Do you worry about your father-less son?

When we read this recent, emotional post by Los Angeles Single Mama –“What A Boy Wants, What A Boy Needs…” — we just knew that we HAD to share it with you. This thoughtful single mom — like many of you — is raising her son alone, without the involvement of this father.
(Count Dr. [...]

My daughter says she’s fat. What do I do?

“I need help!” began an email we received recently from the single mom of an eight-year-old.
“My daughter was in tears this evening after looking in the mirror. She told me that she hates the way she looks because now her stomach is too fat!  She’s NOT fat—what  do I do?”

Yes, we know the [...]

Do you worry about how much sugar your kids eat?

When we recently read a post on The Skinny on Sugar: How Much is Too Much?, we wondered whether you’re concerned about how much sugar your kids (and you) consume.

For the record: both of us have chocolate stashes in our cupboards. And, although we try to feed our kids wholesome foods, we have served our [...]

Snow in the bathtub?

When we recently read Lola Augustine’s Tweet about filling her bathtub with snow to make a real Barbie Aspen, we knew that we had to post about this.
That’s because Lola’s sweet image reminded us that you don’t have to spend a lot of money to create memories — or any money at all. All [...]

It’s Christmas break and I haven’t met his kids

A single mom we’re privileged to know shared this dilemma with us:
“I’m upset because my boyfriend hasn’t introduced me to his kids.”
Our single mom friend filled us in on the details by email: “I have a great co-parenting relationship with my ex. My boyfriend, on the other hand, has a terrible relationship with his ex.”
For [...]

How Santa handles divorce

Lauren — that fantastic single mom blogger at My Life Incomplete – wrote to us this week asking for some holiday advice. And we are sure that you have something to say.
As most of you know, both of us have always had our kids during big holidays, like Christmas. But for many divorced families, [...]

Will your son get a doll for the holidays?

We’re confident that you’ve got Thanksgiving handled. More or less, right?
If your holiday is kidless, we hope that you make the most of your free time. And if you’re hosting Thanksgiving is at your house, we hope that you truly enjoy your day with family and friends.
Our kids are already planning the [...]

Thanksgiving without your kids?

Because both Dr. Leah and I have sole custody of our kids, our Thanksgiving Day celebrations have always included our kids.
For those of you who have shared custody — with alternating holidays — however, this day might find you without your kids.
So, we’ve been wondering lately: what if we were NOT able to celebrate Thanksgiving [...]

Does all this vampire stuff ever worry you?

Today is the premiere of the movie “Twilight Saga: New Moon.”
Will you be taking your teen or tween daughter to see it?
Maybe we just need to read the books to really “get it.” But we keep wondering: What’s so romantically intriguing about vampires?
And we worry just a bit. What’s up with all the sweet [...]

Who would take care of your kids in a dire emergency?

How would you find child care for your baby if life threw you a curve ball like this one?

We’ve been following the story of Spc. Alexis Hutchinson in the news. Have you?
She’d been arrested on November 6 for skipping her deployment flight to Afghanistan in order to take care of her infant son. It is [...]

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