Category: MOTHERHOOD

Sex, love and loss, self-harm, addiction and recovery: There isn’t much Jada Pinkett Smith, her mom, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, and her 17-year-old daughter, Willow, aren’t willing to talk about around a shiny round red table in a unique Facebook show that has a growing, grateful audience of women.

Perhaps you missed it, but Unmarried and Single Americans Week was observed from Sept. 17 to 23. Based on 2017 demographics, there were 110.6 million unmarried people in the country to be celebrated.   That’s 45.2 percent of all United States residents ages 18 and older, a number that includes the never married, widowed, divorced…

Our family is strange … mostly in a good way.  We started a tradition a few years ago of pre-celebrating  holidays.  Holidays are so crazy for us.  We are usually rushing someplace or trying to clean the house or some other such nonsense. We decided to take the night before a holiday to get together…

Stressed? You’re not alone. Apparently 70 percent of U.S. moms say mothering is “incredibly stressful.” And 96 percent also feel that we are far more stressed than our own mothers were. So what’s triggering Mommy Angst, circa 2017? (How much time do you have?) It’s everything from financial insecurities, a more intensive parenting style and  higher expectations for…

A family beach trip with kids sounds like the perfect summer outing … in theory. The reality involves packing tons of gear and snacks, struggling to slather squirmy kids in sunscreen, and lots of sand, of course — getting everywhere from your sandwich to your sandals. There has to be an easier way, right? Turns out, there…

Guys, are you having a hard time talking about your trials, tribulations, and especially your feelings being separated from your kids?  Do you find it uncomfortable going to a counselor,  and you have too much pride to consider joining a support group for dads?   This is very cliche, but you are not alone.

The ability to read is a critical skill for students of all ages. Fields like foreign language, history, and literature draw on an individual’s reading ability in obvious ways, but even subjects like hard science (e.g. chemistry) require skill in this area. A strong foundation in reading is thus critical, but what if your child…

The Basics: Snapchat is an application for mobile devices that allows subscribers to send photos to other subscribers. However, unlike sending photos or text messages in other ways, Snapchat allows users to set a 1 second to 10 second expiration of the photo. So, users can send time limited photos that might be embarrassing or just…

Moms usually get the credit (or blame) for children’s eating habits, but new research shows dads may have a surprising influence.   When it comes to what we eat, men and women really are different according to scientific research presented at the latest International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta, Georgia. In general, men…