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Parenting Tips & Advice

Parenting lessons we should take from Mad Men

Can you imagine being a parent in the 1960s? While our own parents and grandparents could probably tell us a thing or two about...

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

Awkward family fights: A video compilation

Ready for a little laugh? We have rounded up the funniest, silliest and most awkward family fights caught on video. From sibling...

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...

Parenting

Family photo fails

Why is it that we only see the good family photos? Every mom knows that for each decent photograph of her kids, there were at least...

Parenting

Embarrassing things my mom does

Brace yourselves, moms. This could get painful. We've talked to real kids and asked them, without any editing, what their moms do to...

New mom health and wellness

Your postpartum life: Things we'll tell you that no one else will

Once the medical experts have had their say, it's time for another kind of expert — a real mom — to chime in. Now you can get the...

Baby & Toddler

Embarrassing and hilarious things toddlers say and do

Toddlers have the gift of speech, and along with it, a loud voice and no internal social filter. They can happily prattle on about...

Parenting Humor

A letter from the Tooth Fairy

This is a true story about the most ridiculous and adorable move a person has ever made on behalf of parents, the Tooth Fairy and...

Parenting Humor

Real couples share their This Is 40 moments

Judd Apatow's latest comedy, This Is 40 hits theaters Dec. 21. The spin-off sequel to the 2007 hit Knocked Up takes a comedic look...

Special Needs

I heart autism... sometimes

Yes, my son is on the autism spectrum. Yes, immediately after his diagnosis at 2 years old, I experienced Elisabeth Kübler-Ross ’...

Parenting Humor

Dangerous things moms survive doing every day

Every single day, moms across the nation are risking their lives for their children... I mean, have you ever tried to change the top...

Parenting Humor

WTF: When did men start breastfeeding?

Got milk? Some men say they do. And they're using their man-teats to breastfeed their babies. (Say what?!) Believe it or not, male...

Parenting Humor

Liar, liar! Top 10 lies moms tell

Liar, liar, pants on fire! We teach kids lying is wrong, but how often do you find yourself telling your kids a little fib to smooth...

Parenting Humor

The dirty truth: 6 gross facts about birth no one tells you

Maybe you didn’t think childbirth was going to be a unicorn fantasy, but you also probably didn’t know that you might poop on the...

Parenting Tips & Advice

Duh moments with your kids

We all have the moments with our kids when they do something so incredibly….illogical…that we’re incredulous. How? Why? Isn’t it...

Family Activities

How to steer clear of a bad playdate: The 9 moms to watch out for

Finding compatible playdate partners is even more daunting than finding a life partner. A romantic coupling only requires two...

Parenting Humor

"Go the F**k to Sleep" and other bedtime stories for parents

Exhausted by repeated readings of “Goodnight Moon” and “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See”? Well, good news, moms and dads:...

Mom & Dad

Tina Fey's prayer for her daughter

In Tina Fey's book Bossypants , she spells out what -- at least -- she hopes her daughter will not do (especially in her teen...

Parenting Humor

How’s your handbag hygiene?

Now that I'm a mom, I've become a freak about food sanitation and personal hygiene -- especially hand washing. Children are...