Play Date Patrol: 15 Tips on the Art of Scheduling Plans for your Kids
Featured Stories, Health, Parenting
If there is one thing the modern mother must master, it’s scheduling the play date. Okay, so there are actually lots of things we need to figure out in early parenthood but knowing how to arrange plans for your kids requires a special finesse…
Work Hard, Live Right: 12 Life Lessons Kids Learn from their Working Parents
Featured Stories, Health, Parenting
Working parents are our heroes (okay, all parents are our heroes, but hear us out). Since September 16 is Working Parents Day, we’re celebrating the lessons that these mamis and papis impart to their children. Studies have shown that kids…
The Secret Weapon: 8 Healthy Chocolate Milkshake ideas You Need in Your Life
Diet & Nutrition, Health, Slider
Rejoice! September 12 is National Chocolate Milkshake Day. The first chocolate milkshake was created in Chicago in 1922, by Walgreens soda fountain savant Ivar 'Pop' Coulson, when he added two scoops of vanilla ice cream to the store's popular…
Now Power: 15 Signs You Are Not Living in the Moment
Empowerment, Health, Slider
Where do you see your life in five years? In ten? What do you hope to accomplish tomorrow? These are all important questions. Without goals it's extremely hard to achieve anything. But on the flip side, when you get caught up in the big picture…
Cardio Conundrum: 15 Ways to Know Which Heart Health Exercise Regimen is Best for You
Fitness & Exercise, Health, Slider
Cardio (or aerobic) exercise is any activity that increases your heart rate and gets your lungs working harder. The American Heart Association recommends adults get a minimum of 30 minutes of moderate intensity cardio workouts, five days a…
Delving In: 15 Facts About Suicide & Depression Few of Us Know
Family Health, Featured Stories, Health
Hearing the news of Robin Williams’ death felt like we lost a favorite uncle. Then learning that his death was a result of suicide made it almost unbearable to consider. Although Williams spoke openly of his struggles with depression and…
The Parenting of Fat: 10 Ways You are Making Your Kids Overweight
Diet & Nutrition, Health, Slider
Kids today are unhealthier than ever before. As a culture, we’re more sedentary and overweight than previous generations could have imagined us to be. Childhood obesity is at record numbers and countless more are walking that dangerous line.…
The Art of the Wind Down: 12 Ways to Slow Your Baby Down in Preparation for Bed
Health, Parenting
UPDATED: August 1st, 2016
No matter what stage your baby is in, from those first days of endless nap-eat-poop loops to months later when he is sleeping mostly at night, you will never stop wanting to refine his bedtime routine and find better…
Sunny Side Up? 15 Facts About Your Baby Sleeping Positions
Health, Parenting
If your mom or mother-in-law is vocal and gives you baby advice, baby sleeping positions is probably one of your most common clashes. Medical views on how to keep babies safest while sleeping have changed since previous generations who, fearing…