Science Says

Some experts say that we need at least four hugs a day, just to survive

It’s true—you got it from your mama. And about age 33, you’ll reeeeeally start to notice.

If we’ve said it once, we’ll say it a million times: READ OUT LOUD TO YOUR KIDS.

Move over Denmark, there’s a new “happiest people” in town.

Who could have guessed that the very thing making you absolutely crazy is the same thing that’s making your child so much smarter?

We'll wave our hands in the air for that!

guess what—there is one thing I do every day already that could be helping prevent those grade school problems well in advance.

On occasion I wonder how soon the unearthly amount of sugar I consume in a day will kill me.

Should I have started with the disclaimer that my oldest son is diagnosed with ADHD?  Probably. I think it matters because my point of view in raising a child with ADHD verses a psychologist who merely studies them may garner different results.

67 minutes. Just over an hour. It’s a narrow window, and you’d better have a plan.

You know how it’s your very favorite when someone tells you your kid looks exactly like their dad?

Ever wondered?

Any more or any less, and you may be singing a different tune.

Mamas—raise your hand if you’ve found yourself stressed out in the last week? Day? Hour?

The term itself may seem a little hokey, and is not actually medically diagnosed, but the data is there to back it up.

In a world where an increasing number of children are being labeled with attention deficit disorders, it may be worth noting that attention is a muscle-like quality with the ability to be strengthened based on a more, shall we say, boring play room.

Remember the good old days when a well-rounded diet consisted of meat, potatoes, bread slathered in butter, the occasional veggie, and a beautiful display-worthy cake every night for dessert?

Son won't turn off his video game? Daughter obsessed with "likes" on Instagram? It may not be entirely their fault.