and grandmas — kind, funny, smart, and strong — who've touched their hearts.
Grown-Up Reads
How Romance Novels Helped Lift Me Out of My Postpartum Depression
One hundred percent fantasy, one hundred percent escapism, and one hundred percent perfect for me at that precise moment in time.
Grown-Up Reads
How the Urgency of Motherhood Made Me a Writer
Rachel Starnes shares how the recent publication of her first book, a memoir of her marriage and journey into parenthood, has afforded her the opportunity to reflect on the role of writing in her life.
Tips & Advice
How Mother-Daughter Book Clubs Can Help Girls (and Moms!) Find Their Voice
I love books; I’m addicted to stories. So when my fourth-grade daughter received an invitation to join a Mother-Daughter book club, I was thrilled.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Reading Through Trauma: How Story Helped Us Navigate Challenging Days
Every so often, despite the perfect ultrasounds, easy pregnancy, and crazy research that has ensured your delivery and baby and life with a newborn will go off without a hitch, things happen that are totally outside any realm of possibility you’ve ever imagined.
Just For Fun
Tips & Advice
Mother Knows Best: 9 Bits of Mom Wisdom Shared by Brightly Readers
We asked Brightly readers to share the best bits of wisdom passed down to them by their moms. These were some of the best answers we heard.
Tips & Advice
Advice from a Super Hero Author and Mom: A Q&A with Lisa Yee
Lisa Yee, author of the upcoming series of DC Super Hero Girls middle grade novels, shares her secrets to success when balancing life as a mom and author.