I crave attention. I turn unrelated conversations into stories about my own life. Being social is important to me, and I get lonely fairly easily. I’m sensitive because I never had a sibling to help me thicken my skin.

In other words, I am an only child. And I am...

Matthew Clarke is the 32-year-old creator of overnight viral sensation “Convos With My 2-Year-Old.” In case you haven't seen it yet, the series consists of reenactments of actual conversations Clarke has had with his 2-year-old daughter, Coco -- only the toddler is played by a grown man, his...

While the Moore Medical Center crumbled around her on Monday afternoon, Shay-la Taylor was in labor with her second baby boy.

The mom-to-be knew about the severe weather watch as she checked into the hospital to be induced at 9 a.m. that morning, but says she wasn’t...

There were packs of bright markers, pastel stickers and stamp sets on each of the tables at the self-esteem workshops Dove held during the 2013 Mom 2.0 Summit in Laguna Niguel, CA over the weekend. The attendees all had looseleaf paper in front of them, but only the...

It was almost easy for Jeffrey Brown, a father of two boys, to come up with the material in his first book Darth Vader and Son. He drew inspiration from his own challenges in parenting a 4-year-old boy, and imagined how the Sith Lord would respond to similar...

When it comes to babies and sleep, it's clearly impossible to follow every piece of advice out there. But most parents abide by this one mantra: Never wake a sleeping baby. Jennifer and Frank Lobato certainly weren't taking any chances last weekend when their 5-month-old Sophie conked out...

If your child asks you for a "Sofia the First" DVD, there are some readily available reasons to say "no." Maybe you think the first Disney princess aimed at toddlers is steeped in stereotypes and sends the wrong message to girls. Perhaps...

It's like an episode of "Parenthood" -- funny, dramatic and sure to make you cry -- but a recent tear-jerker of a blog post by one of the show's stars is not fiction at all. On his Tumblr, actor Dax Shepard writes about the last visit...

There are many reasons to participate in National Napping Day. My 3-year-old is not swayed by any of them because...

1. She is 3.

2. It's too warm in her room.

3. She needs water.

4. It's too cold in her room.

5. She needs doggie.

6....

Three days after Emily Rapp’s son Ronan was diagnosed with a terminal illness, she started blogging about the experience. He was 9 months old and had Tay-Sachs disease, a fatal, degenerative condition. At first, she posted to tell friends and family. “I felt really raw. The writing gave...

Tina Fey may play the only main character in her new movie "Admission" who is not a parent, but in real life she is one of our biggest star mom role models. She admits to taking a "mommy's day off" wherein she eats cake and sees a movie...

Playskool, a division of Hasbro usually touted for bringing Mr. Potato Head into our children’s lives, found itself at the center of a Twitter firestorm over the weekend. On Friday, the brand tweeted a question directed at fathers that many prominent dad bloggers construed as outdated and sexist:...

One of the great questions of our time has been answered. The Honest Toddler, who had been anonymous until this week, is, in fact, the creation of a mom. Like Oz, the Great and Powerful, she has stepped out from behind the curtain and revealed her true identity....

It may never be more accurate to say something is funny because it's true...

This week, "Portlandia" parodies the new parent dilemma of wanting an instruction manual to tell you how to get the baby giggle, coo and sleep instead of crying and waking up at 3 a.m....

HuffPost Parents is starting a club. If you are a mom or dad who feels stressed out, we want you to join because we are going to find some peace together.

Here’s how.

The mission for HuffPost Lifestyle in 2013 is “Less Stress, More Living.” Across...

Dear Zadie,

Almost every day we marvel at how much bigger you have gotten. She looks taller. Look at how big she is. I can't believe she can do that. Those are the things Daddy and I say -- over and over again.

Because you show up next to my...

Dear Zadie,

Almost every day we marvel at how much bigger you have gotten. She looks taller. Look at how big she is. I can't believe she can do that. Those are the things Daddy and I say -- over and over again.

Because you show up next to my...

East Coast schools are closed due to Hurricane Sandy for the third day in a row, and it just happens to be Halloween. If you’re lucky enough to be safe and sound at home but unlucky enough to be facing such a day indoors with little...

It was morning. We'd been up for a couple of hours, and my 10-month-old was sitting in my bedroom. Suddenly, she started grunting. Kind of whining and reaching for my dresser. I thought she might be pointing toward the kitchen so I ran to get her Cheerios. She rejected them....

While much of the Internet is focused on the election (or X Factor), here at HuffPost Parents we've been watching another important race. Over at Mommy Shorts, blogger Ilana Wiles is getting ready to name the Most Evil Baby of 2012.

"Being able...