Every parent, if they're honest, will admit that a particular stage of parenthood was especially challenging. For me, it wasn't infancy. It was hardest for me when the kids were in that in-between stage.
It isn't during romantic second anniversary weekend getaways. It's iPhoto, it's the hundreds upon hundreds of Kodak moments in folders with names like "Jimmy's 1st Birthday Party" and "Olivia At Disneyworld -- 2008." This is where babies come from.
Was my wife, Dixie, helping me or suckering me? It's a debate that still goes on to this day, but regardless of the answer, I stand behind the following advice for every new dad: Change every diaper.
If you're looking for a lesson in personal finance, all you have to do is get pregnant. Parents learn so many life lessons in such a short time, that they form a special club of their own. I've found that, when you're a mom, you just get it.
Much attention has been focused on changing food deserts for the sake of the nation's health. Let's not forget, though, that good food is not the only thing a child needs. No community will be a healthy place for a child to grow up until all a baby's basic needs are accessible and affordable.
When the Daily News sent truckloads of goods to Staten Island, it wasn't the food and bottled water that got the most enthusiastic reception from residents battered by Hurricane Sandy.
SEATTLE -- A woman is complaining to the public transit authority that a driver kicked her off a bus in Seattle because of her baby's stinky diaper.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Global diaper output is likely to take a hit from an increase in the price of acrylic acid after a chemical tank explosion at Nippon...
"It's the kids -- they don't deserve this." So says Craig Blankenhorn in "Young and Homeless" an Op-Ed in yesterday's New York Times of the 1.6 milli...
More than merely declaring National Diaper Need Awareness Week, we are acknowledging that diapers are a basic need for infants, toddlers, and those who suffer from incontinence, and that more people are willing to do something about it.
I'm not talking about the normal diaper stuff. I'm talking about bodily discharge in motion, vaguely cannibalistic activities, and microscopic familiarity with our kiddies' anatomies. I'm talking about things that should probably not be memorialized in writing.
What they are really asking: Does this whole kid thing ruin or life, or did it work for you? In a way, my husband and I can't answer the question because both are true.
Diaper explosions. Spit up stains. Cradle cap. No parent goes into this job without expecting some icky moments but there a few chores that are so frustrating, gross or bizarre that you want to look around for the hidden camera.
Fact: No product can be truly "green" since all products use resources and create waste, but products can be "greener," denoting a continuum toward sustainability.
My 15-month-old asked to go poop last week. It sounds strange because I wasn't really trying to train her yet. Though I suppose in some ways I've been training her since day one.
At first, I looked into cloth diapering because it would leave the environment and the inside of my family's wallet greener. What I didn't expect was ...