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6 Outdoor Family Activities For Non-Outdoorsy Parents

Being outside has many health benefits. But not everyone wants to be swarmed by bugs in the woods. These less outdoorsy alternatives may be more your style.

10 Things Your Partner Might Do When You're Giving Birth That Will Make You Want to Hurt Them

It can be hard to find something constructive to do or say when supporting a woman in labor. But husbands, you can at least try.

Why I Teach My Children How to Forage in the Burbs

I live in a landscape of strip mini-malls. In these increasingly ever-present and very American places, it’s challenging to feel connected to land... I'm not crunchy. I don't wear a nut bag around...

Doctors Tried to Scare Me Out of a VBAC

Childbirth doesn't always go as planned, but when choosing a doctor, it's important that they make you feel heard.

Raising a Son Who is Emotionally Honest

Raising a Son who is Emotionally Honest

Put in More Time With The Kids to Get More Sex

A recent study took into account data gathered in 2006 from almost 1,000 heterosexual couples and found that men and women who equally split child care responsibilities reported far better sex liv...

How to Take Your Kids Camping Without Losing Your Mind

Camping with kids can be the opposite of tranquil. But with these tried and true tips, it can also be a whole lot of fun.

Could all the Selfies be Making our Kids Selfish?

Could all the Selfies be Making our Kids Selfish?

Putting in the Time Over Summer can Help With Scholarships

Putting in the Time Over Summer can Help With Scholarships

Britain's Accessibility to Chocolate a Worry Because of Brexit?

There are more important things to worry about after the UK voting to leave, but this is a pretty big deal Most people are worrying about what it means for our currency, travel in Europe and jobs....

What a Little Attention Can Do: My Momover Experiment Week 4

This spring I turned 40, my daughter turned one, and to commemorate both, I bought an unlimited month-long hair and makeup package, “The Ultimate Zsuzs," from a little salon down the street. My in...

How to Flip the Script on Selfie Culture By Teaching Empathy

The psychologist and parenting expert Michele Borba says society’s fixation with the selfie is having some unintended consequences. We talked recently about “selfie syndrome,” ways to flip the foc...

How Could I Give You Only Half of My Heart?

Everyone promises you'll love all your children just the same. The truth is, it's hardly possible. But there's no question you'll have enough to go around.

Birthday Eves :The Magic (and Sadness) of Growing Up

Once a year, on the night of their birthday, magic comes around. It stretches their bones and steals their round cheeks. Whether we're ready or not.

Antibiotics During Childhood Can Impact Digestive Microbiota

A project followed the development of 39 Finnish infants from birth to the age of three. Half of the children received 9-15 antibiotic treatments during the research period, and the other half did ...

Watch This if You've Ever Changed a Diaper

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WeWork's Co-Founder Sets Example by Ditching the Phone at Home

WeWork's Co-Founder Sets Example by Ditching the Phone at Home

Why I Hated, Then Loved, the Motherhood Facebook Challenge

The job of motherhood encompasses the good, the bad, and the ugly. Sharing that honesty is completely worthy of a hashtagged challenge.

This is How Robots Could Make Our Lives Better

19 jobs for 'bots (and why that's not such a bad thing) Real-life robotics today transcend mechanical form and exist in software-guided tools that can automate work and change the outlook for many...

Many Professional Golfers Thank Their Fathers for Shaping Their Lives

Many Professional Golfers Thank Their Fathers for Shaping Their Lives

Children can Become Overly Self Critical When Parents are Intrusive

In a five-year study on primary school children in Singapore, researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) found that children with intrusive parents had a higher tendency to be over...

Want to Pack Lightly- Here is How

During a job interview, I was once asked, “If you were going on vacation to Ireland, what would you pack and when would you start packing.”My answer was normal for how I used to pack – I’d make a l...

Rare Celestial Occurrences Seem to be Happening Non-Stop, Why?

Something weird seems to be happening in the heavens. This week marks a coincidence of the full moon and the summer solstice. Some astronomers are calling this combination of maximum moonlight and ...