Kirsten Jones is a former D1 athlete and Nike executive, and also a mom of three. As a Sports Parenting Coach for over ten years, she has been guiding parents through the sometimes rocky terrain of youth sports. More recently, she’s shared that same guidance in her...
by: Goldfish Swim School Families are preparing for summers filled with beach and pool visits, making it critical for everyone to brush up on water safety tips before jumping into any water-related activities. Unfortunately drowning is the number one cause of...
When your child goes to college, it can feel like a big, and scary step—for both parents and child. Even if your child is totally academically prepared for this next challenge, being away from home and managing their own lives, day in and day out, is a whole different...
This week’s Meet a Mom is helping Mothers’ Day help other moms—a lot of moms. In 2010, Kim Hausman Athan and a few other mothers (including her own!) launched Mothers’ Day Movement, a non-profit organization that benefits women and families worldwide. One hundred...
Just a few years before we launched Westportmoms (well four years to be exact=)) two local moms- Dana Noorily and Julie Mountain- created and launched The Granola Bar, now a regional phenomenon with it’s newest location opening right outside Grand Central...
How old are your kids and how long have you lived in Westport/the area? My daughter, Allison, is 19. She is a graduate of Staples High School. and a sophomore at Georgetown University. My son, Zachary is 17, and a junior at Staples. We first moved to Westport in 1993,...
