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How To NOT Make Your Kids Into Picky Eaters
I have a lot of younger cousins. A lot. And if watching them grow up has taught me anything, it’s that kids have the weirdest eating habits. Whether it’s just eating pizza and mac-n-cheese for every meal to chicken nuggets all day every day to snacking from morning til night, these curious consumptive customs had…
One of Skin Cancer’s Hidden Spots
Amid the warnings to keep your skin coated in sunscreen, wear appropriate clothing, and watch for questionable freckles, there are still cases of melanoma that would have been hard to prevent.
Moms Who Kill Their Kids
Its the motherlode of motherhoods darkest topics, guaranteed to make you recoil even if you have personal familiarity with miscarriage, infertility, birth defects, stillborn infants or child abuse: moms who kill their own kids. The predictable reaction when a mom murders children: headlines sure to inspire shock and horror.
When Going To Work Feels Like A Vacation
We cocoon at home in order to retreat and recharge from the stresses of work, school, and crazy texting drivers on the highway, right? Once upon on a time that might have been true. Recent studies have shown that for American moms today, not so much. The study, conducted by researcher Sarah Damaske at the Council on Contemporary Families, measured the cortisol of 122 workers of various socioeconomic levels at work and at home. Across …
What Wedding Season Means For Parents
Oh, April. The blooming trees. The pretty flowers. The longer, sunnier days.And the start of the wedding season.For parents, other peoples weddings bring unique stresses. The flawless embossed invitation arrives. A work of art, complete with your calligraphied name and address decorating the envelope like twining ivy, topped by a carefully love-themed stamp. A creation that the bride and groom clearly put more time, effort, creativity and cash into than a kitchen …