Moms-to-be have different ways of documenting their pregnancies. To capture her nine-month journey, San Francisco artist Claire Pasquier, along with her husband, video producer Ian Padgham, created a six-second Vine video. Each month, Padgham shot his wife in the same room, donning the same clothes and hairstyle...
Read MoreA Texas mother says she and her three kids were tossed out of a pizza place after she changed a baby's diaper at the table. Miranda Sowers told KHOU that she first took her 4-month-old daughter to the restroom of the Brother's Pizza Express in Spring, but found it didn't have a changing table. So she went back to her table and took matters into her own hands.
Read MoreFor generations, children have found new and inventive ways to ignore their parents, and parents have found new and inventive ways to get their attention. The latest development in this never-ending circle of parent-child conflict is Ignore No More, a new $1.99 Android app that allows parents to lock their kids’ phones from afar if they’re ignoring calls, with a password of the parent’s choosing.
Read MoreA new mom in Portland, Ore., said she was barred from breastfeeding her premature newborn because she is a regular user of medical marijuana. “They’re refusing to allow me to breastfeed,” Crystal Cain told local news station KATU, referring to officials at Oregon Health Science University.
Read MoreOlivia Wilde went bold for the September issue of Glamour magazine, posing for high-fashion photos while breastfeeding her newborn son Otis. The actress, sits in a classic diner booth in a chic metallic Roberto Cavalli feathered dress and towering Prada shoes, but the focus is on something else entirely. With her right breast exposed, Wilde holds her naked baby Otis in her arms as he nurses.
Read MoreIn response to a letter from a mom questioning why Lands' End sells interesting science-themed tees for boys -- but not girls -- the brand has announced new girls' science shirts. When New Jersey mom Lisa Ryder noticed the discrepancy in the Lands' End catalog earlier this July, she posted a message on their Facebook page which subsequently went viral.
Read MoreIce cream sandwiches and those red-white-and-blue popsicles are summer staples — and so are the sticky fingers that come along with them. But what a Cincinnati mother saw, or rather didn’t see, from an ice cream sandwich abandoned over night after an 80-degree day surprised her.
Read MoreI work from home and can’t really take a three-month vacation from deadlines and writing and miscellaneous work responsibilities. Work-at-home moms (and dads) always have to balance the professional side of things with family responsibilities like playtime, snacks, argument-refereeing, and boredom-solving. Summer is our nemesis.
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