DC Metro Moms

MilkBank Giveaway Contest

Listen-up Breastfeeding Mama's!  Join us in a giveaway contest for THREE MilkBank systems on our sister site,  Silicon Valley Moms Blog.  Click HERE for more details and to participate in this giveaway contest!

Cirque du Soleil Wintuk GIVEAWAY

....Sponsored by MSG Entertainment

It is wintertime, so why not celebrate with a winter adventure that includes a mind-blowing trampoline act?

The New York City Moms Blog in conjunction with One2OneNetwork is giving away tickets to Wintuk from Cirque du Soleil. Comments are open now and will close on December 15th at midnight EST.

Prizing: 4 Tickets Saturday, Dec. 20 at 11 am.
Blog Giveaway Ticket Giveaway Details:   

Click HERE to enter the contest at the New York City Moms Blog

RECAP!! Parenting Guilt: Can We Overcome It? (Plus, a Book Giveaway!)

RECAP: Mommy Guilt Topic Day.

A quick perusal of the blogosphere reveals that Mommy Guilt (or parenting guilt) is a favorite topic of conversation.  Moms who work outside the home feel guilty about not spending as much time as they think they "should" with their children.  Moms who work at home feel guilty about not making money or not making enough money.

If we're confident about our home/work life balance, we'll find something else to beat ourselves up about: breastfeeding versus bottle feeding; crying it out versus attachment parenting; too much TV; too much junk food; not enough reading; not enough energy; not enough spouse time; too much "me" time, however non-existent it may be.

Because parenting guilt is so prevalent, the bloggers on Silicon Valley Moms, Chicago Moms, New York Moms, D.C. Metro Moms, and 50-something Moms Blogs all wrote about parenting guilt and why they felt it.  Our own DC Metro Mom Blogger, Devra Renner and her co-author Aviva Pflock, have written a book about this topic: Mommy Guilt: Learn to Worry Less, Focus on What Matters Most, & Raise Happier KIds.  Devra and Aviva were nice enough to help us out and answer some questions for us about parenting guilt.  Click Here to read more about our conversation with Devra and Aviva, as well as participate in the book giveaway....

DC Metro Moms Blog

• Sometimes Guilty, Sometimes Not
• Guilt Over Not Breastfeeding
• I Feel Guilty Because I Don't Feel Guilty
• Atonement: Using Guilt For Good
• Guilty Of Guilt
• The Yoke Of Guilt, Part Deux
• Take The Words Out Of My Mouth
• Guilty As Charged
• Evolutionary Guilt
• Guilt-Free & Diggin' It!

Silicon Valley Moms Blog

• Missing Moments
• Here We Go Again
• Juggling Working Mom Guilt
• My Top 5 Mommy Guilt Offenders
• Guilt
• Breaking The Guilt Cycle
• The Laws Of Guilt
• Guilty As Charged
• The Constant Guilt
• Mean Mommy = Guilty Mommy
• The Guilt Of The Working Mom
• Objectivism Of Parenting
• G-U-I-L-T
• Mommy Guilt

Chicago Moms Blog

• There's No Guilt Like Mommy Guilt
• My Top Three
• I Hate You Because You Work
• Getting Over The Guilt
• Writing The Book On Guilt

New York City Moms Blog

• Been There, Done That: Guilt Tears
• Guilt, A Gentle Prodding
• Mommy Guilt?
• Bloody Boring
• Guilt And The Go-To-Gal

50-Something Moms Blog (our newest sister site, which will be "officially" launching very soon!)

• Handcuffed By Guilt

In honor of our new site... our very first GIVEAWAY - 5 Whole World Books!

COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.  WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS, SHORTLY.

Hello DC Metro Moms and our friends throughout the blogosphere.  We are constantly approached to publicize giveaways across our sister sites, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Chicago Moms Blog and DC Metro Moms Blog.  We don't have any "specific" guidelines for promoting a giveaway, but we want to make sure it something special, unique, meaningful and useful to moms.  So..........

For our first giveaway on DC Metro Moms Blog (ever), we decided to give away five, Whole World, hard cover books, which include a singalong cd. (What Mom does not like reading and singing with her children?). Barefoot Books is an independent publisher of award winning books, gift and art for children of all ages and we encourage you to visit their site and learn more about their company and products.

Whole World: Sing around the planet, from high in the mountains to low in the valleys, in every town and every city, and with all the fish and birds, trees and flowers! Includes eco-tips on how to live green and a catchy singalong CD, sung by Fred Penner.

How can you participate in this giveaway?  In the comment section below. tell us what steps you are taking to create a healthy environment for your family and the world. Please make sure you leave your name and email address.  (We promise NOT to share your email address with anyone!  We just need to contact you if you win.)  Rebecca (our contact at Barefoot Books) will select the five winners.  Please only enter one time.  The comment section will close on Friday, September 14, 2007 at 10:00am PST.  The lucky five winners will be announced later that day.