3 Ways infertility can be especially hard during the holidays
The time from Thanksgiving to New Year's is known as the season to be jolly. But when you are battling infertility, your jolliness is sapped even during the most joyous of seasons. You only see...
View ArticleBaby dies at day care while under a weighted blanket
If your baby goes to day care, it's a good idea to see if they have weighted blankets in the facility, and if so, what their policies are for their use. If I utilized day care, I don't think I would...
View ArticlePolice say mom tried to kill her two kids with toilet bowl cleaner (UPDATED)
Amelia West, mother of a 3-month-old baby and a 2-year-old toddler, was arrested over the weekend after authorities say she tried to off them all with a common household toilet bowl cleaner. I've...
View ArticleClever mom's 'This is How We Do' parody is funny because it's true (VIDEO)
this is how we do this is how we do Some things are universal about parenting. Mornings are always a cluster, for example. Even if you're a morning person with a brilliant routine, you're still going...
View ArticlePregnant women are smart enough to decide how to eat
The pregnancy paradox is interesting. On the one hand, it's wonderful that women are so concerned about their health for nine months. Long gone are the days of chain-smoking and pounding whiskey during...
View ArticleTerrible Teens: My daughter has an unusual eating disorder
My daughter has been diagnosed with ARFID, and while it's different than anorexia and bulimia, it is an eating disorder. She's restricted food her whole life and we've spent the last dozen years either...
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5 Thanksgiving crafts for people who hate crafting
I am a notoriously bad crafter. So bad, in fact, that when my daughter asked me to make her a homemade Halloween costume last month my husband laughed so hard that soda came out of his nose. I love the...
View ArticleAs a psychologist, I don't think Lena Dunham is a sexual predator
Lena Dunham is all over the news for allegedly molesting her younger sister. Dunham was 7 and her sister was 1 during the episodes, which she recounts in her memior Not That Kind of Girl: "As [Grace]...
View ArticleWatching babies dance to Taylor Swift is the best way to start your day (VIDEO)
Babies and toddlers and little kids are basically the best because they just don't care. You've heard the phrase "dance like no one is watching?" Well, that's what little dudes do as perfectly...
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10 Scary scenarios that should not be happening in unassisted childbirth
I'm quite familiar with birth judgment after having a home birth with my second son. Little did I know that every time unmedicated birth and home birth are brought up on the internet, a fight is sure...
View ArticleKelly Rowland names her baby boy after Saturn's moon
Rowland welcomed son Titan Jewell Witherspoon yesterday, who weighed in at 7.5 pounds. "We are thrilled to announce that today we are the proud parents of our first son," she said in a statement to...
View ArticleLittle girl shouts at street preacher and tells him to shut up
girl shouts at preacher girl shouts at preacher In college, I witnessed street preachers doing their thing every day. They mostly showed up to tell us we were sinners, fornicators and "filthy...
View ArticleMom punches a woman who asked her to keep her kid quiet
Mom punches woman Mom punches woman Bree Hajek-Richardson was shopping when she noticed a woman in the checkout line who had a child in major meltdown mode. She told KTVU that the tantrum wasn't...
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Celeb bump day: Paulina Gretzky, Jessica Biel, Kourtney K, Carrie Underwood
Paulina Gretzky Paulina Gretzky Pregnant Paulina Gretzky shares this photo as she cups her baby bump in a black workout top paired with sheer black leggings (more on those later). Gretzky, who is the...
View Article5 Ways to help your child move past a poor test score
1. Emphasize learning, not grades Remind your student that exams are assessments of knowledge. What is most important is that she understands and retains the concepts being tested. One or two poor...
View ArticleThese kids are way better at self-esteem than you are (VIDEO)
Growing up, there comes a time when we all stop thinking we are lovely and awesome and perfect just as we are. I'm not sure when exactly this tragic moment happens, but I have never seen a 4-year-old...
View Article5 Times wearing a baby is better than using a stroller
Babywearing is amazing, easy and has so many benefits for both parents and children — babies that are worn in quality baby carriers, slings or wraps are more content, and all the while you have your...
View ArticleIs childbirth painful for newborns?
A 2011 study published in Current Biology by the University College London indicated that most newborns start sensing pain between 35 to 37 weeks gestation. Using recordings of brain activity using EEG...
View ArticleThis disgusting 4chan murder confession is not the next viral joke
4chan crime 4chan crime Kalac, 33, of Port Orchard, Washington, posted a disturbing murder confession to 4chan after committing a brutal crime. In the posted pictures, a nude woman is depicted with...
View ArticleThe real reason we all had kids was to help with fall chores (VIDEO)
Can we all just stop for a moment and envy all these Southern California Mommaloguers who don't have to deal with the piles of leaves and sticks taking over their yards? And how great is Danielle's...
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