No matter the species – humans or pandas, cats or dogs – a mother’s love is a very special, natural phenomenon. We hope you’ll enjoy this infographic from 97th Floor, which looks at the gestational timelines across eight different animals. Infographic and Pinterest Marketing courtesy of 97th Floor. More infographics: 12 Creative Hacks for the Common [...]
We’ve all been there….You know that moment when you really just want to scream bloody murder, or lock yourself in the bathroom for five minutes. Let’s look at some scenarios just for fun… Your toddler or baby will not eat anything the whole day, and seems to have been on a two-week hunger strike. He’s [...]
Congratulations! You made the decision to start a family and are now a Stay-at-Home-Mom (SAHM). So why is this transition so difficult? I can speak for myself when I say I have been there, done that and have three t-shirts to prove it! I had a really hard time trying to figure out what I [...]
On my pre-schooler’s first day of class, an assignment was sent home requesting they create a show-and-tell board. They wanted a description of who he was, how many siblings he had, pictures of the family and fun activities enjoyed during summer break. My son couldn’t write – he was 4. Nor did he know what [...]
Having lost ten pounds after my first successful diet at age eleven, I happily paraded my thinner self in front of my mom and grandpa in the family kitchen and announced my success. “Good for you,” my grandpa told me at the time. “You were getting a little heavy.” I was . . . wha? [...]
Editor’s Note: In response to the controversial Vogue article where Dara-Lynn Weiss describes how she put her seven-year-old daughter on a strict diet, Dr. Joanna Dolgoff, a pediatrician, child obesity specialist and author of Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right! discusses the child obesity epidemic and describes how her eating program aims to empower children [...]
The dictionary defines discipline as “the practice of training someone to obey rules or a code of behavior.” As a parent, there is a constant tension between discipline and giving grace when it comes to our kids. Even if you just have one child and they are still young, you know what I am talking [...]
