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Parenting

15 Clever ways to convince your kids to shut up

Got kids? Then you know how much they talk. We spend the early months of their lives encouraging that first word, a simple sentence...

Parenting

An age-by-age guide to screwing up your kids

Sure, we all want to be perfect parents — at least some of the time, anyway. For all those times you made him the perfect crust-less...

Books

Listen and Laugh: National Humor Month

April starts off with foolish jokes, and the fun doesn't end there. Breeze through the cruelest month by listening to three great...

Conceiving

How to find the humor in infertility

Mortifying at first, laughing at infertility can be extremely helpful!

Mom & Dad

The frazzled mommy's top 10 New Year's resolutions

It’s that time again — time to make a list of New Year's resolutions that we won’t manage to keep past this time next week. Whether...

Parenting Humor

Are you a worry wart?

Admit it, you've asked your child's doctor a question you knew was crazy, but you just had to ask anyway. Well, you're not alone....

Autism Spectrum Disorders

A spectrum of Grey

Christian Grey — yes, that Christian Grey — has autism. How do I know? Well, for starters, I’ve read the Fifty Shades trilogy...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Funniest mom blogs

These five moms will crack you up and have you laughing out loud -- what they write is so funny 'cause it's true. Motherhood can be...

Mom & Dad

When not to use humor with your child

You’re a fun mom, a funny mom, a silly mom with an infectious laugh. You are expert at using humor to diffuse tense situations with...

Mom & Dad

The healing power of laughter

We all know the adage “laughter is the best medicine.” In situations of illness, injury and emotional hurts, carefully applied humor...

Monday Mom Challenge

Monday Mom challenge: Laugh

No doubt about it, being a mom is serious business. There’s so much responsibility, so much to worry about, so much to do that it...

Family Fun

How to give your child the gift of humor

Most of us hope our children will grow up with a good sense of humor to help them cope with life. But how do you do that? Children...

Mom & Dad

How to have an anti-Valentine’s Day date

I doubt I’m the only woman who doesn’t get all mushy over Valentine’s Day. Sure, a lot of women expect a lot – or at least something...

School Age Kids

Instilling an appropriate sense of humor in your kids

What can pass for a sense of humor lately -- snark and sarcasm -- often isn’t so funny. It’s typically sassy, disrespectful,...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Dealing with your kids’ snark

Just about every mom has had to deal with it at some point -- or will. You child speaks to you with a huge helping of snark. Whether...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Should you be using sarcasm as a parenting strategy?

As new parents, we read books about baby and child care, read about discipline strategies and considered the examples we wanted to...

Wellness

Mind-body connection: The psychology of healing

What does being healed mean to you? How much does the mind truly affect your ability to recover after an illness, undergoing surgery...

Television

How to look like a Jersey Shore guidette

Jersey Shore season 2 premiered in all its faux-tanned, pretentious, fist-pumping glory. Somewhere between the acrylic nails and...

Trick-or-Treat

Today's Family Man: Halloween Haywire

Halloween is a great opportunity for grownups to have as much fun as their kids. But the kids might have their own ideas... Enjoy...

Trick-or-Treat

'Twas the night before Halloween

'Twas the night before Halloween and all through the place not a candy was left how could Momma save face?

Father's Day

Funniest dad videos

Dads are always good for a laugh. No matter how old you are, sharing a laugh with your father is an important element of your...