Trying to Keep It All Together: One Mother's Morning
With each new sun rising, I feel as though I’m being ripped apart. I keep trying to be too many different personas trapped inside one body.
The Sandwich Generation: On Being the Bologna
I am a shelf-stable slab of bologna smashed between my kids and my parents, my work and my family, desire and ease, youth and old age.
When Your Child's Challenging Personality Leaves You Feeling Isolated
I'll play the role of designated driver, and sometimes I have to excuse my miniature “drunk” date and take him home.
Too Much Beer Can Be The Reason For Your Man-Boobs
The reason why women who handle hops start menstruating is because of a phytoestrogen that ends up in beer, called 8-prenylnaringenin (8-PN). Source: The Most Potent Phytoestrogen is in Beer | N...
New Software Helps Families & Doctors Treating ADHD
Available through a web-based portal, the software helps community practices collect, score and interpret reports from parents and teachers regarding children's ADHD symptoms -- allowing pediatrici...
Hypnotherapist Uses Her Craft as A Parenting Tool
Hypnotherapist Lisa Machenberg uses the method on her three children. ABC News Chief Health and Medical Editor Dr. Richard Besser, whose parents are both clinical hypnotists, said hypnosis works f...
Why Did Some Parents Think a Baby Cage Was Ok?
Baby cages were once an acceptable way for city-dwelling parents to let their children get some air. City apartments, as many people know, can be small and stuffy... in the late 19th century, the ...
You're Wrong! Why Parents Need to Argue More
If we want to teach our children to think independently and have respect for others’ opinions, we need to start having more productive conversations
What Bedrooms Say About Love: Observations From Cleaning Houses
As a former house cleaner, I've stepped into many homes. The routine was similar in each house, but every bedroom had a uniquely powerful energy.
Show More Skin, Be More Popular. Sad But True?
The stakes these days are high when it comes to the photos our teens take and share on social media.
9 Statistics-Backed Ways American Parents Are Getting It Right
Many American parents feel dazed, confused, and filled with self-doubt, wondering if we’re doing it all wrong. Turns out, we're not.
Is Parental Involvement Overrated?
Most of what we do for our kids at school doesn’t matter. As it turns out, the list of what generally works is short: expecting your child to go to college, discussing activities children engage i...
Everyone knows that getting a baby to sleep through the night can be a big challenge for parents. But sleep problems are common among preschool and school-age children, too. As we ask children to ...
5 Tips for Your New Backyard Chickens – Maybe?
If you are ever on a business trip and your wife text-messages you that a skunk has nearly killed your 10 children, you probably will question 1) whether you are living inside a seriously twisted A...
Height Charts Now Utterly Dominated by European Countries
When it comes to height, Dutch men and Latvian women tower over all other nationalities, a study reveals. The average Dutchman is now 183cm (6ft) tall, while the average Latvian woman reaches 170c...
6 Non-Verbal Ways to Communicate Clearly With Your Child
Ever feel like you're going to lose your mind if you have to repeat yourself one more time? Communicating without words can preserve some sanity.
Feelings Can't Be Taught: A Lesson From My 9-Year-Old
Occasionally our kids drop a lesson on us that we never would have learned otherwise.
The Mommy Wars: 10 Ways to Be the Solution Instead of the Problem
There's no shortage of judgement between moms. And the truth is, it only serves to divide. Let it stop with you.
5 Heartbreaking Reasons to Rethink Your Divorce
If you're dancing on the edge of divorce, there may be a few things worth considering before calling it quits.
10 Reasons I'd Give My Kid A Sticker for "Childing" Real Good
Come on, kids! Buck up and do these things just once and you'll earn yourself a fresh shiny sticker.
A Study On How Toddlers Interact with Video Chat
Date:July 15, 2016 Source:Lafayette College Summary:Working parents and grandparents who FaceTime with their toddlers can take heart from a new study that sheds new light that on young children a...
Inadequate Sleep in Childhood Can Impact Emotional Disorders Later
When asked how lack of sleep affects emotions, common responses are usually grumpy, foggy and short-tempered. While many jokes are made about how sleep deprivation turns the nicest of people into ...
A Shared Goal Of Honey Birds and Humans Do Communicate
Tribesmen and honeyguides share an ancient pact and communicate in trills and grunts, scientists report. The shared goal: beehives full of honey and wax. Their word is their bond, and they do what...
Help Teens Manage Stress Prior to School
1. Talk about last year: Summer is a good time for parents to have conversations with their students about how teens managed stress last year to see what worked and didn't work, says Tim Gissal, a...