In this edition of "Favorite Things," we will talk about the movies that have made us laugh, cry and wish our lives were a movie. First up is our all-time favorite movie, Bridesmaids.
Kerry Lyons | Posted 05.26.2012
When my daughter was only 3, she told me quite assertively: "I will never like what you want me to wear. Never ever in my whole life!"
Hilary Sheinbaum | Posted 05.21.2012
"I'm not pregnant," I explained throughout the day, as vendors at the New York Baby Show glanced toward my mid-section, searching intently for a baby bump.
Leda Natkin Nelis | Posted 05.08.2012
My thirteen-year-old daughter has been looking on with envy as I spend my odd hours crafting and polishing parenting columns focused on her brother -- his quirks, his talents, his challenges. This week, let me shift my attention to her, the neurotypical sibling.
Reuters | Posted 04.26.2012
By Mitch Lipka April 25 (Reuters) - When an older relative dies, the family often finds itself with the stamp collecti...
Posted 04.06.2012
Two Utah teens were rescued Friday after becoming lost during a short hiking expedition. Siblings Nathan, 18, and Allison Tolman,16, went on a hik...
Glennon Melton | Posted 04.04.2012
The earth shakes when the doctor places your firstborn in your arms. Holding your second, you become human again. Then the third arrives. And as you hold her for the first time, you notice that your hands are steady.
Camilla Webster | Posted 03.26.2012
More often than not being an only in NY means you have your own room, you play with friends, and if your parents have the opportunity you are thrust into a sea of onlys at every minute of your formative years.
Allison Fitts | Posted 03.15.2012
Instead of toys, we now fight over electronics. When we shared a computer, there were intense debates over whose turn it was to play Oregon Trail, but now the fights stem from a small gadget: the iPod adapter cord.
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Posted 01.06.2012
By Luke O'Neil (Click here for original article.) We have a few holiday traditions in the O'Neil family. We gather around the piano singing "I'll ...
Ann Brenoff | Posted 03.07.2012
In some cases, sibling rivalry grows into adult envy. Whether the underlying reason is that Mom loved you more, or it's just a simple matter of old habits dying hard, I find this possibility unsettling.
Posted 12.12.2011
Thanks to a video gone viral on YouTube, another set of young tweens have gone from covering songs to getting signed by a music company. That's right,...
Annmarie Kelly-Harbaugh | Posted 02.11.2012
They have had their share of scrapes and bruises. But I love that my girls have band-aids on their knees and keep on running. When life knocks them down, which it will sometimes, I know they will rally.
Signe Whitson | Posted 01.15.2012
Sometimes, a demand for fairness has everything to do with a wrong that needs to be righted, but just as often, "It's not fair" is kid-language for "I'm soooooo jealous!"
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Posted 12.31.2011
This is a teen-written article from our friends at Teenink.com. My brother is leaving for college soon, and my mom has been pestering him to clean ...
Jena Pincott | Posted 12.25.2011
The age at which a teenage girl starts to become sexually active depends a lot on her social environment. It especially depends on the family environment. The hidden influence is the younger sibling.
Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 12.24.2011
When it comes to turning 50, "The Midlife Crisis" is as inaccurate -- and tiresome -- a cliché as "Reinvent Yourself" has become.
Posted 12.20.2011
A Wisconsin newspaper carrier delivered more than papers for two siblings in Madison -- he provided life-saving action. After Sylvester Phillips, a W...
Maggie Lamond Simone | Posted 12.19.2011
My "difficult child" isn't challenging because of who she is. She's challenging because of who I am. I don't always understand her, or how she thinks, or why she reacts the way she does.
Jena Pincott | Posted 12.17.2011
A new study found that respondents who eroticized pregnancy and breastfeeding had significantly more younger siblings than expected by chance.
Nanette Lepore | Posted 12.06.2011
Here's my advice: if you have a sister, make her go down the aisle first so you can learn from her mistakes. And when it comes to a party, no one remembers the details, they just remember the fun.
Hayley Krischer | Posted 11.28.2011
Studies from the past three years show that birth order determines IQ and our personality traits. If this is so, then how do sibling rivalries shake out in stepfamilies when birth order becomes an issue?
Delia Lloyd | Posted 11.26.2011
Sibling relationships are vitally important in shaping who we are and how we behave.
life.nationalpost.com | Posted 11.21.2011
We're passing one of those nostalgia-infused candy shops when I spot him. At seven, he's about the same age and size as my 4-foot-3-inch hulk of a son...
Posted 11.06.2011
In early 2009, LeVan Williams was living the bachelor’s dream. He was a young, successful, pharmaceutical salesman, making a good salary and living ...
Allison Fitts | Posted 05.25.2012