Articles in Parenting:


  1. What's the best part of pregnancy? Moms know!
    We asked our readers with kids: "What is your favorite part of pregnancy?" More than 3000 moms responded, and while the responses...
  2. 7 Books to read aloud with your teen or tween
    It's probably been a while since you read your teen or tween a bedtime story. But choosing a chapter book to read aloud together...
  3. Managing menopause: Skin and hair issues
    The hormonal shifts of adolescence are well-known - if not legendary and somewhat feared. Hormones affect a child in every possible...
  4. Teen girls and breakups: Helping them move on
    First loves are magical. You enter a whole new world of holding hands, kissing, dating ... and it can also be an intense and...
  5. Monday Mom challenge: Consider your multivitamin
    You've likely noticed that you feel better and look better when you eat better. When you eat healthy foods, with a balance of...
  6. 7 Valentine's Day activities for kids
    Most parents of young children don't get to have a romantic Valentine's Day dinner for two. But you can still celebrate in style,...
  7. 20 Ways to spice up your marriage after kids
    Though you may have more diapers than diamonds, more early mornings than date nights, the thing to remember is that your world is...
  8. 10 Kid-friendly foods to prevent colds and flu
    Give your kids their best chance of avoiding colds and the flu this season by feeding them foods that will help them ward off...
  9. Managing perimenopause: The disappearing waistline
    No matter how much you work out, no matter how many abdominal crunches you do, it gets harder to keep that tiny waistline as you get...
  10. Kid's craft: Valentine's Day cards
    If you love crafting with your kids, then Valentine's Day is the ultimate. Who doesn't love homemade, handmade Valentines? They are...
  11. Managing perimenopause: Menstrual cycle changes
    Do you remember the first couple years after you started menstruating? In those years, your cycle may have been a little irregular...
  12. Finding a pediatrician for your internationally adopted child
    Your internationally adopted child, regardless of age, needs a good pediatrician in the same way that a newborn biological child...
  13. Managing perimenopause: Hot flashes
    You might have seen the bumper sticker, "It's not a hot flash; it's a power surge!" And while you might have laughed at that in your...
  14. The Pregnancy Pact: Talking about teen pregnancy
    In June 2008, a small Massachusetts fishing town made national headlines. Seventeen students were pregnant after those girls and...
  15. How to bundle kids up for cold weather
    With Punxsutawney Phil seeing his shadow this Groundhog's Day, you may be bundling up your kids for winter weather for six more...
  16. Top 5 live shows for kids
    Theater (or theatre, if you prefer) isn't just for adults. There are many great musicals on Broadway and on tour that are perfect...
  17. Monday Mom challenge: Get support through perimenopause
    If your childbearing years are over, it may have been a year or more since you last saw your OB/GYN. For a while now, you've had...
  18. How to start a family blog
    Why should you start a family blog? In this age of cyber-communication, the days of handwritten notes sharing news of little...
  19. Time to plan your summer activities
    Depending on where you live, it's anywhere between cool to downright frigid outside right now. There may be snow and ice out there,...
  20. Walk On! event with pediatrician Dr. Sears
    Will you be in the Phoenix, AZ area on Saturday, January 30th? If so, check out these fabulous kid-friendly and mom-approved events....

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