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Heidi L. Dunkley Pregnancy can be one of the most fulfilling and inspiring journeys of a woman’s life. The topic of weight can be a sensitive subject for any woman, especially during her pregnancy, but the axiom that you are now “eating...
Merrilee Boyack It’s kind of fun and a little scary to watch your kids raise their own kids. You struggle between wanting to correct their every parenting mistake and keeping your mouth shut so they learn on their own. I have to admit, I also...
In this Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, file photo, Marissa Mayer and Zachery Bogue attend the Glamour Magazine 2009 Women of the Year Awards at Carnegie Hall in New York. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer gave birth to a boy late Sunday Sept. 30, 2012, casting...
A large study of Danish children — 96,736 of them — indicates that a bout of flu or fever lasting a week during pregnancy may be linked to increased risk of autism. (Shutterstock.com) Lois M. Collins A large study of Danish children —...
By: Connie Sokol In the journey to become a stellar mother, there are simple but unpleasant truths that happy, veteran mothers have learned to accept. I share but three. The Flaky Mom. At some point you will be the Flaky Mom, and more than...
Shutterstock.com Compiled by: Lois M. Collins The words ‘father’ and ‘mother’ would be dropped from official documents in France under a proposal aimed at legalizing same-sex marriage. The proposal would also only allow...
The incident adds fuel to an already hot debate over how much is too much when it comes to watching over kids and when and how children should be allowed to play without parental oversight. (Shutterstock.com) By: Lois M. Collins Stay-at-home...
Amy Wasserman and her husband, Scott Plotkin, adopted their first child, Lily, when Wasserman was age 44. (Family photo) By: Lois M. Collins SALT LAKE CITY — It seems to Mandy Krell that she has been waiting for a long time. The Lansing,...
Katherine Lee of New York City has worked hard to teach her son, Sam, civility. She writes for national publications on parenting issues. (Family photo) By: Lois M. Collins SALT LAKE CITY — His fists are clenched, his face purpling as he...
Moms who see themselves as the most important person in a child’s life and always put that child first may be setting themselves up for stress and depression, according to a study from the University of Mary Washington in Virginia. (Shutterstock.com) By: Lois...
