Win $1,000 for sharing your family adventure ideas
Share your family fun dreams with us and win Enter for a chance to win $1,000 courtesy of Mott’s juice. Springtime is here, and what better time to plan a family adventure? Whether it’s bringing out...
View ArticleSmoking coffee is the latest in teenage stupidity
Photo credit: grafvision/iStock/360/Getty Images Reports that "bean heads" are smoking coffee are highly exaggerated, but it's not uncommon for teenagers to smoke stupid things in search of the...
View ArticleCeleb bump day: Drew Barrymore, Christina Aguilera, Mila Kunis, Kendra Wilkinson
Drew Barrymore Major baby bump alert. Pregnant Drew Barrymore showed off her third trimester style in a canary yellow Ludwig Boutique vintage dress while attending CinemaCon in Las Vegas on March 27....
View ArticleHelp! My kids humiliate me in public
Photo credit: Thinkstock/Stockbyte/Getty Images Shocked and appalled When it comes to parenting, occasional embarrassment is just par for the course. But what should you do when you feel perpetually...
View ArticleAre school reading programs too structured?
Photo credit: MarcoGovel/iStock/360/Getty Images Many first-graders have to create a reading log with lots of information on books they've read, and high school students are only tested on an...
View ArticleOutdoor homeschool science
Photo credit: Hero Images/Digital Vision/Getty Images The warmth of spring and the extra hour of daylight are a welcome change after a long, cold winter. Spring is the best time of year to take...
View ArticleTouching stories of service dogs for kids with special needs
Photo credit: Brown Family It was July 2012. Erica Brown, her husband, Shannon, and their daughter, Claira, who has autism, were at an outdoor concert when a friend spotted Erica through the crowd and...
View ArticlePro baseball player blasted for taking paternity leave
Photo credit: Marc Serota/Getty Images Sport/Getty Images Instead of being hailed as a role model dad for taking paternity leave, professional baseball player Daniel Murphy got blasted for letting...
View ArticleResults of a new infertility study surprise exactly no one
Photo credit: Jamie Grill/Getty Images Infertility affects over 6 million women in the U.S. alone, and for many, the cause remains a troublesome mystery, until now — well, not really. A recent study...
View ArticleCrowdfunded car seat could save lives of children left in cars
Photo credit: ANEIROS Kids die from heatstroke in vehicles "While it's so easy to shake your head in disgust... even the most on-point parents can overlook a sleeping baby due to stress..." An average...
View ArticleEaster break vacation guide for families
Photo credit: ffolas/iStock/360/Getty Images School break isn’t just for the party-happy college student. Give your entire family a much-needed mini-vacation to the ultimate school vacation...
View ArticleMommy tweets: Melissa Rycroft's Target dress, Kim Zolciak’s skinny pic, Fergie
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Feeling nice and spring-y today! Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/lizlange">@LizLange</a> for making me feel pretty while...
View ArticleIf you use marijuana, are you harming your kids?
Photo credit: Mike Cherim/iStock/360/Getty Images Marijuana is gaining legal ground in many states, both as a medical treatment as well as for recreational use in a few areas. If you partake, though,...
View ArticleBaby names that start with B
Photo credit: stefanoborsani/iStock/360/Getty Images B baby names B is for baby! And it's also for these popular, classic and trendy baby names. Most popular B names For girls: Only about 4 percent of...
View ArticleMother sentenced for killing baby with drugged breast milk
Photo credit: Ned Frisk/Blend Images/Getty Images Stephanie Greene's baby died, and the court says it's because her breast milk was tainted with a fatal amount of morphine. Was justice served, or are...
View ArticleThe pain of parenting an addict
One mom's story Photo credit: Arthur Tilley/Creatas/360/Getty Images The Beauty of just letting go It's almost unbearable to watch your children make choices that you know may harm them. Here is how...
View ArticleEssential car maintenance tips for teens
Photo credit: Tetra Images/Getty Images Simple steps to avoid costly repairs Your teen is driving — and either borrowing the family car or possibly driving one of her own. But beyond filling the gas...
View ArticleParents criticized after Navy rescues sick baby at sea
The Coast Guard received a distress call on Thursday from their boat Rebel Heart, which had lost power and communication about 900 miles off the coast of Mexico. A toddler on board, Lyra Kaufman, was...
View ArticleAutism Awareness Month: Spotlight on Diary of a Mom
Photo credit: Connerton Photography Five years ago, autism wasn't a part of my world. Down syndrome wasn't a part of my vocabulary. Heck, marriage wasn't on the docket, either — but that's a different...
View Article5 Ways to get more time in your day
Photo credit: JGI/Jamie Grill/Blend Images/Getty Images 1 Quit your Facebook obsession already! How many times do you check Facebook every day? Instagram? Twitter? While you're constantly jumping in...
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