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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.

Losing Custody While Serving Your Country

The Littlest Thieves

Do kids who steal grow up to be criminals?

Obama Girls Off-Limits

If you're thinking of using the Obama girls to make your point, think again. Sasha and Malia are strictly off-limits.

Abortion Might Undo Health Care Reform

Of all the things that threaten to derail the health care debate raging in Congress, abortion might be the one to do it.

Dark Twist in Crash Tragedy

The news today that Diane Schuler was simply drunk and stoned is shocking. The 5' 2" woman had a blood alcohol level of 0.19 and fresh alcohol still in her stomach that hadn't even metabolized yet. She smoked marijuana as recently as 15 minutes before the crash.

Girls Make You Liberal

Parents of girls are more liberal voters than parents of boys.