Mothers

Facebook, Pinterest havens for Moms

M is for many million clicks on Facebook. O means she's really swift online. Another M is for her mobile multitasking. That's Mom, and she's leading a very full digital life, according to figures from Nielsen.

As women grow older, daughter becomes best friend

Gentlemen, take note: If your wife has stopped calling you as much as she used to and you feel like you're being replaced, you might be right to suspect that there's someone else in her life. But it's not another man -- it's another woman. And she's probably your own daughter.

While men tend to maintain a woman as their closest confidant throughout their adult lives, women's focus shifts from their spouse to their adult daughter as they age, according to an analysis of nearly 2 billion cell phone calls and almost half a billion text messages.

Weber commission approves $500K for corridor preservation

OGDEN — The Weber County Commission approved spending up to $500,000 from corridor preservation funds during its Tuesday morning meeting.

The funds are part of a cooperative agreement between the county and the Utah Department of Transportation for a project involving Interstate 84 and Highway 89.

The total price tag of the project is almost $2 million.

Free event Monday at WSU Women’s Center

OGDEN — The Weber State Women’s Center is offering a free event titled “Monday Muffins and Single Moms — Games, Grits and Cooking Tips.”

WSU offers free talk for moms

OGDEN — Weber State University’s Womens’ Center on Monday will host “Monday Muffins and Single Moms — Frugality, Finances and Chick Repairs.”

Moms, future moms take over runway at Fashion Week

NEW YORK -- Forget the usual vacant model stare. It was smiles and high fives with Iman as real moms of all shapes and sizes took over New York Fashion Week, working a runway Thursday with strollers and pregnant tummies, looking chic for everything from school drop-off to date night.

'Nurse-in' staged at Layton Target

LAYTON — A group of protesters decided to raise awareness Wednesday about the acceptability of breastfeeding at the Layton Super Target.

Sometimes all this housekeeper mom needs is a little validation

Yesterday afternoon I laid in my bed, fully clothed, and all I wanted to do was pull the covers over my head and forget about All The Stuff I Have To Do.

Free Thursday event at WSU for single moms

OGDEN -- Weber State University, 3848 Harrison Blvd., on Thursday will host its Single Mothers Success Forum, an eight-week series featuring a variety of topics affecting single mothers.

The free meeting is at 1 p.m. in Room 312 of Shepherd Union. For information, call 801-626-6090.

Loving moms reduce poverty's health risks

A new study has found that children raised in poverty were less likely to develop certain chronic diseases in adulthood if they had loving, attentive mothers from a young age.

Educated women putting off childbirth creating 'delayer boom'

 

 

A report by the U.S. Census Bureau indicates women who have a college degree are likely to delay having children into their 30s, resulting in a "delayer boom."

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