Latest Family Articles
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1 Run, Jessie, Run
From: By Katherine Ozment
Mon Oct 6, 01:16:31 pmViews: 202 Comments: 1Sometime this summer, our two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Jessie, started running. Sure, she’d scooted around before and even joined in a few mad dashes at the playground with her big brother, William. But this was different. This summer she ...
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2 Afraid Of The Dark
From: Katherine Ozment
Mon Oct 6, 01:14:57 pmViews: 69 Comments: 1Last year, I returned from a trip late one night, and, though I knew our four-year-old son, William, would be in bed, I wanted to glimpse his sweet, sleeping face. I walked toward his room, but as I rounded the corner to his hallway, I tripped over h...
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3 The Goodbye Boy
From: Katherine Ozment
Mon Oct 6, 01:14:37 pmViews: 130Three weeks into Kindergarten and William has been coming home with all sorts of new skills. The other day, for instance, he said, “Mama, do you want to hear me burp the alphabet?” We’re so proud.In truth, he has already learned man...
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4 Losing Baby Weight: How Real Moms Cope
From: Romy Weinberg
Tue Sep 23, 10:02:30 amViews: 70Along with learning how to change diapers, mix formula or operate a breast pump, if you’ve just given birth you’re probably already wondering how – and when – you’ll ever get your pre-pregnancy body back. Well, rest assu...
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5 At a Loss -- When Miscarriage Strikes Part III
From: Eryn Brown, Women's Health Magazine
Mon Sep 22, 10:16:29 pm
Views: 42
Continued from page 2 of At a Loss -- When Miscarriage StrikesMoving OnI wish people talked more about miscarriage, so women who've gone through it would feel less alone. But I completely get why they don't. "We're talking sex and death," s...
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6 What are the Chances of Miscarriage?
From: Eryn Brown, Women's Health Magazine
Mon Sep 22, 10:08:26 pmViews: 54Continued from At a Loss -- When Miscarriage StrikesWhen it comes to miscarriage, says a new study, some surprising stuff mattersA sense of purpose: If your pregnancy is planned, your chances of miscarriage are 40 percent lower than average. That's b...
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7 At a Loss -- When Miscarriage Strikes Part II
From: Eryn Brown, Women's Health Magazine
Mon Sep 22, 10:04:51 pm
Views: 40
continued from page 1, At a Loss -- When Miscarriage Strikes Part II. Surprise, Surprise Every pregnancy is different. So is every miscarriage, though no one tells you this. Books, Web sites, even physicians gloss over the subject. What to Expect ...
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8 At a Loss -- When Miscarriage Strikes Part I
From: Eryn Brown, Women's Health Magazine
Mon Sep 22, 10:03:04 pmViews: 39What to Expect When You're No Longer ExpectingIt was May 2005, and I was quietly excited. I believed I was 7 weeks pregnant. My doctor wasn't so sure. The embryo on the ultrasound wasn't big enough, and he didn't hear a heartbeat. I looked closer to ...
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9 Surrogacy 101
From: Jill Daniel
Mon Sep 22, 09:12:40 pm
Views: 88
Everything You Have Always Wanted to Know About Surrogacy But Didn't Know to AskAt one point, you couldn’t imagine, let alone consider, having another woman carry your child, but the question lingers in your head, “could this be the solut...
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10 Hot Mama
From: Women's Health Magazine
Mon Sep 22, 08:33:23 pmViews: 57 Knocking boots when you're knocked up Those giant boobs aren't the only sexual perks that come with pregnancy. Being in full-on pod mode is like living in a constant state of semiarousal. Really. To nourish the fetus, blood flow increases by 50 perc...
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11 Breastfeeding 101
From: Whitney Moss
Fri Sep 19, 06:25:14 pmViews: 1038You’ve made the decision—you’re going to breastfeed. But now what? Glam talked with Andi Silverman, author of Mama Knows Breast, A Beginner’s Guide to Breastfeeding to get some advice. Here’s what she had to say: 1. As t...
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12 5 Sanity-Saving Tips for New Moms
From: Jill Daniel
Fri Sep 19, 10:12:42 amViews: 200You’ve brought that fabulous bundle of joy home from the hospital and you and your partner both look at each other dumbfounded and think, “Oh my God, what have we done!”You haven’t a clue what to do first, you think you’...
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13 Coping Well With The Most Common Psychological Effects of Infertility
From: Jill Daniel
Fri Sep 19, 09:51:07 am
Views: 105
When couples struggle with infertility, it can cause high stress in their intimate relationship. There’s a feeling of failing in one of the most basic human functions: reproduction. The outcome of failing to reproduce can also be unconsciousl...
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14 Fresh Ideas in Baby Food
From: Ali Wing, CEO of giggle
Fri Sep 19, 09:47:36 am
Views: 109
You don't have to be Martha Stewart to make your own baby food, and serving fresh fruits and veggies is an easy way to do something really healthy for your child. (It's also good for the environment, since you're not throwing out all those jars!)If y...
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15 The Big Debate: To Breast or Bottle Feed?
From: Romy Weinberg
Thu Sep 18, 11:46:50 am
Views: 104
You’ve heard the pros (healthy; convenient; free) and cons (it’s hard at first, maybe even a little painful; your breasts leak at inconvenient times; your body becomes a round-the-clock feeding station) of breastfeeding. But if you’...
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16 Teacher vs. Parent: Who Knows Your Child's Needs Best?
From: Jill Daniel
Tue Sep 16, 12:56:16 pmViews: 604Over the course of your child’s elementary education, you’ll have teachers you like and those you won’t. Just like your child, you’ll prefer some of his educators over others. But in this triangle relationship between par...
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17 Simple but Unique Ways to Show Your Affection
From: Meredith Rodkey
Tue Sep 16, 11:33:50 amViews: 810Everyone’s cutting back on expenses these days – daily trips to Starbucks are out, mass transit is in. If you’re used to treating your husband to a hardcover book you know he’ll like, you might be thinking about scaling back o...
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18 Back to School Secrets Every Mom Needs to Know
From: Romy Weinberg
Tue Sep 16, 10:53:54 amViews: 144Going back to school may be hard on kids—but it’s not always a picnic for moms, either. Saying “goodbye” on that first day can bring up issues of separation anxiety for both of you—especially if you haven’t had man...
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19 Healthy After-School Snacks
From: Romy Weinberg
Tue Sep 16, 10:52:10 amViews: 206What if you asked two award-winning food editors (and moms) to create recipes that could help kids enjoy eating healthier?Tracey Seaman and Tanya Wenman Steel have answered that challenge with their new cookbook, Real Food for Healthy Kids. Drawing o...
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20 How to Pack a Healthy (and Yummy!) Lunch
From: Jill Daniel
Tue Sep 16, 10:51:14 amViews: 695It’s the age-old question. How do you pack a lunch your kids will eat and enjoy but still keep it healthy? Glam has collected 5 quick tips to help make you—and your kids—happier at lunchtime.1) Have 5-6 Healthy Lunchbox StaplesAnn G...
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