Written by Carolyn Castiglia for Babble.com

Previously I introduced you to the 1870 advice book The Physical Life of Woman. In it, Dr. George H. Napheys shared advice for "the maiden, wife and mother" that proved indispensable for ladies of his day. His advice...

Written by Albert Garland* for Babble.com

I've been doing some spying lately, casually asking friends and acquaintances about their experiences with having twins.

A buddy from college said of the first year: "Think of the worst thing you can imagine. That's what it was like."

An industry contact...

Written by Ellen Seidman for Babble.com

"Mommmmmmmy, can I have a snack?"

We're about a half-hour away from dinner. My daughter's known to not finish what's on her plate if she has even baby veggies before a meal, so I tend to steer her away...

Written by Diana Stone for Babble.com

I started seeing my therapist, who specializes in loss and grief, a few months after losing my twins at 20 weeks in May. She is an amazing woman who has been through a lot of the same experiences as me, and who...

Written by Joslyn Gray for Babble.com

April is known as Autism Awareness Month, but this year there's a movement to re-brand it Autism Acceptance Month. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), an advocacy group for and by people with autism, is calling for April to be...

Written by Brian Gresko for Babble.com

"My phone's a tool, not a toy," I tell my son Felix. But let's be real: to him, a smartphone is a toy.

The screen is pretty and, like every screen, enticing. He's a moth to its flame, unable to look away...

Written by Lauren Jimeson for Babble.com

Last week Avery unexpectedly woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't fall back asleep. She just stood in her crib, calling my name. Rather than letting her risk waking up Harlan, I grabbed her and went into my room...

Written by Allison Faulkner for Babble.com

I mostly cringe at clothing with licensed characters of any kind. Sure there are some acceptable items, but as a rule, I avoid them. It's one point of snobbery I indulge.

However, when I saw a "Foofa" shirt (a character from the...

Written by Seth Taylor for Babble.com

So, my daughter and I are hanging out at home. As we do.

The other day, she was at her mom's house. While she was there, she watched "The Avengers" for the first time. I'm all excited to hear what she thought...

Written by John Cave Osborne for Babble.com

One of the coolest things about creating digital content for a few different websites over the past couple of years has been the interest it's garnered from my 11-year-old stepdaughter. It seems my endeavors have piqued her curiosity more than just...

Written by Lisa Quinones-Fontanez for Babble.com

I try not to focus on labels of high functioning autism or low functioning autism, but people often ask where my 7-year-old son Norrin falls on the spectrum.

A child with low functioning autism may have an IQ lower than 70 and...

Written by Monica Villa for Babble.com

If you are a parent in today's world, then you face enormous difficulties in determining what role technology should play in your children's lives. Kids are surrounded by iPods, video games, and Web-enabled devices from a very young age, and even if...

Written by Erin Loechner for Babble.com

The week after my daughter was born, my phone was a flurry of messages. Not from family members calling from far away to send congratulatory wishes. Nor were they from guests at the door, pre-packaged dinner and flowers in hand. Yes, those...

Written by Casi Densmore-Koon for Babble.com

Just last week I was introduced to one of the coolest things ever. Well, at least I think it is pretty amazing. We all know the umbilical cord is your baby's vital lifeline from the beginning of your pregnancy until the birth....

Written by Brian Gresko for Babble.com

A French kiss good morning, no less. Which, knowing my wife's breath at 7:30 a.m., proves how crazy in love the little guy is.

OK, so tongue is rarely involved. These are more lingering, smushy, kind of slimy kisses. But they happen...

Written by Sunny Chanel for Babble.com

There are nine movies up for the Academy Award for Best Picture this year, and not a single one is age-appropriate for my little 7-year-old girl. "Silver Linings Playbook"? No. "Zero Dark Thirty"? Nope. "Django Unchained"? No, no, no! But...

Written by Monica Bielanko for Babble.com

"When I was little, I played with a pile of rocks in the yard...and I liked it."

You've heard your granny or grandpa utter this gem a time or two, haven't you? It usually comes on the heels of the explanation of...

Written by Meredith Carroll for Babble.com

Toddlers sometimes get a bad rap. Because their noses are always running. Because they're too little to use the potty but sometimes those poops seem too big to fit in a diaper. Because they act like the offspring of the dickens and...

Written by Monica Villa for Babble.com

Conventional wisdom suggests that time spent playing video games is time wasted. The common perception is that few video games exercise the brain and, if there is any physical activity involved, it's usually the occasional wave of a controller rather than anything...

Written by Krishann Briscoe for Babble.com

My dearest daughters,

I remember the very first time I saw your hearts beat. My eyes fixated on an ultrasound screen as I held my breath waiting. You were tiny, but your heartbeats were there. I remember the comfort I found in...