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Parenting Advice & Columns

Christmas Eve crafts to keep the kids (and you) from going crazy

You finally made it to Christmas Eve. That’s an accomplishment! But you still have to get through tonight and into tomorrow -- and...

Christmas Gifts

Homeschooling gift ideas

If you have a homeschooling family on your shopping list this holiday season, this is a great opportunity to shower them with gifts...

Celebrity Gossip

Kim Kardashian talks family Christmas traditions

Kim Kardashian is sharing some of her favorite family traditions and how the Kardashian sisters react to the gift fest differently.

Mom & Dad

10 Tips to feng shui your Christmas celebration

Want to create a harmonious holiday environment? Follow these Christmas feng shui tips to increase your holiday’s potential for...

Mom & Dad

5 Unique gifts for first-time parents

Whether a couple is expecting their first child near the holidays or have recently become parents, here are clever gifts that you...

Home Safety

Home safety tips for the holiday season

Great food, drinks and hanging mistletoe are key elements of entertaining -- indulgence allowed -- but safety is too often...

Dating Dos & Don'ts

How to meet a new guy during the holiday season

During the holiday season, it seems like everyone has a boyfriend -- or at least a hot date. If you're single, don't despair. You...

Mom & Dad

When the holidays aren't happy

Holiday depression -- it's like the Grinch that Stole Christmas. You walk into the mall and you hear joyful holiday music. You take...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Taking the pressure off the holidays

The winter holidays are a wonderful, happy, joyous time of the year. Yes, they are. Except when there is so much pressure and...

Baking

Spiced Snickerdoodles

Everyone loves snickerdoodles, so how about spicing up this classic cookie with cardamom and ginger? These delectable snickerdoodles...

Books

Christmas Chicken Soup for the Soul!

In time for the Christmas holiday, Chicken Soup for the Soul has given us an exclusive chapter from their holiday book, Chicken...

Gluten Free Recipes

Gluten-free holiday desserts

The holiday season wouldn't be complete without a few indulgent, swoon-inducing desserts. Here are three easy gluten-free holiday...

Winter Recipes

Top Chef Fabio Viviani holiday party recipes

Bring celebrity chef-caliber dishes to your Christmas table with scrumptiously simple holiday recipes from Chef Fabio Viviani, who...

School Age Kids

How do I tell my kids we're too broke for Christmas?

In this installment of Tough Love, Cecily Kellogg from Uppercase Woman offers her advice on how to deal with the effects of a...

Having a Baby

New mom's guide to surviving the holidays with a newborn

With the excitement of your new baby at Christmas, combined with the sentiment that the holidays often bring, it's easy to get...

Kids Activity Center

Christmas coloring pages

Give your kids some creative activities to do during the holiday with these Christmas printable coloring sheets. With several...

Family Activities

How to host a tree-trimming party

What better way is there to kick off the holiday season than an old-fashioned tree-trimming party? Heat up the cocoa, put on some of...

Family Activities

New twists on classic holiday traditions

Remember those fun, quirky holiday traditions from your childhood? Maybe it was stringing popcorn and cranberries for the tree or...

Entertaining Checklists & Tips

Expert holiday entertaining tips: Stress less and cut costs

Want to approach your holiday gatherings like a pro? Be it your first time inviting holiday guests into your home or your annual...

Wine & Cocktail Recipes

Hot cocktails

As the weather gets colder you may need a hot cocktail to warm you up. Enjoy these simple to make but incredibly tasty hot toddies...

Entertaining Checklists & Tips

A Christmas brunch

A Christmas holiday brunch is a fabulous way to entertain a small group of friends or family: it can be a relaxing event and it’s...