Recently, a teacher told me she had been talking to parents about the importance of serving their children organic food at school. The parents adamantly disagreed. Their reason? "We don't want our kids to be snobs."

Sadly, it's not the first time I have heard organic characterized as arrogant or...

"Yes!!!!"

I had just discovered I was pregnant with my first child. Most women in my shoes would be making lists of names, mentally designing the nursery or simply immersing themselves in baby bliss. I was reveling because I could finally eat whatever the hell I wanted. For me, finding...

Is there a dinner American kids adore more than macaroni and cheese? Combining two majorly kid-approved food stuffs -- pasta and cheese -- mac and cheese rarely requires moms to cajole, persuade or bribe their kids at mealtime.

Is mac and cheese the...

"I want coffee!!!"

This battle cry is frequently heard most mornings in my house in what I have dubbed the Toddler Java Revolt. My two young children, Kenya, 4, and Chloe, 2, watch me brew a pot of coffee every morning but have recently started to not take it well...