“Time” Cover Shows 3-Year-Old Breast-Feeding
TIME(NEW YORK) — Should a mom continue nursing her child even after he’s too big to be held in her arms? For mothers who practice what’s known as “attachment parenting,” the answer is an emphatic “yes” — and s…
Are You a “Helicopter Parent?"
Goodshoot/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Most parents consider themselves fairly easy going when it comes to their parenting style, but many others can’t help but exert complete control over their children’s lives.A new survey by Crowd Science, an…
New Hampshire Man Writes Letter a Day to Mom for 30 Years
Eileen Bach/Thinkstock(MANCHESTER, N.H.) — There’s no doubt that Mike Geraci loves his mother. He’s been showing her how much by writing her a letter a day — and sending it by snail mail — for the last 30 years.Eleven thousand …
The Right Way to ‘Bribe’ Your Kids?
Courtesy Fuchs family(LAS VEGAS) — When Las Vegas entrepreneur Lana Fuchs wants her kids to get straight A’s, she might offer them VIP tickets to the Grammys or throw them a $1 million party, or even have world-famous designers come to her home …
Hilary Rosen Apologizes for Attacking Ann Romney As a Stay-At-Home Mom
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Less than 24 hours after Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen mocked Ann Romney for having “never worked a day in her life,” Rosen apologized to Romney on Thursday for her “poorly chosen” words and aimed to “put…
Helicopter Moms Hover Over Kids’ Romantic Lives
Creatas/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Jennifer Coburn freaked out when her 14-year-old daughter, Kate, received a text breakup after a short-lived romance with a boy she had met at camp.Kate sailed through his rejection — “I’m not sure how I feel about you…
New Mom Charlize Theron Is Example of Parenting with OCD
Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — New mother Charlize Theron may have a tougher time than other new moms adjusting to her first child. That’s because she’s admitted to suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD.”I have OCD, which is not fun…
Texting for a Healthy Baby: Women Receive Free Health Texts
Creatas/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The free health messaging service text4baby celebrates its two-year anniversary this month and is on the cusp of reaching a new milestone: 300,000 subscribers.To date, more than 293,000 pregnant women and new mothers are…
Iowa Baby Weighs In at Nearly 14 Pounds
Photodisc/Thinkstock(DES MOINES, Iowa) — Asher Stewardson was born Thursday at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, tipping the scales at nearly 14 pounds.Watch the video report below, courtesy ABC News affiliate WABC-TV.
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Baby Born in Stuck Elevator after Snowstorm Delays Hospital Arrival
File photo. (Photodisc/Thinkstock)(TACOMA, Wash.) — A newborn baby boy in Washington State can already lay claim to having survived two unexpected disasters: one of the worst winter storms to ever hit Washington State, and being delivered in a hospita…
Twins Born in Different Years — Times 3
Photodisc/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It’s rare enough for twins to have different birthdays. But thanks to six timely deliveries flanking midnight Saturday, three sets of twins will grow up with different birth years.In Minneapolis — one of the twi…
Canadian Couple Has New Year’s Babies Back-to-Back
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(MEDICINE HAT, Alberta) — Bobbi Jo and Kurtis Ketcheson of Alberta, Canada had back-to-back New Year’s babies. Their son Jack was born on Jan. 1, 2011 and was the first baby of the past year in the town of Regina.Their newest addit…
Breastfeeding at Target: Moms Stage National Demonstration
George Doyle/Thinkstock/Target(HOUSTON) — A nursing mother’s upsetting experience at her local Target last month has led to what appear to be “nurse-in” demonstrations at Target stores nationwide.Mothers from across the country have …
Breastfeeding at Target: Moms Stage National Demonstration
George Doyle/Thinkstock/Target(HOUSTON) — A nursing mother’s upsetting experience at her local Target last month has led to what appear to be “nurse-in” demonstrations at Target stores nationwide.Mothers from across the country have …
Breastfeeding at Target: Moms Stage National Demonstration
George Doyle/Thinkstock/Target(HOUSTON) — A nursing mother’s upsetting experience at her local Target last month has led to what appear to be “nurse-in” demonstrations at Target stores nationwide.Mothers from across the country have …
Breastfeeding at Target: Moms Stage National Demonstration
George Doyle/Thinkstock/Target(HOUSTON) — A nursing mother’s upsetting experience at her local Target last month has led to what appear to be “nurse-in” demonstrations at Target stores nationwide.Mothers from across the country have …
Twin Sisters, Mother and Daughter Give Birth Same Day
Photodisc/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — December 21st was a big day for 17-year-old Brianna Guerrero — she became a big sister. But she also became a mother.Brianna Guerrero gave birth to a healthy 9 pound 9 ounce son named Ayden at 6:52 a.m. Wednesday, only…
Palm-Sized Baby Defies Odds
File photo. (Photodisc/Thinkstock)(LOS ANGELES) — Melinda Star Guido was supposed to be born Thursday. Instead, she came into the world 16 weeks early, one of the smallest premature babies ever to beat overwhelming odds and survive. The tiny fighter, …