The rounded belly I got from pregnancy wasn't that bad -- plus, I expected that. But the watermelons sagging below my relatively small shoulders? Absolutely ridiculous.

This week in Parenthesis, we laugh at Mom-101’s common search term roundup, go on a family vacation with Mike Adamick, envy Karen Walrond her (force...

My 6-year-old wants to join the Boy Scouts, and I know he'd love the Pine Wood Derby and camping with friends. But I also know The Boy Scouts of America has an explicit anti-gay policy.

I'm not sure what has made this last month so special, but I find myself gushing to everyone I know that this age has so far been the best one. This is something I have seen other parents do, talk about the age they liked best, but until now I haven't been able to jump in with much enthusiasm.

If you've been tempted to dismiss the internet as superficial and soulless, and online relationships as a poor imitation of real ones, you might want to talk to Serge and Monica Bielanko today.

The moms and dads who are part of our Blogger Network are our first line of defense in the fight to protect children's environmental health. The amazing thing is that most of them are also business owners, community activists and professionals.

Believe me, dad-blog-level parenting is not the easy road for a dude. It's much easier to turn into a cubicle slave, play golf all weekend or hide nightly in a man cave.