If he says it one more time, I will kill him. This is not hyperbole. I have cause, just cause, to take him out—my son, the new teenager, the purveyor of the non sequitur, the little !@#$#% who thinks this is the pinnacle of high comedy.  Read more...

I don’t need to become an imaginary woman with a high-powered career. My career is living each day and learning to love my life.  Read more...

As I lay in bed and listened to all their happy voices running and playing outside, I thought to myself: "No one else’s mother is in bed: What gives me the right?"  Read more...

Chicago Public School' "Parent Portal" gives parents round-the-clock access to their child’s grades. My confession: I'm a Parent Portal addict.  Read more...

Forever 21 can easily be turned into Forever 41 if you know what you’re doing.  Read more...

When other kids are in your home, you're responsible for their behavior and use of technology. Figuring out just where to draw the line can be tricky, depending on personalities, ages and the environment.  Read more...

Here's an equation worth getting excited about: Talking to your kids about numbers can add up to a serious advantage when it comes to learning math later in life.  Read more...

Long past the days of 2 a.m. feedings, working mothers are still two-and-a-half times more likely than working fathers to get up in the middle of the night to take care of the kids.  Read more...

About 20,000 childrengo to the emergency room each year with sledding-related injuries. Don't let yours be one of them.  Read more...

We know all about the mental health dangers facing troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. But children suffer, too, when their parents are deployed, a new study confirms.  Read more...

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome will claim the lives of 2,300 infants this year, and experts say risk increases during colder months.  Read more...

Do constant applications of hand sanitizer promote better health? Maybe not, a new study shows. Will you slather anyway?  Read more...