Most experts would say there's no one right time to start a family. But there are both advantages and disadvantages to giving birth at different ages: In your 20s, for instance, you'll have more energy to run after and care for your child but fewer financial resources and less personal life experience on which to draw; in your late 30s and 40s you may be more established financially but have a to
Some pregnancy guidebooks read like one very long and sometimes confusing list of dos and don'ts. To help you make sense of it all, here are the answers to your top 50 questions.
This definitive guide to baby gear was a collaboration of more than 1, 200 moms who shared with us the brands and products they love, or don't (and why); hundreds of volunteer Mom Testers who tried out products with their own families, in their own homes; and Parenting's editors (parents as well!) who make a full-time job of knowing what matters to moms.
Just as a much-needed vacation was getting under way last summer, Jennifer West woke to a painful period: cramps, back pain, achy all over. Miserable, she was ready to stay right where she was until her discomfort passed. But lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, wasn't helping. In fact, her back felt a little worse like that. Her side, maybe? No luck. She sighed. So much for vacation.
Making mistakes is part of being a parent, and discipline is an area where we slip up constantly. It's one of our most daunting tasks, and to do it well we have to make clear, sensible, big-picture decisions at exactly the same moment when we are angry, frustrated, or embarrassed. And that's just as hard as it sounds.
I mentioned that my favorite cookie was the humble looking (but fantastic tasting) Day 2 cookie. Well this cookie, the Slice and Bake Cinnamon Roll Cookie, is Kate and Carter’s favorite–hands down. Whenever we have to bring a snack to school…”Cinnarolls!”. We’re making something for the neighbors? “Cinnarolls!” Grandma’s coming to visit? “Cinnarolls!” We make a lot of these cookies.
