Moms

This is Not How I Thought It Would Be: Remodeling Motherhood to Get the Lives We Want Today

Kristin Maschka | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living


Kristin Maschka

The appearance of the Mother piece of pie presents us with a psychological pie dilemma we have to solve to find ourselves again: How do I integrate this huge new piece of who I am into my Identity Pie without making a big old mess?

Beyond The Minivan: Women And Care Arrangements

Sheila Lirio Marcelo | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living


Sheila Lirio Marcelo

Working moms, once unheard of, have become a cultural norm. Yet we're still mostly trying to find a balance in our home lives when it comes to making care arrangements.

Ensuring That Our Kids Are At Home In the World

Perry Yeatman | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


Perry Yeatman

Want to help your children succeed in the decades ahead? You don't need money. More than anything, building a global mindset is the key to their success. And it's easier (and cheaper) to do than you think!

Athlete Mom

Laura Pappano | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living


Laura Pappano

As working moms playing gold-medal-worthy competitive beach volleyball in bitsy bikinis, Treanor-May and Walsh may just be giving the rest of us a little more room to move.

Live On Stage: Moms Tell All

Heather Cabot | Posted 09.23.2009 | Living


Heather Cabot

Through a series of new stage productions in New York and elsewhere, mom bloggers and tweeters will step into the spotlight and tell motherhood like it is to a live audience.

Moms: A New School Year Can Spell Sleep Relief (or Not)

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 09.16.2009 | Living


Dr. Michael J. Breus

Men and women do share more household responsibilities now more than ever, but it's still the women who carry the heaviest load of caretaking, basically acting as CEO of a family.

12 Minutes, 43 Seconds

Sherry Moss | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living


Sherry Moss

Are less than 13 minutes of my daughter's glory worth enduring 10 hours of sweat, questionable concession stand food, and whining from the sometimes tag-a-long younger brother?

Take That! Moms in Capes Bust Healthcare Myths Across the Nation

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living


Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

SuperMoms dressed in red capes are distributing powerful truth flyers to passersby to educate them about what health care reform will really do and how it will help.

Am I Doing This Parenting Thing Right?

Jeana Lee Tahnk | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living


Jeana Lee Tahnk

It's an age-old question that moms ask themselves on a daily basis -- am I doing this right? Motherhood to most is a type of training-in-progress, we learn as we go along.

From Corner Office to Flex-Mom

Sherry Moss | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living


Sherry Moss

Flexible work hours allow employers to tap into the hidden workforce of women who want to find the balance between work life and home life.

Naughty Mom and Proud of It

Romi Lassally | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living


Romi Lassally

Do you sympathize with a mother who became violent in defense of her son? Could you imagine yourself going this far?

Moms, Are You Put Down or Put on a Pedestal?

Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living


Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin

The thank-yous we constantly remind our kids to say are mostly an instinctual need to instill manners, but the reality is that the appreciation we receive does have a positive effect.

Smog Increasing Risks Of Premature Births By 128%

treehugger.com | Posted 07.31.2009 | Green


A comparison of medical records from 81,186 single child births to air pollution levels in the area revealed that high pollution exposure raised the r...

Girlfriends' Guide To... Mommy Porn: What We're Really Fantasizing About

Vicki Iovine | Posted 07.27.2009 | Living


Vicki Iovine

A "missing" man who happens to be Governor of South Carolina gets caught with his pants down in Argentina while his wife's only comment is something t...

Why I'm Raising Free-Range Kids

Lenore Skenazy | Posted 07.25.2009 | New York


Lenore Skenazy

When I wrote a little column about letting my fourth-grader ride the subway solo from Bloomingdale's to 34th Street and from there, to take a bus by himself, home, it hit the proverbial "nerve."

Six Summer Strategies For Busy Moms

Karen Leland | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living


Karen Leland

Now that the kids are out of school and summer is just peaking around the corner, busy moms need to find a way to manage themselves and their brood. ...

Sex, Lies, and Money

Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin | Posted 07.04.2009 | Living


Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin

The revved up sex drive that oft occurs during national disasters, is not typical of this recession. Longer work hours, stress and exhaustion have created barriers between women and men, and reduced our libidos.

The Chemical Industry Desperately Wants to Keep Their Products in Your Shopping Cart

Sarah Janssen | Posted 07.03.2009 | Green


Sarah Janssen

While the industry has characterized the campaign to eliminate BPA as "lies," they have resorted to the failed tactics of the tobacco industry by putting profits before protecting the public's health.

How Leadership Can Revive Exhausted Moms

Jamie Woolf | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living


Jamie Woolf

Lian has interviewed everybody from Bill Clinton to Nora Roberts to Maya Angelou and has used the airwaves to give voice to the issues important to mothers everywhere.

How to Accept the Ones We Love the Most -- Our Mothers

Nicki Richesin | Posted 06.11.2009 | Living


Nicki Richesin

This is what I want to remember this Mother's Day: my five-year-old daughter's joyful face: hazel eyes glowing, sloppy hair hanging in her sweet little face and her magical laugh tinkling in the air.

Balancing Your Life: Mother's Day Blessings

Ellen Susman | Posted 06.08.2009 | Style


Ellen Susman

For one afternoon in May, hundreds of women and their children have an afternoon where the troubles they encounter on a daily basis just don't matter. Now that's cause for celebration!

Mother's Day for the Motherless

Leeat Granek, PhD | Posted 06.06.2009 | Living


Leeat Granek, PhD

My mother was my best friend and we could spend hours together without ever getting bored or tired of each other. In fact, there was no one I wanted to spend time with more.

Moms, Mother's Day, and the Myth of Multi-Tasking

Noah St. John | Posted 06.06.2009 | Living


Noah St. John

I believe that most moms are actually not multi-tasking, but juggle-tasking. This term describes when someone is juggling multiple tasks, projects, and even jobs.

Happy Mother's Day...You Earned It!

Tamar Abrams | Posted 06.04.2009 | Living


Tamar Abrams

Motherhood is the only role I've ever had where I simultaneously feel I am doing pretty well at it and am sure that I know nothing. You'd think that a...

QUIZ: What to get Mom? Just think of...YOU!

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 06.03.2009 | Comedy


Jilly Gagnon

If you answered mostly d's: Give yourself a treat this mother's day and rebury her body in a location that's not tied to you.