Families in the Loop

Parents, Uncensored

Is Masturbation Normal?

~By Stephanie Barone Jankowski, When Crazy Meets Exhaustion Mimi. For years, I was afraid to even say...

Airplane Games: Tips for Flying with Kids

~By Keely Flynn, Lollygag Blog Sometimes you have to get the heck outta Dodge for your own sanity. But...

Just One? Being the Parent of An Only Child

~By Shannan Younger, Tween Us I’m often asked, “How many children do you have?” My answer: “One.” I...

A Miscarriage on Mother’s Day

~By Jacoba Alderink, A Yankee Mom in Texas Eight years ago this Mother’s Day, while moms around me...

Style Me Powerful: Women, Girls & Miss Representation

~ Candice Cummins, Founder, The Wishcraft Workshops Hindered by heels, shackled by a suit and practically...

Am I (Gasp!) A Helicopter Parent?

~By Jennifer Laughlin, Chunk and Mommy How many of us hear the words “helicopter parent” and shudder,...

Fatherhood & the Chicago Cubs: Why I’m Raising My Sons at Wrigley Field

~By Alan Kercinik, Always Jacked Baseball fandom in Chicago is a mysterious, incurable disease. Growing...

Thrift Store Mama: How to Look Hot in Secondhand Clothes

~By Jacoba Alderink, A Yankee Mom in Texas My husband’s psyche houses a small, dark corner filled with...

News & Gossip

The U.S. Government Is Failing Military Families

How much does President Obama care about military families? Not enough, according to an article by Jeremy Hilton on Time.com. In 2010, military families sued...

Tiger Moms’ Kids Do Worse Academically & Have Lower Self Esteem

Retract those claws, tiger moms. The results of a decade-long study about the hands-on Asian parenting style depicted in Amy Chua’s book Battle Hymn of the...

Aurora Teacher Tapes Children’s Mouths Shut

Got a chatty child? Then don’t move to the Denver area. An elementary school teacher in the Aurora school district has been put on paid leave for allegedly...

Iowa: Same-Sex Parents Will Be Listed on Birth Certificates

Iowa Supreme Court justices ruled 6-0 this week that married same-sex parents will both be named on their newborns’ birth certificates. This ruling came...

Jessica Alba Wears Double Corset To Lose Baby Weight

While most of us try to lose the baby weight through exercise and a healthy diet, actress and entrepreneur Jessica Alba took a different approach: she wore a...

Diaper Free Babies: The Newest Guilt-Inducing Parenting Trend

Brooklyn, arguably the coolest city in America these days, has started a new trend among the hipster parent crowd: diaper free babies. Instead of using...