On Friday, I asked if I should keep Mazzy up to see her first fireworks. I got a resounding "yes". We went. Below is her real-time review.

In all my talk about Mike and Father’s Day, I neglected to mention someone else to which the holiday also applies— MY DAD. Or Poppy, as he is also now known. All day, I have been trying to come up with a way to sum up my father but there is no easy way to do it. So instead I will give you the top five things you need to know about my dad.

Today's question for Dr. B (our resident early development specialist) is about challenging and attention seeking behavior in children.

I’ve been making fancy parenting charts for many months now— based on scientific findings, personal experiences and comprehensive reader research. I thought today would be a good time to put all my fancy charts in one place.

Earlier this week, I published a post called “Parenthood Isn’t Sexy” in which I asked everyone to divulge their unsexiest parenting moments. As usual, I couldn’t let your comments sit there unattended. So I picked my five favorite moments (read: most horrific) and now I am going to put them to a vote.

Children usually begin to show signs they are ready for potty training between the ages of 18 and 30 months. Boys tend to start later than girls. Most children achieve mastery before the age of 5. Nevertheless, the initiation of potty training should be based on what your child can do, not your child’s age…

This time last year, Mazzy was just six months old.

Below is a picture from 1980 of my mom, myself and my newly born sister.

Sunday will be my second Mother's Day and it still remains unclear exactly who we are celebrating.

How to deal with a child who wants to do their own hair: When I was little, I hated hair in my face. Thus, I spent much of my childhood, attacking my head with various barrettes in an attempt to avoid walking into walls…