Plastic Makes Boys Feminine

Pregnant moms, keep away from that plastic shower curtain. Baby boys who are exposed in the womb to chemicals in plastics are more "feminine" and less likely to play with typical boy toys, a study found.

Finger-Chopping Stroller Frazzles City Moms

If there is anyone who knows Maclaren, it's a New York City mom. The high-end umbrella strollers are small, light, compact, and have that awesome strap so you can throw the whole thing over your shoulder, hoist a toddler on your hip, and climb a ridiculous number of stairs to your fifth-floor walk-up apartment, where you can plant that piece of baby-carrying gear in a cluttered corner where no one will notice it.

For Women, Cancer Spells Divorce

When a woman gets diagnosed with cancer, she's far more likely to end up divorced than if a man gets the same diagnosis.

Designer Duds Are a Disaster for Kids

Designer Vaginas: Worth the Pain?

Before you decide to chop off part of your labia to make it prettier, British researchers would like you to consider the possible complications that might arise.

Home Fetal Heart Monitors Are Risky

Companies selling home fetal heart monitors lure buyers with promises that having a monitor at home will give you peace of mind and an added sense of security that your baby is alive and kicking in the womb. But doctors say that this "security" may do you more harm than good.

Swine Flu Scams

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Bad Mommies Use Cell Phones

Here are my three confessions of the day: One, I talk on the cell phone while pushing my child around in the stroller. Two, I still use a stroller even though my 2-year-old can walk. And three, he sometimes watches Dora the Explorer so I can take a shower. Jane Brody, if you think I'm a bad mommy, good for you.

Does 'Good Job' Really Mean 'Do What I Say?'

Telling our kids "good job" for completing tasks that we've arbitrarily deemed worthy of our approval is no less manipulative than withholding love and affection when they mess up.

Track Sex Offenders with your iPhone

More than 1 million people out there spend their free time figuring out where sexual predators may lurk at any given minute. Is it me, or is this totally nuts?

Child Rape Is Okay if You're Roman Polanski

If Roman Polanski hadn't made a bunch of excellent movies and won an Oscar, would we be up in arms about a fugitive being brought to justice after three decades on the run? No, he'd be on America's Most Wanted.

Spanking Toddlers Stupid

All you moms who cheered the man at Wal-Mart who slapped the screaming toddler, chew on this: Spanking toddlers doesn't make them more compliant. It actually makes them aggressive and dumb, a new study finds.

The Baby's Coming, Don't Call the Doctor

Joya had her first two babies in a hospital with a doctor attending and an epidural to numb the pain. The third time around, she was determined to do things differently. She and her husband sat their families down one evening and told them their plan: They'd give birth at home alone, without a doctor or midwife present. Do you think you could go for DIY childbirth?

Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite

In the Middle Ages, travelers used to sleep with pigs in their beds to keep the bedbugs from biting. Nowadays, there are more reasonable precautions you can take. Here are a few tips to keep the bedbugs from nibbling on you while you slumber.

When Bedbugs Bite

When Julia Cho brought her newborn baby home from the hospital, she assumed she'd have time to recuperate from a difficult delivery and bond with her new daughter. Instead, she came home to a nightmare.

Man Slaps Stranger's Kid in Wal-Mart

Imagine this for a shopping nightmare: Your 2-year-old throws a tantrum at Wal-Mart, and a strange man walks up to her and slaps her across the face.