iPhone apps as babysitters?

Is it just us, or have you also been noticing more and more toddlers “plugged in” at the dinner table?  Dr. Leah and I were trading notes about the last few times we ate out — I’m in San Francisco, and Dr. Leah is in New York — and both of us noticed that two [...]

So, how about those octuplets?

The media is calling it the “biggest water-cooler story of the week:” Nadya Suleman of Los Angeles gave birth to octuplets after already having a brood of six children between the ages of 2 and 7 at home.
Over email, we’ve been hushing back and forth about Ms. Suleman, too — and we’ve felt torn about [...]

Single dad Matt Logelin is a “hero,” while single moms carry on

First, for the record, no one would want to trade places with Matt Logelin.
If you don’t know his story yet — which was profiled in a recent People magazine spread and featured at AOL.com — please read about Matt, Liz, and Madeleine here.
We applaud Matt for using his tragic experience to launch a non-profit in [...]