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Write This Letter to Your Kids- YOUR MONEY

A good, soulful letter can become a family keepsake and should include a list of crucial habits and the tangible things that have helped the family. Kimberly Palmer still has the money letter her ...

Oh Sh#t! 36 Last-Minute Gift Ideas for Dad

…because it’s officially that time of year again, Father’s Day. What can you really get the man who has everything, yet uses none of it? Dad. He’s the best. We’ve rounded up some of the coolest...

I Tried Baby-Led Weaning and My Son Still Hates Vegetables

Some say baby-led weaning can lead to better dexterity and a more sophisticated palate. But it's not a guarantee they'll gobble everything up.

A Letter of Apology to Baby Number Two

We try to make everything as picture perfect as we can the first time around. But sometimes baby number two gets the shorter end of the stick.

Step by Step Guide with Helpful Links- Best to Garden with Your Kids!

Turn off the computer, TV and video games, it’s time for hands-on, get-down and dirty family time in the garden of life. Children love when parents focus on them. Gardening is a great way to work t...

Have Some Fun With our Lives as Parents- 20 Jokes for You!

“Parenting is mostly just informing kids how many more minutes they have of something.” Source: 20 Hilarious Jokes About The Joys Of Parenting | Thought Catalog

This is Your Brain – This is Your Brain on Social Media

The same brain circuits that are activated by eating chocolate and winning money are activated when teenagers see large numbers of "likes" on their own photos or the photos of peers in a social net...

Your High School Pitcher's Pitch Count is Essential for Their Safety

Sports medicine experts in Illinois are leading a preemptive strike against high school overpitching in the U.S. Concerned that only eight states have pitch count regulations for high school pitche...

How One Year in a Muslim Country Helped Me Quit Drinking and Become a Better Parent

Sometimes it takes moving to the other side of the world to realize we're not at home within ourselves.

The Things My 5-Year-Old Packed When He Ran Away

Life can be rough when you're five. Sometimes you've just got to pack up the things that mean the most and hit the dusty trail.

Dear Husband: I'm Not the Person You Married

After kids, it becomes more and more difficult to be the partner we've been before. One mom makes the case why in a letter to her love.

The Ice Cream Truck Just Isn't What It Used to Be

A grandmother's attempts at passing on the excitement and satisfaction of a treat from the Ice Cream truck proves more hard won than she remembered.

Great advice for parents of toddlers who tend to be scared of everything.

Because biologically, 2-year-olds need to be scared. Their lives depend on it...

11 Science Backed Ways to Maximize Your Happiness

Here are 11 science-based ways to be happier fromBelle Beth Cooper, co-founder of Hello Code, which makes Exist, a cool app that connects all of your services to turn that data into insights about ...

Commenting on a child's weight can have negative effects

Comments have an effect at any age, especially for girls.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off and That Red Wings Jersey-But Why?

Actor Alan Ruck reveals that his character wore a Detroit jersey simply to spite his Chicagoan dad On Friday, NHL legend Gordie Howe (aka “Mr. Hockey”) died in his son’s home in Ohio. He was 88. H...

Are Your Summer Camp Choices Gender-Biased?

“Let’s enroll her in a sports camp this summer,” my husband recently suggested during dinner. I was surprised at his comment, since the subject had never come up before. “I'm not certain our 10-yea...

Squeaky Clean: How I Got My Toddler to Brush Her Teeth

With her pajamas finally on, I reach my hand up above my daughter’s belly, widen my eyes, and grin at her; she stills and begins to giggle in the middle of the long pause as she anticipates another...

Stop Punching Me There, and 9 Other Requests on Father's Day

Kids, I'm not asking for much. I just have a few simple requests this Father's Day.

In Many Countries, Obesity and Malnutrition Exist Side by Side.

In Many Countries, Obesity and Malnutrition Exist Side by Side.

How to Ease the Pain of Your Baby's Excess Flatulence

Expert-recommended ways parents can relieve their baby's discomfort. We all have gas. Though it may be embarrassing for grown-ups and sometimes problematic, the awkward gastrointestinal certainty ...

An Out-of-This-World Convention Teleports to the Desert

A Look At The World’s Biggest UFO Convention Aging boomers, bearded Mad Max types, hippies, burners, little old ladies and medical doctors, ravers?—?they all shared a common vision. They’ve had an...

Swift Playground by Apple Teaches Kids to Code

Your family iPad can get your kid started.