Breastfeeding, although natural and highly encouraged, continues to be cause for shock-and-awe every time the practice enters the public eye. Recently, Time magazine stunned the world with its controversial “Are You Mom Enough” cover featuring a mother breastfeeding her questionably “too old” son.
Read MoreWhen military Lt. Col. Cotina Jenkins-Sellers returned from her tour in Kuwait, she headed straight to her son’s basketball game to surprise him.
Read MoreThe mother of a child with autism shares her positive experience with a stranger on a plane.
Read MoreWhen Bobbi Bockoras returned to work at a Port Allegany, Pa., glass factory in June 2013 after giving birth, she planned to pump breast milk during breaks so she could continue nursing her infant daughter Lyla.
Read MoreDebate over reversing the trend, providing a secure environment for children
Read More“I can’t ignore the feeling I get each year as it gets harder for me to provide them with gifts, games, toys, everything that I would love for them to have for Christmas,” their mother wrote.
Read MoreParents can be tricky to shop for, but this year, we're making it easy. Find tons of guaranteed-to-make-mom-smile gift ideas here. (Then scoop up a cool gift for dad, too!)
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It’s no surprise that Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng had a prenup. But a postnup? That’s what some attorneys recommend for spouses who put their career on hold to have kids.
Read MoreJessica Simpson and her family sure are cute!
Read MoreIt's time to drop the slogan. It encourages mothers to stay socially and financially hobbled, it alienates fathers and discourages other significant relationships between children and adults
Read MoreThe afternoon couldn’t be more perfect at Arlington National Cemetery. The sky is blue; the leaves have just begun to change color. Paula Davis sits in a lawn chair by her son’s grave.
Read MoreI just. I can’t even. With all the everything in the news this year about people wearing offensive costumes for Halloween, you’d think I’d reach a point where nothing would surprise me.
Read MoreA mother in Fargo, N.D., is not making friends with her position on child obesity at Halloween.
Read MoreAnd serves as a reminder to all handsy strangers that pregnant women are not fair game for invasive touching
Read MoreWhen bills and living expenses are lurking in the shadows of every corner, Halloween spending can be a scary thought.
Ruben Navarrette says the critics of a fit mother who sets a good example for her children are the ones guilty of bullying.
Read MoreTrying to squeeze a few minutes of “me time” into an over-packed schedule often ends up feeling like more of an effort than a reward. This day was no different.
Read MoreI can't be the only mother who brought home her baby and felt like the books left me completely unprepared for this pooping, crying, and (thank God) adorable human being who couldn't explain anything to me.
Read MoreI just found out I'm having a boy. One of each -- a dream come true! But, at the same time, I'm utterly terrified. Here's why.
Read MoreThe partial shutdown of the federal government may soon affect low-income mothers and their infants.
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