The Tender Notes Left With Orphaned Babies
A collection of notes found with orphaned babies is an intimate glimpse into impossible decisions and broken hearts.
Is Alexa the Virtual Family Assistant You're Looking For?
The shared shopping list is one of the most brilliant features of Amazon Echo. It solves the whole texting and calling back and forth at the grocery store.
Why America's Schools Have a Money Problem
Property values vary a lot from neighborhood to neighborhood, district to district. And with them, tax revenues.
Reflecting on My Milestones of Motherhood
I have been merrily, tearily (and often blearily) muddling my way through my motherhood bubble for 3 years. Now I'm about to go back to paid work.
What Are Kids Learning From This Presidential Election?
Many teachers, it seems, are determined to use the heightened interest in this election as a learning opportunity.
Kid Made Recipe: Homemade Bread and Butter With the Kids
There's nothing better than homemade bread, warm from the oven, with lots of butter. Turn out, it's actually pretty easy to make it, too. Here's how.
Half a million kids have elevated blood levels of lead, according to the CDC - and Elmo
More than half a million kids have elevated blood levels of lead, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Middle Aged Parents' Slang Decoded for Teens
The Huffington Post recently shared teen slang terms to enlighten middle-age parents. Here are middle-age parents slang terms decoded for teens.
Are School Athletes Inadequately Protected?
There are no nationwide guidelines to protect high school athletes from crippling or fatal injuries.
Sarcasm Spurs Creative Thinking
We need to think outside the box to generate and decipher ironic comments.
A photo series that shows a more realistic version of impending motherhood
Danielle Guenther isn't taking pregnancy photos of moms-to-be silhouetted in their bedroom windows. She's taking them of women barfing in their purse.
55 Percent of Adults Believe Kids Health Worse Today Than When They Were Children
Most U.S. Adults Say Today's Children Have Worse Health Than in Past Generations; Higher stress, diminished quality family time linked to worse health for children
What Science Says About Why Boys Are Fascinated With Trucks
Research suggests that testosterone is the reason boys are fascinated in trains, planes and automobiles. However, stereotypes should not be rules to follow.
Like seagulls flying over a slag heap and diving for shiny trash, my kids prefer to play with the things they see lying discarded around the house.
Here's your sunshine-themed, family-friendly weekend soundtrack. Rock on, fam.
Episodes of déjà vu may be closely related to how memory is stored in the brain.
School Vacations - An Exercise in Endurance
We are mere hours away from spring break here in Massachusetts and Im mentally and emotionally preparing myself. Not by finishing up some work and working out as I had planned. Of course not. Inst...
Google Calendar Now Automatically Finds Time for You to Crush Your Goals
A new update to Google Calendar helps busy parents find time for more things that matters, like exercise and creative work.
Why Do Babies Cry on Airplanes?
Babies do not cry on airplanes for the fun of it either. Nor do they cry, by and large, to let you know that their parents are neglectful or callous.
"The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up for New Parents"
Best, then, to simplify into only two groups: onesies, and anything that is not a onesie.
11 Summer Camps Parents Desperately Need to Be Real
Hey, kids! Welcome to Camp Holy Crap Please Just Learn How to Ride Your Bike Already! Activities include bike riding, wound dressing, and occasional crying.
Since its release seven years ago, Minecraft has become a global sensation, captivating a generation of children. There are over 100 million registered players, and its now the third-best-sellin...
My Love/Hate Relationship With T-Ball
When my daughter wanted to join a T-ball team, it sounded like fun.Then I discovered that I was expected to watch.
Is It Possible to Tell if Your Child Will Become an Addict?
It's also often possible to predict a child's risk of future addiction, and there's strong evidence that some people are born more vulnerable.