Spanking is associated with unintended detrimental outcomes, finds a new study in the Journal of Family Psychology, based on five decades of research involving more than 160,000 children. The upsh...
Higher Levels of Arsenic Found in Babies Who Eat Rice Cereal
The potential health effects of regularly consuming infant rice cereal and other rice-based products containing traces of arsenic are unclear.
Mothers' Nurturing During Preschool Years Linked to Robust Brain Growth
Mothers' support linked to robust growth of brain area involved in learning, memory, stress response New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates children with su...
Music Probably Helps Your Baby Understand the World
While more study is needed, the researchers said listening to music may help babies be more perceptive about the world around them.
Productivity Slipping? Sales Dropping? Sleep More.
About a third of your employees in any big company are coming to work with an equivalent impairment level of being intoxicated.
Kid Made Recipe: Slow Cooker Chipotle Chicken Tacos
Make the best homemade tacos you've ever had without touching your stove Taco Night, I didn't think I could love you more.
How to Jump-Start Your Morning Productivity
So much of having a productive morning is about setting yourself up for success the night before. Hit the ground running with these eight practices
Video: This Is Your Brain on Music
The Life Noggin channel has created a short animated video that explains the latest science behind our brain's deep relationship with music.
Have Kids Under 6? Use Regular Detergent, Not Detergent Packets
Experts recommend that families with children younger than 6 years old use traditional detergent instead of packets.
Preschool Crafts Are Wasting Everyone's Time, Here's Why
The purpose is to teach children a predictable cognitive sequence they can apply when they encounter anything new.
Why Avoiding Peanuts to Avoid an Allergy Can be a Bad Strategy
New research on potential allergens fits with a wider hypothesis that complete avoidance of risky substances doesnt work well. Source: Avoiding Peanuts to Avoid an Allergy Is a Bad Strategy for Mo...
Expert Resources for Practicing Mindfulness with Your Kids
How can you pass up an approach that might help your child focus on tasks, calm nervous energy, control negative behavior, and build self-esteem?
Pride Mingled With Grief as a Father's Son Leaves for College
I knew it would be hard, but I didnt know it would be this hard. But this is the way it should be. This is what I have worked for since my son was born.
Theres always going to be someone who challenges me. The real challenge however, is in how I view myself. Theres no good or bad, only mine.
Heres something you should probably know about us right off the bat: Weve got five kids (and they sure do eat a lot).
Missing 100 Days of School. A True Story.
Missing 100 days of school should have pointed toward the end of the story, but instead it was only the beginning.
The Music That Eases Us Through the Tangle of Our Years
"Some musicians are passed down like spirit guides." A beautiful personal essay about the power of Prince's music through many phases of life.
Go Get a Job and an Apartment, Dinosaur Baby
"For sauropods, it doesnt appear that they were very good parents at least after their babies hatched."
Most Parents Think Their Kids Are on Grade Level. They're Wrong.
"There is this cognitive dissonance happening. We've got to find good, productive ways to educate and inform parents."
Why We Have No Limits To Screen Time
I shrug off societys belief that screen time equals neglectful parenting because when I look at my daughter, I see that she's happy, healthy, and loved.
Who Said It? My Kids or a Drunk Guy?
Maybe my kids said it. Maybe a drunk guy said it. Maybe my kids are drunk guys. I don't know, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL.
7 Nature Documentaries on Netflix to Watch With Your Kids
Spending time in nature is one of the best things you can do as a family. But sometimes the better thing is piling on the couch and watching a nature doc.
Rare Photos of 19 Year Old Prince on the Verge of Superstardom
Awesome photos of 19 year old Prince taken outside Minneapolis Old Schmitt Music Headquarters in 1977 by photographer Robert Whitman.
Do People Still Make Prank Phone Calls?
Is your refrigerator running?