Parenting

An Open Letter to Angelina: Welcome to the Sisterhood

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:56:45 -0400

An Open Letter to Angelina: Welcome to the Sisterhood:

“One in eight women who will get breast cancer in their lifetime, according to the National Cancer Institute. Only now you probably won’t, and I can tell you a little of what you’re missing out on.”

This little boy got a handwritten response from Vice President...

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:51:59 -0400

This little boy got a handwritten response from Vice President Biden. Show and tell gold, right there.

My Medical Choice

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:32:54 -0400

My Medical Choice :

usatoday:

This is the full op-ed from Angelina Jolie on her double mastectomy.

“My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent. I can tell my children that they don’t need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer.”

bobbycaputo: Photo Series of a Young Girl Dressed Up as Great...

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:04:28 -0400

bobbycaputo:

Photo Series of a Young Girl Dressed Up as Great Women Throughout History

Photographer Jaime Moore‘s daughter Emma recently turned 5 years old. Naturally, being a photographer, Moore wanted to commemorate the event for her daughter by putting together a cute photo shoot for her, so she turned to the Internet for inspiration.

Much to her chagrin, however, something like 95 percent of the ideas she ran into were actually the same idea: how to dress up your 5-year-old as a Disney Princess. Moore wasn’t keen on that, so she went another way. Instead of dressing her daughter up as a made up ideal, an “unrealistic fantasy” as she put it, she chose to dress and pose her daughter as some of the greatest women throughout history.

The point was to convey to little Emma that she could be anything she wants to be. As Moore explains it on her blog:

My daughter wasn’t born into royalty, but she was born into a country where she can now vote, become a doctor, a pilot, an astronaut, or even President if she wants and that’s what REALLY matters.

Each photo is also captioned with an inspirational quote by the amazing woman it portrays. To see all of them in higher resolution and read more about Moore’s inspiration for the project, head over to her website by clicking here.

THIS ROCKS.

theatlantic: How Motherhood Is Changing Dramatically—in 11...

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:20:54 -0400

theatlantic:

How Motherhood Is Changing Dramatically—in 11 Graphs

[Data: BLS, Pew]

This one, too.

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Sun, 12 May 2013 11:00:26 -0400

Enjoy the sarcasm, the clip art, and your Mother’s Day

Sun, 12 May 2013 08:00:27 -0400

Enjoy the sarcasm, the clip art, and your Mother’s Day

What I Wish I'd Known on My First Mother's Day

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:59:23 -0400

What I Wish I'd Known on My First Mother's Day:

On the pie chart infographic of How to be a Mother, there’s a tiny little sliver of wrong. Everything else is right, or right enough that it all shakes out in the end.

15 Delightful Quotes From Kids To Keep Things In Perspective,...

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:47:30 -0400

15 Delightful Quotes From Kids To Keep Things In Perspective, featuring our very own little Wonder Woman!

Click here to enter to win the best gift of all — quiet...

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:42:24 -0400

Click here to enter to win the best gift of all — quiet time :-)

Ana, our brand director, joined the TODAY team to talk about...

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:22:00 -0400

Ana, our brand director, joined the TODAY team to talk about unspoiling your kids this AM.

Mom, the taxi driver

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:14:28 -0400

How do avoid spinning your wheels (literally) over your kids’ extracurriculars and playdates?

Awwww! (via Mashable)

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:19:28 -0400

Awwww! (via Mashable)

Amanda Berry and the Ohio Abductions: What Lies Ahead

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:41:08 -0400

Amanda Berry and the Ohio Abductions: What Lies Ahead:

Unlike many other kidnapping cases, Berry’s story has a happy ending, but the road to recovery will be a long one.

Princesses AND puppies. Today’s not so bad after all!

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:15:44 -0400

Princesses AND puppies. Today’s not so bad after all!

Mom's Dirty Money Secrets

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:25:59 -0400

Mom's Dirty Money Secrets:

Nearly half (44.9%) of parents surveyed by Parenting and HLN admitted to not having started saving for their child’s college education, despite fully intending to.

Moms in space!

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:32:50 -0400

Astronaut Karen Nyberg is doing a 6-month stint in space — and she has a 3-year-old. What should we ask her in our interview later this week?

Our brand director, Ana Connery, is interviewing Giuliana Rancic...

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:09:16 -0400

Our brand director, Ana Connery, is interviewing Giuliana Rancic today!