© Dmitrii Kotin Tired parents New parents often underestimate just what midnight feedings, teething, the Terrible Twos, and teenage years will do to their marriage. "Couples know having kids will change their marriages and their lives, but they aren't really abl ...

I know all about twins. I am, in fact, knee-deep in twins. That's because not only am I a twin myself, but I am also a mother of twins. Growing up as a twin was interesting, because my twin sister and I looked nothing alike and, therefore, disappointed a lot of people. Oddly enoug ...

© Photodisc/Thinkstock dinner party games Family dinner time can be rushed or routine. Games are surefire ways to break out of your rut and get the whole family playing together. While store-bought products like Balderdash, Apples to Apples, and Articulate are great for groups, yo ...

Nothing will give you a cavity faster than a handful of the delightfully colored and waxy kernels. Whether you love or hate the sugary and nostalgic nubs they have a long history of being tied to the ultimate sweets holiday—Halloween. Candy corn has been around for over 130 years when George Renn ...

© Provided by Greatist, Inc. Busy Young Woman on Cell Phone These days all it takes is a few taps on your smartphone to connect with friends, make a dinner res , take a workout class , or even book a doctor’s appointment . The result: It’s easy to be overschedu ...

© imageBROKER/REX Shutterstock Resist the urge to check your email or social media. The first few minutes of your morning are the most important of your day and can set the tone for positivity and productivity. Ideally, you have an app or clock that taps into your natural circadi ...

In the canon of great horror writing, Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, and Mary Shelley tend to dominate the craft. But Mother Goose isn’t too far behind. Yes, that fictional grande dame of kiddie poems has got a bit of a dark streak, as evidenced by the unexpectedly sin ...

Halloween has become a ritual of eating too much candy and letting the darker side of our nature show. As parents this is no less true. We may no longer trick or treat or party (as hard) as we used to. But there is something about the holiday that forces us to air our parental Id—and it ...

The most vilified food in the American diet isn’t so evil after all. © Vicheslav/iStock/Getty Images Fat is back. With coconut oil flying off shelves and meat-eating Paleo diets on the rise, people are embracing what was once a nutritional evil. But just how healthy is the shift to ...

© botamochi/iStock/Getty Images I recently called our pediatrician's office and asked when I should bring in my 6-year-old daughter to get her vaccine. "As soon as possible. We only have five left." Needless to say, I scheduled an appointment for the next day. No one wants ...