Every week, stay-at-home mom friends Melissa and Mandy pull up to microphones in their respective houses. When the kids are asleep or while the husbands are on duty — or whenever they can sneak in a little time — they talk about murder. When…

"Oil of oregano is one of my all-time favorite smells and it also packs a punch when it comes to its health benefits." This is a distributor for doTERRA essential oils in an email to her followers. Like much of the marketing for essential oils, the…

From mimicking heart attack symptoms, digestive issues, and excess sweating, stress can do some wild things to the human body. And now, a recent study has found that stress during pregnancy may impact a baby's sex. That's right, researchers at…

CW: This essay discusses suicidal thoughts, postpartum depression, and other perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs). It was 3:27 in the afternoon and I still hadn't showered. My newborn daughter was wailing in her crib after a nap and the…

It was Halloween 2012, and my son’s second year trick-or-treating within my parents' gated community — this time dressed as a ninja turtle. We were surviving off WIC, SNAP, and Medicaid programs, and lucky my folks were allowing us to stay with them…

Plenty of people have become more conscious about health and wellness in recent years, and now it looks like some iconic dolls are all about living that healthy life, too. At the new American Girl Doll Hospitals, dolls can get health and wellness…

On a daily basis in my house, I hear what should I be for Halloween, Mama? What should I be? What should I be? "You could be a cat again," I suggest, thinking first of costumes we already have or that would be easy and inexpensive to assemble.…

Take one step into the kid’s clothing section at any big box store and you will undoubtedly see at least one shirt instructing our little heathens to be kind. “Being kind is cool!” “Kindness rules!” Honestly, I haven’t seen this much adherence to a…

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and stores are becoming a sea of pink. It seems like a win-win situation: you purchase a new item, and your money goes where it can make a real difference. I used to view this entire month with rose-colored…

Biological children come with a timeline, even if that timeline comes with lots of surprises along the way. Pregnancy’s fairly standard length, concluding by 40ish weeks in the majority of cases, means that parents have a variety of ways to prepare,…

I am not ashamed to admit that, as a grown woman who loves Halloween, I am one of those parents stealing Halloween candy from their children. Not. Even. A. Little. Bit. Ashamed. And because my two children have enough energy without loading them up…

Looks like the phrase "like mother, like daughter" may be especially true when it comes to one reality TV star-turned-makeup mogul and her 20-month-old daughter. Kylie Jenner has revealed Stormi is "super into makeup" and has already been asking for…

Five years after the birth of her first child, one actor is getting real about the challenges, and surprises, that parenthood brings. In a recent interview on Kelly Clarkson's new daytime talk show, Eva Mendes said being a stay-at-home mom was a…

While schools are great at teaching kids math, reading, and science, there's more to a well-rounded education than just what you learn in the classroom. That's why so many parents are quick to pass on to their children important life lessons that…

Much like the month of October, parenting can be full of spooks. Take for instance when one mom thought she saw a "ghost baby" appear on her son's video crib monitor. Although initially a bit spooky, this potentially paranormal encounter thankfully…

So life is just ticking along over here and somehow baby Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. is a 2-year-old. I have no recollection of this happening and yet here we are. On Saturday Serena Williams' daughter was a flower girl, walking around on her two…

Having a baby changes you and then having another baby changes you again, this is the way it goes. Now if you're a new mom or expecting your second baby, maybe don't start to freak out just yet. You are probably going to hear a whole bunch of horror…

I don't know if you guys have noticed but boy, oh boy do people love to generalize. I think it's actually called profiling but you get my drift. For instance, I'm the oldest of three kids and an only girl and this apparently means I have to be…

First of all, I’m very sorry to see you’re searching for how to get a small object out of a child’s nose. That sounds super troublesome and stressful and I'm not looking forward to that particular parenting milestone. Second of all, you’re…

Anyone who has spent any time with a toddler knows they are wont to do, say, and throw whatever the heck they please, with little (i.e. zero) thought as to how their bonkers actions are perceived by the public. The world is theirs to enjoy/destroy,…

I remember my very first family photo. It was with my oldest son when he was just a baby and it took forever. Or at least, what I thought was forever back when I had just one baby. Forever changed dramatically once I had more than one child, of…

There are few places on planet earth I love more than Trader Joe's. They are constantly innovating and evolving, and their products always reflect the cultural zeitgeist. Some of my favorites from TJ's are their seasonal offerings, and the best…

It becomes more evident with every passing day that fatherhood has changed Prince Harry. I think it's safe to say that becoming a parent changes us all, and the Duke of Sussex is certainly no exception. Little Archie seems to have made his father…

Your 2-year-old toddles into the room and you see it: radioactive green snot is hanging from their nose and getting dangerously close to their top lip. After you shiver in horror and wipe it away, you’re probably wondering how to tell if your…

If you thought that slushies were just a summer staple, think again — the eagerly anticipated Disney movie Frozen 2 comes out on November 22. Mini Elsa's and Anna's everywhere are looking for a way to celebrate, so brace yourself for the brrr when…

People are going to see a new side of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle next week. The couple is the star of a new TV documentary, Harry & Meghan: An African Journey, which follows them throughout their 10 day tour of Africa earlier this month. But…

People are used to seeing Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton, embark on royal tours and attend royal engagements. But people almost never see the couple (especially Middleton) speak to TV reporters. That changed on Thursday, when Kate…

Buckle up 90s kids: Barney, the purple talking dinosaur who graced our TV screens in Barney & Friends, is making a comeback. While it might sound a little bizarre, a live-action Barney movie is apparently in the works and it will reportedly show a…

Once your milk comes in and you start getting the hang of breastfeeding, you may notice your newborn is sputtering or choking a bit. It can help to have a few positioning tricks for high-flow boobs up your sleeves in case you’re one of those mamas…

As kids get a little older, they might start doing the math in their heads and realize that it’s almost impossible for Santa Claus to visit all the good little girls’ and boys’ homes on Christmas Eve. And that’s where Elf Pets: An Arctic Fox…