Posted January 2, 2009 by Tommi Lewis Tilden

Let's face it: Moms rule. They decide what their families eat and wear as well as how high to set the programmable thermostat, all while making everyone believe it's a democracy. Notice lately that the toilet paper is off-white and not as spongy? That's because mom switched to a biodegradable brand. She can do that because she's the head honcho who makes the house choices-the good, the bad and the green.

Posted December 24, 2008 by Kimberly A. Brehm

Thanks to a federal grant, four Los Angeles-area schools may begin offering free fresh fruits and vegetables to students in an effort to combat child obesity, which currently affects more than 9 million kids in the U.S.

Posted December 18, 2008 by Emily Miles Terry

When my 10-year-old pleaded for a cell phone this year, I have to admit I was caught off guard. I hadn’t expected her to want one. Yet.

"Everyone has one!" That was her claim. And when I challenged her by naming all her girlfriends, I was shocked to learn that she was right. In her world, everyone who was anyone did have one.

Posted December 11, 2008 by Tommi Lewis Tilden

I grew up with a name no one could say or even wanted to attempt (Thomasine, pronounced TOM-ah-sin), so I cringe when I hear the peculiar names Hollywood forces on its indefensible young. Like the latest, Bronx Mowgli, for Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz’s newborn. Could it possibly be that the couple conceived the baby in the Bronx and later cuddled together while watching Jungle Book?

Posted December 4, 2008 by Shannon Riggs

Since the 2005 publication of Stephanie Meyer's bestseller about a high school junior who falls in love with the vampire in her science class, parents have struggled with whether to allow their daughters to join the Twilight craze. And the debate has grown even more heated with the Nov. 21 release of the movie version, which made $70.6 million just in its first weekend.