Mom's Back-to-School Survival Kit Middle School: Big sunglasses and kerchief. You can go incognito to scope out what boy your daughter is mooning over all the time. back to school
You're Doing Alright, Mom Sometimes it's the little things our kids do that show us we're doing OK at this whole parenting thing. behavior and discipline
No Fear: Prep The Kids for Fourth Fireworks For little ones, fireworks can be less "fun" and more "loud and scary." 4th of july
Eye-Opening Video Goes Viral: When Did Doing Something 'Like A Girl' Become An Insult? We tell people to “man up” or to “take it like a man” when we’re urging them to handle something with strength and power. We tell people they’re doing something “like a girl” when we’re explaining how they’re doing something awkwardly or weakly. Happens all the time. But a new ad campaign by Always (the feminine... double-standard
Beyond Superheroes: Mom Creates Realistic Character Toys for Boys From wizards to superheroes, boys today may have plenty of fictional role models, but they're not always relatable or even inspirational. news
Your New TMI Headache: Teens' College Essays You've probably heard by now that you should discourage teens from posting certain information and photos online. Here's a warning you may not have heard: Extend your TMI crackdown to their college essays. news
How One Dad Blogger Totally Nailed Today's Parenting Double-Standards Ever thought maybe he actually knows what he's doing? fatherhood
Enough Already with the Lists of What You Can't Do After Kids I get that parenting is difficult, but why the defeatist attitude? motherhood
Let's Debate: You Spot Kids Alone in a Car, Do You Call the Police? Perhaps there's a fine line between being good citizens and being overzealous helicopter folks. child safety
Recent Grads Invent O-Rings Toy for Kids of All Abilities to Play Together Toys are considered a staple of childhood, but some kids have a harder time than others finding toys they enjoy. That includes Megan, who is blind and also suffers from low muscle control. news
Time's Breastfeeding Mom: Where Is She Now? How Time Magazine's controversial breastfeeding cover helped Jamie Lynne Grumet bring clean water to an African village news
The Viral Video That Is Saving a 4-Year-Old's Life Eliza's GoFundMe page has broken the site's record for the most money ever donated. funding
California Mulling a Law That Would Require Lactation Rooms in Airports Raise a glass of milk and drink to that! news
"Wake Me Up When I'm Skinny" T-Shirt Is Not Worth Getting Your Panties in a Bunch Over Not surprisingly, there are those not as amused as I am about A Pea in the Pod's new shirts. news
Kentucky Educators Embarrass Themselves By Misspelling "Kentucky" This isn't going to help one of the state's most unfortunate stereotypes. news
13-Year-Old Cancer Victim Leaves a Secret and Heartbreaking Message "Maybe it's not about the happy ending; maybe it's about the story.” news
Just Because Some Babies are "Born in the Wild" Doesn't Mean We Need to Watch Born in the wild, surrounded by a reality TV crew. Just like it's been for hundreds of years news
Dad Takes Dramatic Action to Stop High-Speed Chase in a Park It's quick thinking like this dad's that can make the difference between life and death. child safety
One Family Got 7 of 10 Kids into College by Age 12 — and This Is a Good Thing? Really now, does childhood need to be any shorter? news
To the Parents of All Those 18- to 34-Year-Olds Still Living at Home: You're Doing It All Wrong My life hasn't always coasted along on a smooth trajectory, but never was it an option to move back home. news
Youth Church Group Takes Down Hitler Quote Billboard If there's one guy we don't find inspiring, it's that one. news
New Hope to Get Paralyzed Boy a Van: How You Can Help When it was clear late last week that Zakk didn't win the van contest, his mother said her heart was broken, as were the hearts of many of Zakk's supporters. The good news is that there's still a way to get Zakk a van. news
Wow! Video Depicting Journey of Transgender 6-Year-Old Will Leave You Speechless Meet Ryland, a little boy with an amazing story. news
