Today, People announced that Gwyneth Paltrow is their pick for People's World's Most Beautiful 2013. Mom to Moses and Apple credits her kids and husband, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, for making her feel beautiful year round -- inside and out. While we're floored that a mama topped the list this year -- because... read more

This is the third installment of Danica’s four-part series on her son’s Autism diagnosis. In her first post, The Moment Autism Changed Everything, she shares how her son’s diagnosis changed her family’s world. Her second post, Avoiding the Autism Diagnosis: Ignorance Is Not Bliss, takes us through coping with her son's... read more

Grandma and Grandpa. Nana and Pop. Ya-Ya and Goo-Ga. Whatever you call them, grandparents can be a wonderful addition to your child’s life. I was lucky enough to have two sets of them when I was growing up. One grandmother taught me how to do my nails and sew. It’s not her fault neither skill... read more

After a year of trying to conceive, enduring multiple miscarriages, and a miserable pregnancy, I thought the hardest days of becoming a mother were behind me. I was ready for the happiest time in my life. Everyone loves their new babies, right?? I had no idea what I was in for. I had a... read more

As the weather warms up and the sun starts shinin', it is time to focus on protection (not that kind of protection, get your heads out of the gutter!). Now that we're gearing up for sunny skies, you need sunscreen! Babies and young children have such fair skin, so the importance of blocking it from... read more

Surprising new research shows that babies display glimmers of consciousness and memory as soon as 5 months old! In adults, the pattern of activity is as follows: your senses detect something and then activate the vision center of your brain -- which causes a signal to travel from the back of the brain to the... read more

New research today confirms what all moms already knew -- carrying your baby helps soothe him! The study, published in the Cell Press journal Current Biology, details how infants experience an automatic calming reaction upon being carried. Though the study is the first to show that the infant's calming response is a coordinated... read more

I'm due to pick up my boy at 4:40 on the dot from daycare. That means I must leave work by 4:30. The problem? It hasn't always been happening. You see, to save on child care cost, and to minimize the time our son spends at daycare, my husband and I agreed to change our... read more

We've got news, y'all! Check it out: Jessica Simpson Reveals Her Favorite Baby Shower Gifts -- and Why She Can't Wait to Meet Her Little Guy! -- People Moms & Babies 6 Adorable DIY Play Kitchens You Can Build Yourself -- POPSUGAR Moms Tori Spelling Reveals Her Postbaby Body... read more

It's very hard to put into words how, as mothers, we react to tragic events -- especially those involving the senseless deaths of children. Lately I've been thinking about how these tragedies, in their unfortunate frequency, have begun to shape me as a mother. Last October, in New York City, little Lulu and Leo... read more