Between writing the next chapter, remembering to get toilet paper into the house, keeping my toddler from playing in my elderly dog's freshest carpet stain, piecing together vague memories of nursery rhymes that end up as Sinatra's greatest hits, and getting deodorant on (under both arms), something had to go. It turned out to be my buffer.
Babble.com | Posted 05.16.2012
I don't feel that being called by my first name diminishes the fact that I am my children's mother at all. Despite what some people may suspect, to me it does not imply a lesser love, alienation, or a lack of respect.
Beth Jones | Posted 05.16.2012
The only photo I have from this year's Mother's Day is of my son standing between a barrel of swords and a heavy-set Steampunk in a Revolutionary War costume.
Etan Thomas | Posted 05.08.2012
When is right time to teach kids all the bad words that they are eventually going to hear at school anyway? Is it better to teach them early so at least then they know what words not to say that will get them in trouble?
Posted 04.30.2012
Forget the politics of the so-called war on women. When it comes to their careers anyway, women seem to be winning. Two stories Monday highlight wo...
Julie Tilsner | Posted 05.20.2012
I can't be the only mother out there in this great land with sock issues.
Posted 03.14.2012
HuffPost Parents' Parent Coach, Susan Stiffelman appeared on the "Today" show this morning with Kathy Lee and Hoda! She shared smart strategies from h...
Lisa Belkin | Posted 05.14.2012
How quickly does American parenting change? Are today's parents different than they were 10 years ago?
Devon Corneal | Posted 05.05.2012
There are days when I long for the network of people that used to exist before families splintered and migrated and dissipated. I don't know if it was better, or simpler or easier, but I do know this -- I would save a lot of money on babysitting.
Sunny Gold | Posted 04.28.2012
In a most ill-advised and ham-fisted move, Disney has taken the fight against childhood obesity to new and horrific levels. Their secret weapon? The "Habit Heroes" exhibit that just debuted at Innoventions in Epcot.
Dr. G | Posted 04.24.2012
If we want the next generation of adults to stand against that evil, we must teach them that there are times for anger and aggression. There are acts so vile that they should make us angry enough to physically stand and defend the helpless.
Linda Novick O'Keefe | Posted 04.23.2012
An elementary schooler got to participate in the biggest sports event in America through Fuel Up to Play 60, a program that uses the star-power of NFL players to get kids excited about exercise.
The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 02.21.2012
When 5-year-old Reilly Rudolph's curiosity got the best of her last October, her parents didn't expect her inquisitive, empathetic nature would earn h...
Nicholas Carroll | Posted 04.17.2012
My sense, from many conversations, is that single dads pick up a lot more free time by moving to a rental than single moms.
Monica Gallagher Sakala | Posted 03.26.2012
I am launching the "Lunar New Year of I Am Awesome" to untangle the web of parenting self-flagellation. I've decided the quest for parenting perfection is so... snore... boring.
Glennon Melton | Posted 03.15.2012
Every time I'm out with my kids -- this seems to happen: An older woman stops us, puts her hand over her heart and says something like, "Oh, Enjoy every moment. This time goes by so fast."
Hayley Krischer | Posted 03.12.2012
Has the quest for popularity become so anxiety-provoking that parents, who are otherwise involved in their children's lives -- sports, arts, grades, clothing -- would allow their child to pose drunk with a beer can on the Internet?
Alexis Sclamberg | Posted 03.07.2012
But we enlightened ladies, running on an empty tank, eyelids drooping with the sting of fatigue and dry contacts, have woken up to the reality that Having it All was really code for Giving it All.
Devon Corneal | Posted 02.26.2012
Young children come at the world without preconceived notions of "how things should be." They haven't bought into limited ideas of beauty or appropriate conversation. They don't censor their thoughts to fit in.
Devon Corneal | Posted 02.22.2012
I've been so focused on teaching my kids lessons, I've failed to learn them myself. I need to help them learn to be happy (which is not the same as being overindulged). I can't do any of that with my credit card.
Network Awesome | Posted 02.19.2012
My sister was talking with a Korean exchange student in her class last week and he observed, "Christmas here is very... how do you say it? ... from a store." Talk about the harsh glow of an outsider's perspective.
Monica J. Vila | Posted 02.01.2012
I am here to tell you that I welcome Facebook as an opportunity to teach my kids important lessons in cyber awareness and appropriate online behavior.
Ben Kerschberg | Posted 01.31.2012
I started to think about sports for the first time in ages. And I thought about how lucky I was to have shared endless hours playing with my dad as a kid. This is what I remember.
The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 11.21.2011
Some people out there might question this mother's short, semi-subdued, reaction to this situation, and possibly think it was fake ... but honestly, w...
Maria Rodale | Posted 01.21.2012
Forgive me if I've already written this blog before, but it occurred to me last weekend as I was telling my 5-year-old for the fifth time that day to ...
Emma McLaughlin | Posted 05.21.2012