Cop threatens parents who let kids play alone in the park
I'm not normally one to wring my hands and complain about what's wrong with the world today. I actually like our modern culture and the world my kids are living in. But if you had to nail me down to a...
View ArticleHigh school athletes banned for wearing 'I can't breathe' shirts
tee shirts banned tee shirts banned Basketball players from Mendocino High School were confronted by the athletic director of rival Fort Bragg High School, the tournament host, and told that they were...
View ArticleThis is what it's like to be a mom in one of the poorest cities in America
Every morning, Kiki Shardae wakes up at 4:45 a.m. with her 3-month-old daughter. By 6:30, the day is in full swing. Getting her infant daughter (Adalynn) and 8-year-old son (Julian) dressed for the...
View ArticleTMI: Gross things nearly every mom has done
These stories are grosser than gross, but that kind of goes with the territory of parenting. Getting to know your baby's bodily functions starts from the get-go, as you are soon trying to scrape...
View ArticleHere's how to trick your kids into going to bed early on New Year's Eve
King Julien's NYE Countdown King Julien's NYE Countdown Whether you plan on ringing in the new year at midnight or not, not every parent is cool with letting their offspring stay up until 2015 makes...
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10 Craziest birth stories of 2014
Give these moms a round of applause for the wild and wonderful ways they brought their babies into the world. 1. C-section mom sees the afterlife Ruby Graupera-Cassimiro's story is one for the record...
View ArticleTransgender teen's heartbreaking final note goes viral
Reports on the teen's death call her Joshua Alcorn, the name and gender she was assigned at birth. But Leelah's blog paints the picture of a heartbroken girl trapped in a society unwilling to recognize...
View ArticleI'm worried my own anxiety is rubbing off on my son
While I've always been a worrier — possibly ingrained into my Jewish DNA — it wasn't until I gave birth to my son that my real anxiety kicked in. It started with worrying just a bit more than usual...
View ArticleWorking at a day care changed the way I feel about it
Before I worked at a preschool, day care, to me, was neither a good nor bad thing. It was a solution. For working moms, for stay-at-home moms with overflowing schedules and for kids who thrived in a...
View ArticleMom and dad steal expensive puppy in front of their kids
Parents steal puppy Parents steal puppy Most parents would never dream of committing a crime in front of their child, especially in a public place. Unfortunately, two South Florida parents didn't...
View ArticleTeen Mom’s Maci Bookout pregnant again, calls it a 'huge shock'
Maci Bookout and boyfriend Maci Bookout and boyfriend Maci Bookout made waves when she appeared on the MTV show 16 and Pregnant in 2009 while pregnant with her now 6-year-old son, Bentley. At the...
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Why you should cloth diaper your baby
You've probably heard the phrase, "They're not your grandma's cloth diapers." As cliché as this thought has become, it's completely true. While you can still cloth diaper using nothing more than...
View ArticlePlay Doh slammed for super inappropriate-looking accessory (PHOTOS)
Maybe a little phallic? Okay, a LOT phallic? You're not alone. Scores of parents whose children got the Play Doh Sweet Shoppe Cake Mountain play set for the holidays noticed the frosting applicator...
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10 Emotions you will experience when you step on a LEGO
If you haven't stepped on a LEGO with a bare foot, with your guard down, on your way to bed at 11 p.m., then you have no idea what pain really is. You may have given birth or watched your partner give...
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8 Things parents will end up doing on New Year's Eve
Hey remember when New Year's Eve was a great big party? Maybe you trekked all the way to New York City to be a part of one of the biggest New Year's celebrations on Earth. Maybe you hosted dazzling...
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This is what happened when I didn't force my daughter to go to sleep
As an extrovert and a night person, when I finally settle into bed is usually the time when I get all excited about all the things I want to do. I want to read! I want to write! I want to question...
View ArticleCeleb bump day: Molly Sims, Vanessa Lachey, Maci Bookout, Paulina Gretzky
Molly Sims bikini Molly Sims bikini Pregnant Molly Sims gave us serious vacation envy with this sunny snapshot of her and her husband, Scott Stuber, with their 2-year-old son Brooks while on vacation...
View ArticleGoing through infertility? Use the New Year as a time of renewal
The holiday is the perfect time to leave the past year of shattered hopes behind and focus on a fresh start. There are many mini-rituals you can do to heal, renew and celebrate the New Year in a way...
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Mom story: This is what it's like to be an artist and a mother
Yenna has art in her blood. She's the niece of Keith Haring, whose street art became an iconic visual language in New York City in the 1980s, and where some kids of her generation grow up in a world of...
View ArticlePlease stop talking about how 'spoiled' only children are
"Can I have this?" It's a question my daughter asks me often, in the unabashed way that children do. Nine times out of 10 I don't even look at what she's holding before I say no. I don't have to. I...
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