In the midst of an intense discussion or at the end of a difficult day, we don’t always say the right things to our children.
But what we say can make a big impact, good or bad. Here’s a list of things you should never say to your kids.
“I know exactly how you feel.”
This is a [...]

Should parents of extremely obese children lose custody for not controlling their kids’ weight? A provocative commentary in one of the nation’s most distinguished medical journals argues yes, and its authors are joining a quiet chorus of advocates who say the government should be allowed to intervene in extreme cases.
It has happened a few times [...]

I’m totally cool with cheating. I am. My friend and I even had this discussion one week prior to THE incident.
Friend: I just get all uncomfortable.
Me: Well, THEY should FEEL all uncomfortable, not you, and if they were good enough in the first place they wouldn’t catch you with someone else. So, let [...]

When your little one pops this big question, how will you respond? Get advice on talking to kids about sex from an expert at Children’s Hospital Colorado.

Four years, one lawsuit and relentless pestering after a headline-grabbing study slammed their iconic Baby Einstein videos as harmful, Bill Clark and Julie Aigner-Clark have forced the University of Washington to turn over original research documents they say confirm what they always suspected: The study was deeply flawed and unfairly characterized Baby Einstein products.
The university [...]

Crib-related accidents send 26 children to U.S. emergency rooms each day and result in more than 110 deaths annually, according to a recent study in the journal Pediatrics. And for the first time in nearly 30 years, federal mandatory crib standards have been updated. Beginning June 28, 2011, anyone that manufactures or sells baby cribs [...]

I want the serial killer lurking in the woods to know this:
I have left the back door unlocked. I am not armed. My room is at the top of the stairs to the right. I am usually sleeping from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am, but I have kids so these hours greatly vary. If you [...]

We all have a yearning and desire to take care of the ones we love, especially the young, vulnerable and defenseless. Yet, there are many times when fate steps in and destiny is out of our control. For me, this was one of those times.
On June 16th, 2011 my 6-year-old brother Simon was diagnosed with [...]

As much as I’d like to boast that my daughter is drawn to books without school to occupy her thoughts, it is actually the computer that captures her attention.
Any number of websites or games draws her to my MacBook minutes after waking. American Girl. Poptropica. National Geographic Kids. At this point, my questions go unanswered. [...]

Who am I?
It used to be such a simple question, with a simple answer.
A college student!
A graduate!
A go-getter career woman making her mark on the world!
When I got married, I notched “wife” on my belt and went back to storming the corporate castle. But motherhood – that was a whole different ballgame.
Becoming a stay-at-home-mom [...]