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  • The Cost of Raising a Child

    This isn't our grandparents' America anymore. When you start to compare how much it costs to raise a child in the U.S. in 1960 to what it costs today, you better have a couch nearby to faint on.

  • Your baby's development: The first year of life milestones

    Your newborn's life is an exciting period of "firsts" -- first smile, first laugh, first successful grasp, first word and first steps. Take a look at all that your incredible wee one will accomplish in just twelve months!

  • Five easy ways to eat less sugar

    While you can't avoid sugar completely, there are some easy ways to make changes that will have a big effect. Make big strides to cut down on added sugar — and calories — with just a few small changes.

  • Relaxation strategies -- Simple steps to sanity

    So you know you'd like to make relaxation a priority. Where do you start? Relaxation is easily self-taught — you don't need to study at a Zen monastery — but it requires commitment, discipline, and a willingness to allow yourself to take the time.

  • 10 tips for restaurant dining as a family

    From cheese sauce to super-sized portions, restaurant meals can sabotage healthy eating. But don't let that keep you at home.

  • Your stress questions answered -- What are real solutions?

    From why we feel it to its effects on your health, learn the basics about stress. If you know more about it you might find it easier to avoid in the future!

  • Natural cold and flu remedies for you and your family

    If you're not one to take the flu shot, there are some natural ways to help prevent and possibly reduce the symptoms of the common cold and in turn, raise your immunity during this nasty flu season.

  • Boredom busters for sick kids at home

    What can you do to bust the boredom blahs away when the kids are sick at home? Try these games and activities on for size! You never know what might work!

  • Best books for all ages -- reading is for everyone!

    Reading isn't just for adults -- it's for the whole family! Why not make this dynamic activity a regular "happening" at your house! But where do you begin?

  • Parenting toddlers - the art of the clean slate

    I used to laugh in the face of the new year. "Resolutions? Blast. I don't need them!" That was before kids. That was before I was humbled beyond recognition. That was before I desperately needed a clean slate, a "do over," like every five minutes. That was before I was a parent of a toddler.

  • The Cost of Raising a Child

    This isn't our grandparents' America anymore. When you start to compare how much it costs to raise a child in the U.S. in 1960 to what it costs today, you better have a couch nearby to faint on.

  • Your baby's development: The first year of life milestones

    Your newborn's life is an exciting period of "firsts" -- first smile, first laugh, first successful grasp, first word and first steps. Take a look at all that your incredible wee one will accomplish in just twelve months!

  • To Marry or Not to Marry

    QUESTION

    Dear Mr. Dad,
    My girlfriend and I are about to become parents. She wants to get married before the baby is born, but I don’t really see the point. Can’t unmarried parents be just as committed as married ones?

  • Sick Kids and Daycare: When to Send Them

    Your child has been sick. You need to be at work. When can he return to daycare? Do siblings need to stay home? Since illnesses are transmitted differently, answer can vary. Find out for these common diseases (listed in alphabetical order:

  • Toddler Found Holding Loaded Handgun During Routine Traffic Stop

    It takes a lot to shock police these days. It's rare, if not unheard of to be faced with what Chicago police found on one particular routine traffic stop.

  • Unmarried with Children

    1.25 million babies (one third of all births) are born each year in the U.S. to unmarried parents. Many people just assume these babies are born to single teen moms, when in fact 41% of these births are to unmarried cohabiting couples.

  • Top Ten Tips to Get Your Kids Screen-Free

    Are you concerned about the negative impact technology might have on your child's health and development? Here are our top ten tips to encourage kids to "unplug" and plug into life instead!

  • It's Illegal to Sell Expired Baby Food in California and Other Head Shaking Laws

    Wasn't selling expired baby food always illegal? Apparently not. Until the dawning of 2012, it was apparently legal for retailers to sell expired baby food and baby formula in California.

  • Minority Birth Rates Soar Higher than Whites for First Time

    For the first time in U.S. history, 50.4 percent of our nation's children younger than one are minorities. This is based on the new 2011 Census estimates that came out July 1, 2011 and released May 17, 2012.

  • Laughing Through the Chaos - 5 milligrams is all it takes

    I've got a great support network of other moms online, and one day I told them that I was really irritable and stupid little things were really pissing me off. I told them that I'd cry really easily over stuff that never would have bothered me before. Postpartum depression was brought up. I shrugged it off and said - nope, not me, not depressed.