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by Betsy Shaw posted in Mom Stories A tornado, reported to be 20 miles long and 1 1/4 miles wide, touched down in Moore, Oklahoma yesterday, devastating entire neighborhoods and taking lives. Most recent reports confirm that 24 people have been killed. An apparent 60 of the 240 people injured so far are said to [...]

Today Angelina Jolie wrote in an op-ed in The New York Times that she underwent a preventative double mastectomy after discovering she carried the BRCA1 gene, an inherited mutation that greatly increases one’s risk of cancer. Her revelation is shocking both for its stealth, given she is one half of the world’s most watched couple, [...]

by Jennifer Borget posted in Mom Stories They may not know our language yet but they do know our voice, and that’s enough to get some moms talking to their newborns when they need reassurance. What we say varies from mom to mom. That’s exactly what mothers in my April 2013 birth club are discussing [...]

by BabyCenter Guest Blogger posted in Mom Stories By Sophie Blackall, artist, author, Measles and Rubella Initiative This post is part of the Global Mom Relay. Every time you share this blog, $5 will go to women and girls around the world. Scroll to the bottom to find out more. My daughter Olive and I [...]

by Carolyn Robertson posted in Mom Stories They’ve been called lunatics and weirdos, the practice labeled just plain ‘gross,’ but that’s not about to stop the growing number of parents who swear by letting their little ones go diaper-free. Known officially as elimination communication, it isn’t exactly a new trend ...

by Betsy Shaw posted in Mom Stories Last night I read an article in the New York Times about the power of words when it comes to babies, be they in utero or baby jogger or high chair. According to the article, researchers have recently been homing more closely in on the power of the [...]

by Betsy Shaw posted in Mom Stories Last night I read an article in the New York Times about the power of words when it comes to babies, be they in utero or baby jogger or high chair. According to the article, researchers have recently been homing more closely in on the power of the [...]

by Gwen Dewar, Ph.D. posted in Mom Stories It was a research bombshell. After analyzing everyday talk between 42 parents and their babies, Betty Hart and Todd Risley discovered vast differences between families. While all parents engaged in “business talk” with their babies (stuff like “come here,” “give that to me,” or “put that ...

by Carolyn Robertson posted in Mom Stories Parenting is so much easier before you have kids. I was reminded of this fact as I read New York Times blogger Frank Bruni’s weekend piece, A Childless Bystander’s Baffled Hymn. Hot on the heels of Tiger Mom, French Mom, Eagle Mom – I’m sure I missed a [...]

by Joey Lombardi posted in Mom Stories Is it okay for children to physically fight? Should it be okay for children to fight? New York Times writer James Braly seems to think that fights between children can be a good educational tool. I can’t say that I disagree with him. Braly uses his son as [...]