Restaurants have every right to ban strollers
More and more restaurants are banning strollers. Parents with young children aren’t happy about it. More than a few parents are taking the stroller ban personally, as if it implies that children aren’t...
View ArticleI won't let men babysit my kids
My husband and I often find ourselves in the position of two people needing to be in three places (which is, incidentally, the subtitle of my autobiography), and as we all know, the holy grail of...
View ArticleMake classic play dough at home with this DIY recipe (VIDEO)
But what I don't love is the finding half of an $8 pack of the stuff dried out after the kids have touched it twice and forgotten to pop on the tops. The solution? DIY it. With a few typical pantry...
View ArticleWhat do you wish your partner really understood about being a mom?
Margo says, "I wish he could have some glimpse to what it is like to have PMS. Unless you’ve experienced it yourself, you can’t understand. I would love him to understand, so he would realize it’s not...
View ArticleDad catches daughter taking goofy selfies (VIDEO)
Man catches daughter taking selfies Man catches daughter taking selfies This is one middle schooler who knows how to work it for the camera! Her dad was minding his own business, driving quietly...
View ArticleWhy you shouldn't get drunk around your kids
Parents seem to love the idea that all kid venues need open bars, but if spending time with your kids makes you want to pick up the bottle, you may want to do a little soul searching about your choice...
View ArticleCeleb bump day: Carrie Underwood, Kourtney Kardashian, Sara Gilbert, Liv Tyler
Pregnant Carrie Underwood showed off her itty-bitty baby bump in this snapshot she posted on her Instagram page. <iframe src="//instagram.com/p/sv8evxrqie/embed/" width="612" height="710"...
View ArticleYour birth should not make you feel like a failure
The most common response to this dilemma is not to focus on a birthing outcome, and you won’t be disappointed. If only it were that simple. I certainly don’t blame women who have a desired birthing...
View ArticleInstagram account celebrates the hot dads of Disneyland
A popular Instagram account is spotlighting the hot dads of Disneyland, and it's pretty much the cutest thing ever. There's something inherently swoon-inducing about dudes patiently angling strollers...
View ArticleWearable baby monitor predicts Baby's sleep pattern (VIDEO)
Sproutling Changes The Baby Monitor Game Sproutling Changes The Baby Monitor Game If there's one maneuver every parent knows, it's the dreaded dance of the tiptoes we do past the kiddos' door when the...
View ArticleIs internet dating dangerous for single moms?
It has been over two years since my separation and divorce. I have dated some but my schedule, my desire not to introduce my kids to anyone and my own mistrust after a nasty divorce have held me back...
View ArticleWoman calls 911 and CPS because of a child playing out in the yard alone
When writer Kari Anne Roy answered the door, she never expected to be confronted by a neighbor who had taken her child home because he was playing outside by himself — and not only did the neighbor...
View ArticleForget Fifty Shades of Grey: This is real mommy hotness
We rounded up a few images that we think deserve the honor of being dubbed mommy porn, much like our favorite series Fifty Shades of Grey. Starting us off right is Joe Manganiello, totally giving us...
View ArticleMichelle Duggar wants her 19 kids to each have 19 kids (VIDEO)
Michelle Duggar talks babies Michelle Duggar talks babies I adore Michelle Duggar. I mean, it's kind of hard not to — that woman is a veritable baby whisperer who I have never seen really even raise...
View ArticleBe honest, what part of your beauty routine do you skimp on now that you have...
Vera says, "I don’t know. All of them. They completely wreck my life and I just barely get it together. You’re lucky if I brush my teeth these days. I used to love watching TV with a nice mask on my...
View ArticleWhen and how you should begin talking to your kids about college
It is never too early to begin speaking with your student about college, just as it is never too early to begin saving for that higher education. The sooner you share your expectations and hopes, the...
View ArticleSchool bus driver leaves sick kid on the side of the road
Sending a child to school on the bus comes with a host of worries. What if the bus is involved in an accident? What if the other kids on the bus are bullies? What if the child gets off at the wrong...
View ArticleBaby names from The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner is the first of three sci-fi novels by James Dashner. The mega-popular book is followed by The Scorch Trials and The Death Cure. The story gives us monsters called Grievers, spy lizards...
View ArticleHere's how to keep apps for kids from compromising your security
Despite the fact that too much screen time can have some detrimental effects on kids, we can't ignore the world we live in. Tech-literacy is where it's at, and with that comes the wild world of apps....
View ArticleWe owe it to our teens to talk about campus sexual assault
When I was young, growing up in a religious home, sex was rarely talked about. When it was, it was taboo and shameful and wrong, wrong, wrong. Save sex for marriage, or you are destroying your purity....
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