"How do I teach my kids about race?"
"Are they too young?"
"The video is too graphic to show them."
Unfortunately, black people, and many minorities do not have the luxury of shielding their children from racism and discrimination.
At the beginning of...
With summer in full swing throughout the United States most people are thinking of sunshine, swimming and backyard barbecues. But this year there is also something else you should be thinking about; bugs. Due to the unusually warm winter and...
Despite the first-ever baby being born via IVF turning 40 this year, IVF can still feel like a hit or miss field with many more chances for failure than opportunities for producing a new life.
When you’re going through infertility...
Somewhere in my early 20’s, the car I was driving fell apart. I don’t remember what happened exactly, but I needed a new one and as a young, struggling journalist, I had no money.
My grandparents stepped up to help...
Have you heard of Meternity (Me-ternity) leave? You probably will in the coming weeks. It is a concept thought up by Meghann Foye in a new book with the same title. Simply, she seems to believe that having a...
Most moms I know are focus on feeding their kids the best foods, and for many of them that means organic foods.
However, I know many moms still struggle with this. Some can’t afford it. Some don’t believe all the...
Science has finally backed up what all moms have always known – kids make us sleep deprived.
A recent study found that a women’s amount of sleep is effected by having children in the house. Men, not so much. Having...
Smoking during pregnancy has been taboo for at least a generation or two now, but with more and more states legalizing marijuana researchers are finding it too can negatively impact a baby’s health.
Researchers from the University of Buffalo Research...
When you look at your child you probably aren’t thinking about helping them have healthy, happy, long-term relationships as an adult, unless they’re a teen of course. Even then though, you might not be actively thinking about their future...
Turns out that screen time might not be as bad before bedtime as originally thought. A new study from Oxford research shows that screen time has little impact on the quality of children’s sleep.
With screens being a constant in...
All your favorite Marvel Super Heroes will be flying into an arena near you this summer when Feld Entertainment launches their newest show, Marvel Universe Live! Age of Heroes. The show takes off July 7 in Los Angeles at...
A study of more than 1 million pregnancies in Finland is the first to find a connection between an insecticide and autism diagnosis.
The study reports that elevated levels of the metabolite DDE of the banned insecticide DDT in the...
Forget the old days when you picked a baby name from a baby book. That’s archaic. There’s a new way to pick your baby’s name today - see what domain names are available.
According to research from OnePoll sponsored on...
Everyone has probably had a bad boss once or twice in their life, right? Someone who is rude to them, dismissive, takes credit for their work or cuts them out of networking or specific teams. Now new research says...
Do your kids turn up their noses to apples that turn brown? Do you?
Soon that may no longer be a problem.
Early next month the first genetically modified apples are expected to go on sale in the United States. Golden...
When you become a parent, you know you’re going to be tired. You prepare for it. You expect it and to some extent, you accept it otherwise you wouldn’t do it (possibly again and again and again). Being sleep...
I heard my toddler cry out in the middle of the night and ran to him. I found him standing at the gate to his bedroom door, scooped him up and told him what I’ve told both kids every...
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