A shocking new study completed by Swedish researchers and published in the journal Pediatrics found that parents who pick up a dropped pacifier and suck it clean may be helping their infants become better germ fighters. Crazy, right? We didn't believe it at first either! But you can't ignore the research. Here's what... read more

Oh boy- time for yet another BIG decision! Is it weird to not have family as guardians? Our Bumpies on the Parenting after 35 Board shared their thoughts on choosing a guardian: "We designated the best man from our wedding and his wife.  My brother doesn't want children and DHs brothers are kind of a... read more

One of the most important qualities I wanted to make sure my now teenager daughter and I had with each other while she was growing up were honesty and trust. I raised her with manners and morals -- important values I think that all children should have. And now, raising a teen and a toddler,... read more

The Latest on Khloe Kardashian's Journey to Get Pregnant -- Us Weekly 21 Adorable Etsy Finds Perfect for Your Little One -- MSN Celebrity Moms Share Their Mother's Day Plans -- CelebrityBabyScoop Is It Safe to Bring Your Kids to Work With You? -- MSN read more

Proud parents Kara DioGuardi and her husband, Mike McCuddy, welcomed a son Greyson James Carroll via a gestational surrogate in early January of this year. The new family-of-three even took off on a cross-country road trip from California (where baby boy Greyson was delivered) to the family's home in Maine to... read more

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer sparked controversy earlier this year, when she announced that her company's employees would no longer be able to work from home. That's so anti-working-parent, people thought. But yesterday, Mayer made an announcement that may have people thinking her workplace is more family friendly: Maternity and paternity leave has been extended. "Under... read more

So, you're a breastfeeding working mom. You've returned to the grind, found your rhythm and you're finally  starting to feel like you're getting the swing of this... And then just like that, boom -- you're confronted with your first business trip! Mine came right at my baby's four month mark. While I was... read more

We all know we shouldn’t compare ourselves to other moms. It’s not right to judge or stereotype. Yeah, yeah… yeah. We also know we all do it and it can sometimes even serve a useful purpose. Who among us hasn’t wanted to be a little more like that mom and a little less like that... read more

A new study published today in the journal JAMA Pediatrics concluded that children living in the United States are more likely to have allergies than children born elsewhere but now living in the United States. Researchers involved in the study examined data from more than 91,600 children under the age of 18 who... read more

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