Parents & Kids

Most moms will tell you that the first and last months of pregnancy are the hardest.

A Colorado toddler required emergency medical intervention after ingesting 28 high-powered buckyball magnets.

A tragic death befell a toddler in Brooklyn, NY after reports claim "his father apparently attempted to cure his chronic

At my last two OB appointments (34 and 36 weeks along) I was told that I am measuring 1- to 2cm smaller for gestational age. 

Just in case any parents out there were worried their precious offspring would cease being babes in the nest, they can rest assured as it would seem they have a few more years yet.   

The American Academy of Pediatrics released its first-ever guidelines on tattoos and body piercings among teens.

Last week, I was indulging in a bag of Doritos when suddenly, a sharp potato chip became lodged in the roof of my mouth, close to my front teeth. The pain was so blunt, the gums surrounding my front teeth immediately bulged.

For some time, we have been covering the investigation into the practices used to produce the homeopathic teething products that allegedly caused illnesses and deaths of infants.

Mothers have always been put upon culturally when it comes to how kids turn out. The physical costs of gestation are literally borne by mothers while fathers are basically done at conception, so moms have all of that on their shoulders.

During the course of pregnancy, one involuntarily agrees to myriad symptoms over the course of 40 (sometimes 42!) weeks: expanding belly and other body parts, nausea, heartburn, and backaches to name a few.