The Mommy Diary

Want to keep your family healthy? The best way to fight illness is a no-brainer: have your kids wash their hands. But how do you actually get them to do it? We've got 10 tricks from real moms that will get your kids scrubbing. Plus: 14 How-…

From buffalo skulls and catfish, to flowers and baby handprints, Parenting readers and editors have some beautiful, touching -- and bad-ass! -- tats. Check them out and read the stories behind their inked-up bods. Plus: 20 More Tattoos! 26 R…

Being a mom isn't always the easiest job. In fact, I think it's the hardest job and you don't get paid! And just because you're on your toes all day chasing your little one doesn't mean you're staying in shape. Some moms enj…

The definition of weight can mean many things: an overpowering or oppressive feeling of heavy force; to load down or burden; or the quality or state of being ponderous. Sometimes I feel as though my entire body aches with the heaviness of a mother’s…

With a full-time job (or several part-time jobs) and children to raise, working mothers often have very little time to pursue an education. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 80 percent of single working moms lack the education they need…

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