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7 Important Lessons I’m Trying to Teach My Toddler Early

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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

Bumpie Buzz: Khloe Kardashian Says She’ll Try Hormones to Get Pregnant

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Does Being Born in the U.S. Make You More Likely to Have Allergies?

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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

Laughter and Perspective: The Keys to Surviving a Child With Autism

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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

4 Ways You and Baby Should Celebrate Screen Free Week!

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From April 29th to May 5th, we're celebrating Screen Free Week! The annual celebration, marked by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC), encourages families to turn off the screen and turn on life! The CCFC created Screen Free Week as a creative response to growing public heath concerns toward children's... read more

The Funniest Baby Commercials of All Time!

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Take a break from your hard working Thursday schedule and sit back, relax and get ready to literally laugh your rump off. Today is the day for laughter, fun and a little bit of sweetness mixed in there, too. So basically, we're bringing you the funniest, the coolest, the most hilarious baby commercials Mother Earth... read more

Yes, My Son Is Autistic But No, He’s Not ‘Rain Man’

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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

Baby Girl Puts Her Daddy In His Place — and It’s Absolutely Hilarious! (WATCH)

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Remember all those pesky times when really, really wanted to show your brother (or sister!) how to do something and your parents would tell you -- in that awful, parenting way -- to worry about yourself? Makes you squirm just thinking about it, huh? Me too. But today, no more! Ryan Hunley recently uploaded a... read more

5 Honest Realizations I’ve Had Since Becoming a Mom

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There was a moment shortly after I brought my first child home from the hospital when I found myself lying on the bed, sobbing. What had I DONE, bringing a BABY into this world? It had suddenly occurred to me that we lived in Baltimore, a city with one of the highest murder rates in... read more

8 Things No One Will Ever Tell You About Motherhood

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Motherhood is something most women aspire to. It is a rite of passage -- almost what I imagine being in a sorority is like. Everyone always has amazing stories of how becoming a mommy changes them. These conversations are romanticized most of the time when overheard at baby showers. If you have ever eavesdropped a... read more