My son just turned 11 this summer and he still sleeps over at his girlfriend’s house—not his girlfriend, but his friend who happens to be a girl. I’m all for him playing co-ed style, because that boy-girl dynamic can be beneficial to a child’s social development. But obviously if they remain friends, which I’m sure they will, this kind of sleepover can’t happen at, say, age 16. Right?… More
The Rules We Abide By: Friendship between Women
The phone rings. It’s 10pm and your friend Tammy calls upset about one of her kids report cards. You desperately want to console her, but you have a meeting first thing in the morning – so you do what any ‘bad’ friend would do – you rush off the phone and go back to sleep. The next morning you wake up feeling guilty, so you try to call Tammy back – no answer…. More
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Striving For A Less Materialistic Christmas
Every night it’s a fight with the kids about putting up their toys. “Get all the Legos up,” I’d bark at them. “Put your toy trains away. Why is your easel in the middle of the floor? Didn’t I ask you to pick up these blocks?”… More
Top Chefs Share Their Favorite Holiday Traditions and Recipes
Want to cook up something special for the holiday, but not sure where to start? Check out these holiday recipes, from some of our favorite top chefs. ... More
Too Grown Up?! Little Miss Sunshine Channels Her Inner Pin-up Girl
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How To Cope When Your Child Says Goodbye To Nap Time
There are many things no one tells you about motherhood. You have to experience them for yourself in all their painful glory. I’m not sure whether people keep these warnings to themselves as a polite courtesy or out of fear that we’ll run out of our baby showers screaming before the gifts are opened. “I hope you like the diaper cake and by the way in a few months there’s a slight chance once you have this baby that you’ll pee yourself when you sneeze for the rest of your life”…. More
