Grandma’s gifts for the kids can often be a hit or miss situation. If you’re lucky, they’re great shoppers who follow your suggestion list to the letter, or they just send cash. If you’re unlucky, they scoff at your ideas, refuse to send money, and instead bring home the big, loud, battery-eating toys with no [...]

For many women, pregnancy is a part of their life’s journey. But sometimes nature just won’t cooperate. Conception can be difficult and women find they’ve taken an unplanned detour due to infertility issues.
Dr. Daoshing Ni, a descendant of more than 70 generations of Taoist masters, is well known amongst infertility specialists. He believes a woman’s [...]

Little girls and hair clips go together like peanut butter and jelly. While it’s fun to shop for darling bows adorned with dainty crystals, it’s annoying to realize that a prized hair accessory has slipped out of those wispy curls, never to be seen again. Or worse, to find that your little girl [...]

Ask any parent: We’d much rather play a rousing game with our kids than crash toy cars together (where we inevitably retrieve them from under the sofa) or re-enact fairy tales (where we inevitably play the role of Prince Charming). But as one mother put it, “The games that jump out at me are [...]

If you’ve ever worried about posting pictures online in a way that your friends and family can see them, but no one else can, then you’ll want to check out Kinzin, a totally private photo and information sharing website that helps families connect.
This free service allows parents to upload and maintain pictures and information and [...]

Several of our bloggers have now had an opportunity to weigh in on Were You Raised by Wolves? Clues to the Mysteries of Adulthood by Christie Mellor. This enthusiastic crew has tried out tips and laughed both at themselves and at the book’s target audience. Says one blogger of the author, “She has brought her [...]

Whether you’re home all day with your baby, or you’re together before and after work and on weekends, sometimes it’s hard to know what to do with this little person who doesn’t talk or walk. Your baby’s not going to say “Hey Mom, let’s go to the coffee shop and get you a treat!” The [...]

If you’ve spent any time at all this week consuming any sort of media - print, broadcast or online - you’re no doubt aware that Mother’s Day is this coming Sunday. It’s a traditional time for gift-giving, and every retailer out there is working hard to convince us that their product is a Mother’s Day [...]

We parents might not be so fond of bugs, but to kids they’re absolutely fascinating. Capturing and observing creepy-crawlies is one of the best ways to spend spring and summer days - from a kid’s point of view, that is.
With these two new toys from the Discovery Channel Store, parents can get in on [...]

There’s something so refreshing about reading Mama Rock’s Rules,” starts off one of our bloggers.  “And I read a lot of parenting books.”
So far, 10 parent bloggers have reviewed Mama Rock’s Rules: Ten lessons for raising a houseful of successful children. The overwhelming consensus? Definitely worth the read!
Bloggers appreciated Mama Rock’s approach. “Many of her [...]