Betty Bolestiers was instrumental in shaping the creative direction and content strategy of FP Mom Hacks. She contributed significantly to curating the site’s engaging family projects and healthy meal ideas, ensuring every resource is practical for real families. Betty’s efforts in building out the user experience have helped transform the platform into a welcoming community for new parents.
Morning Routines That Don’t Break You Mornings are chaos by default unless you set them up to run themselves. Start with this: lay out clothes the night before. Not just for the kids. Yours too. When everyone knows what they’re wearing, you skip 15 minutes of digging, debating, and outfit drama. Next, handle breakfasts and […]
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Why a Morning Routine Matters Creating a toddler friendly morning routine isn’t just about getting out the door it’s about setting your child (and yourself) up for a smoother, happier day. Here’s why it pays off. Structure Reduces Meltdowns When toddlers know what to expect, they feel safe and less overwhelmed. Routines remove the guesswork
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Why Recycled Crafts Just Make Sense Recycled crafts aren’t just a fun weekend filler they’re one of the simplest ways to teach kids about sustainability in real life. When you turn a cereal box or a tin can into something new, you’re showing that trash isn’t always trash. It’s about planting early seeds of responsibility
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Normalize the Emotional Rollercoaster The first year of motherhood doesn’t pull punches. There are days you feel like you’ve got this, and days when everything unravels before 9 a.m. Your body is recovering, your sleep is fractured, and you’re asked to care for a human who can’t tell you what they need all while figuring
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Start with Your Inner Circle As a new parent, your most immediate layer of support often comes from the people closest to you. While your world is changing fast, this inner circle can help keep you grounded if you know how to lean on them in healthy, constructive ways. Partner, Family, and Close Friends Your
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Must Know Parenting Communities in 2026 If you’re a first time parent, the internet can be both your best friend and your worst rabbit hole. Here’s where it actually helps: Reddit’s Parenting & Beyond the Bump: Trust remains high in Reddit’s ability to deliver raw, unfiltered experiences. Whether you’re asking about sleep regressions or decoding
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Why Gardening Works for Families in 2026 In a world where everyone’s glued to glowing rectangles, gardening offers the rare chance to look up and get your hands dirty literally. It’s a built in screen break. You move a little, bend, stretch, dig. Nothing intense, just enough to be good for body and mind. And
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Why Breakfast Still Wins in 2026 We’ve all heard it: breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Turns out, the science still agrees especially when it comes to kids and school performance. A decent morning meal sets the tone. It fuels focus. It steadies moods. It helps prevent that mid morning crash when
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Why Kids Reject Vegetables (and What You Can Do About It) Understanding why kids avoid vegetables is the first step to making meaningful changes. Instead of forcing the issue at the table, it helps to recognize what’s really going on from both behavioral and biological perspectives. Common Reasons Kids Avoid Veggies Most picky eating habits
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Start with Your Non Negotiables Before you start adding color coded goals and Pinterest worthy plans to your week, stop and look at what’s already on your plate. Block off the non negotiables first: school drop offs and pick ups, work hours, mealtimes, bedtime routines. These aren’t optional, and trying to build a planner without
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