SheKnows : Parenting

Articles in Parenting:


  1. Should kids have cell phones?
    By Sarah W. Caron on Aug 3, 2009
    Should kids have cell phones? Families have always dealt with the perils of having several kids in different activities and the...
  2. Monday Mom Challenge: Try a new cuisine
    By Jen Klein on Aug 3, 2009
    The world is becoming a smaller and smaller place. To learn about the cuisines of the world, you used to have to travel the world....
  3. New mom survival guide
    By Mary Fetzer on Jul 31, 2009
    How can you make the postpartum experience less stressful? This should be the happiest time in my life. That, says Shoshana Bennett,...
  4. Cool baby names
    By Sarah W. Caron on Jul 29, 2009
    Are you looking for a cool baby name for your baby girl or boy? What will baby's personality be like? Will she want to play guitar...
  5. Letting kids be bored
    By Jen Klein on Jul 29, 2009
    My son said to me the other day, "Mom, I'm bored." He'd been reading all morning (yeah!) and wasn't really bored. He just wanted to...
  6. How moms can reduce anxiety
    By Jen Klein on Jul 29, 2009
    Every family seems to have one or two stretches a year when everything seems to go haywire. Serial illnesses, pet problems, house...
  7. 10 Tips to establish rules for your teen
    By Vicki Salemi on Jul 29, 2009
    You know it. You dread it. Ahhhhh, the teen years have arrived! But they don't have to be painful parenting ones if you establish...
  8. How to monitor your kids on the web
    By Vicki Salemi on Jul 29, 2009
    Let’s face it: The Internet is here to stay, and as helpful as it is to have information at our fingertips, it's rife with danger,...
  9. Learn more about your kids through communication
    By Vicki Salemi on Jul 29, 2009
    If you want to learn more about your kids, just listen . And talk. And share a lot. That's the experts' advice for opening up...
  10. Tips for making yourself more available to your kids
    By Vicki Salemi on Jul 29, 2009
    Developing an open-door policy with your kids and letting them know you’re available requires several things. First and foremost,...
  11. Expert advice and ways to teach kids to avoid abductors
    By Vicki Salemi on Jul 29, 2009
    Child abduction: It’s a parent’s worst nightmare, but it doesn’t have to come true. Parenting safety is first and foremost,...
  12. Adjusting sleep schedules for school
    By Jen Klein on Jul 28, 2009
    Have you started adjusting sleep schedules in preparation for school? I love summer as much for the looseness of the days as...
  13. Trendy American baby names
    By Sarah W. Caron on Jul 27, 2009
    Are you looking for a trendy American baby name for your girl or boy? Parents turn to baby name books, websites and more in search...
  14. Monday Mom challenge: Plan a family reunion
    By Jen Klein on Jul 26, 2009
    Do you remember running around with your cousins in Grandma's backyard? Idyllic times, weren't they? When did you last see those...
  15. Helping your teen lose weight
    By Abbi Perets on Jul 24, 2009
    Maybe your daughter never lost her baby fat. Maybe the son who used to be lean and lanky is suddenly a little less... lean. However...
  16. Helping kids make a good impression on teacher
    By Sarah W. Caron on Jul 22, 2009
    How can kids make a good impression on their teacher? During the next two months, children all over the country will mark the start...
  17. Meeting your child's teacher
    By Jen Klein on Jul 22, 2009
    The start of a new school year is exciting for everyone - kids, teachers and parents alike. There is anticipation and anxiety and...
  18. When your baby has a birth defect
    By Abbi Perets on Jul 22, 2009
    After giving birth to a baby with a birth defect, one mom learns that being perfect is a matter of perspective. After all, if...
  19. Saving money on school clothes for kids
    By Jen Klein on Jul 21, 2009
    How can you save money on school clothes? Follow our tips to help your kids look stylish without breaking the bank. Sure new clothes...
  20. Helping kids adjust to wearing glasses
    On Jul 20, 2009
    Is your child struggling to adjust to wearing eyeglasses, especially to school? We’ve enlisted the help of Marilyn Kagan, LCSW,...

Our parenting editors share parenting issues and concerns, real-life situations and real-life solutions, family travel ideas and recommendations, family actives, family outings and vacation news. Along with thousands of informational articles, interactive tools and an active and expansive support community, SheKnows' Parenting section is the ultimate destination for parents seeking tips, advice, humor features, ideas for crafts, information on adoption, information on autism, discipline ideas, advice for parents with multiples and much more.

Because carrying and caring for a baby is the ultimate responsibility, SheKnows has assembled some of the best pregnancy and baby information available. From our Pregnancy Q&A to the latest pregnancy headlines the information you need on caring for your growing bundle of joy is all right here.

Sure pregnancy is tough, but now that your little bundle of joy is here, you have a whole new set of problems to deal with. From breast feeding to sleep deprivation, find tips to help you make this special time in your life a little simpler at our sister site PregnancyAndBaby.com. You can even dish the dirt (or the dirty diapers, as the case may be) with other new moms at our pregnancy message boards, where you'll find other parents to chat with about your brand new babies.

The only thing better than celebrity gossip? Celebrity BABY gossip. ;-) Somehow the stars are much more accessible to us as we watch them navigate parenthood. Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise are a fashionable mother-daughter pair. Gwen Stefani takes her babies on the road. Kate Hudson might want to consider a haircut for cutie son Ryder, Jennifer Lopez and Halle Berry are finally mamas! Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt seem to have so much parental love to share. Tori Spelling is a blissful mom. And motherhood didn't seem to slow Nicole Richie down one iota - she was back on the red carpet within her first month postpartum. Christina Aguilera dedicates one of her songs to her baby. Nicole Kidman - also pregnant at last! Everyone would like Britney Spears to recover and rehabilitate so she can parent her children. Teenager Jamie Lynn Spears shocked everyone with her pregnancy news. Marcia Cross is a radiant mother to her twins. Check in daily for celebrity pregnancy and baby scoop!

Related categories: