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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.

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10 Insights of Remarkable Parents from a Family Therapist

Ten key insights from a family therapist outline what parents can do to best support the healthy social and emotional development of their children.

6 New Zealand-Inspired Activities That Will Make Kids Crush Summer

Been there, pinned that. Get past the same boring summer suggestions and crush this vacation with some new ideas from our Kiwi friends.

Why Yelling is Not the Tool of An Effective Parent

Some families are naturally loud. If yours is one of them, there's good reason to take a quieter approach with your kids.

In Pregnancy and in Life, It's All Temporary

The intense states that come and go in the weeks of a pregnancy are, in many ways, a prelude of what's to come.

Court Decrees Internet Fundamental and a Utility

An appeals court panel affirmed the Federal Communications Commission’s rules about net neutrality, clearing the way for stricter oversight of broadband providers... High-speed internet service ca...

NO TV for 30 Days! What Happened?

Watching a couple hours of TV a day can have major effects on your brain. So what would happen if you quit cold turkey? The average adult watches 2.8 hours per day of television, according to the ...

Pediatricians May Choose to Deny Treatment to Patients Who Don't Vaccinate

At the American Academy of Pediatricians conference, doctors discussed a resolution allowing them to deny treatment to patients who refuse to vaccinate.

Turns Out it's Okay to Let Your Kids Cry it Out When Sleep Training

Turns out it's okay to let your kids "cry it out" when sleep training.

Parenting Through the Heartache of the Orlando Attack

In the wake of the Orlando tragedy, it can feel as if there is no good left in the world. Look to your children, let them remind you that love wins.

Parenthood mother changing baby

A Decade of Poop

From the first hours of motherhood, you are told to care deeply about poop. Year One Black poop from your baby should not be horrifying — or a sign of him eating blueberries and/or black jellybeans.

To the Mothers: Your Efforts Never Go Unnoticed

The work of mothers never ends. The hours are long, the circumstances nearly impossible. We see you out there, mamas. Your efforts do not go unnoticed.

Is It Possible to Raise Spiritual Kids Without Religion?

A mother wonders if she can teach her children to have faith in humanity and love without relying on organized religion.

The Pregnancy Post to End All Pregnancy Posts

For the first time in my online adult life, I was experiencing something privately without making a show of it and without needing to know if anyone noticed or liked me experiencing it.

What a Little Attention Can Do: My Momover Experiment, Week 3

One year after her daughter is born, a New York City mom decides to seriously step up her hair and makeup game with a one-month salon package.

How Involved Dads Boost Their Baby's Brain Development

We all know that a baby needs a loving mother to maximize the chances of growing up to be a happy and successful adult. But how important is a dad?

Why Does Reading Make Us Happier?

Regular readers sleep better, have lower stress levels, higher self-esteem, and lower rates of depression than non-readers.

Why the Single Mother Hierarchy Needs to End

Single parenting is not a competitive sport with badges of honor and various prizes of support and social acceptance.

Video Series: The Struggle – Dry Cleaning Is Hard

The struggle is real, adulting is hard. Even the simplest of chores, like taking the dry cleaning to the cleaners, can turn into a weeks-long project fail.

10 Thoughtful Ways Parents Can Choose Empathy over Explosion

Ten commonly used phrases translated into language that will help develop your child's capacity for empathy.

Boys Who Grow Up Around Books Earn Much More as Adults

Economists compared data on 5,820 European men to see if longer compulsory childhood education could increase kids’ earnings over a lifetime.