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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.

  • Baby's Development: The First Year

    This year is an exciting period of "firsts" -- first smile, first laugh, first successful grasp, first word, first step...

  • Dealing With Your Child's Explosive Behavior

    Your child quickly gets frustrated and angry about not being able to do something when told, "No," and becomes this screaming/hitting child you don't recognize.

  • Valentine's Day with Love from Mom

    With Valentine's Day around the corner, you can feel love rippling in the air! How will you say, "I love you," so your whole family gets the message?

  • Navigating the Parent Zone

    Have you discovered that you are loving life with your baby one moment and crying the next? Welcome to the parent zone. The journey will take you on a wild ride.

  • Motivating Kids: Sticker Charts Revisited

    Your well-meaning relatives suggest a sticker chart. What they might neglect to tell you -- or might be shocked to discover themselves -- is that rewards can backfire some children.

  • Imaginary Friends

    Your three-year-old has taken to chatting it up with his new friend -- his new imaginary friend, that is. But after a couple of weeks, you begin to wonder if this is getting out of hand.

  • Switching From Work Brain to Parent Brain When You Work from Home

    Here are some tips that will help you to leave your work-related worries at the office, even if work happens to be a file folder's toss away from the kitchen table.

  • Top 10 Resolution Failures for New Parents

    We've gathered together a list of top resolutions and then looked at techniques that can help you build new habits and come back with bragging rights!

  • Making Motherhood Your Own

    What are the results of trying to attain "perfect motherhood?" See what Dr. Diane Sanford of the Real Mom Experts has to say and make motherhood your own!

  • Baby's Development: The First Year

    This year is an exciting period of "firsts" -- first smile, first laugh, first successful grasp, first word, first step...

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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:

  • Social Security and Stay-at-Home Moms

    Every May, in honor of Mother's Day, Salary.com announces how much the work of a stay-at-home mother is worth. Her annual salary, or value, in 2009, since in the real world the salary is a fantasy: an impressive $122,732. It's nice to be valued. What isn't so nice is that although stay-at-home moms are given lip service about their value and importance, full-time stay-at-home motherhood is not recognized as the job it really is.

  • Tips to Get Dad More Involved

    Dr. Will Courtenay shares eight tips with moms to encourage your partner to be more involved with the kids.

  • C.C.: A Story of Courage

    by C.C. Howell

  • Dear Family: What Your Preemie Wants You to Know

    If your preemie could talk, he might say, "I am so excited to be going home. I am also a little scared. It is okay if you are feeling a little scared too. Even if I have had a big brother or sister, I may be different because I was born so early and so small. I decided to write this list of activities that can help preemies like me learn how to use our bodies and minds as we grow..."

  • A Babysitter for Toddlers

    If the question is "Can I leave my toddler with our twelve-year-old daughter?" the answer is No! Babysitting has not received the attention it truly deserves. Remember, you are entrusting your child's life with this person.

  • Five Tips to Harness the Power of Body Shape

    by Dr. Marie Savard