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My daughter loves to read ''And Tango Makes Three,'' although we haven't read it in quite some time. She loves penguins and thinks that lil Tango is ''oh, so cute!'' Through the book and other real life interactions I believe that she has a good grasp on the idea that families come in many different varieties. But I've been intentional in this ...

The hardest part about raising a daughter has been watching my mouth. I swear a lot. I use the F-word A LOT. I also take almost any opening I get to say something negative about my body.''Oh these chicken breasts are huge!'' I bet they could at least button their shirt. As women, I think we all do this. As a woman who isn't a size 8 much ...

This action alert just popped into my inbox from MomsRising.com: Right now, more than 40,000 kindergarteners are home alone each day afterschool, with a total of more than 14,000,000 school-age kids on their own afterschool. Surprised? The reality is that most parents work now, and there are too few affordable and accessible afterschool ...

What do you do when the temperature drops and it's Christmas time? Head outdoors, of course! A few weekends ago we took our daughter Lincoln Park's annual Zoo Lights with one of her buddies & his family. It's our third year attending with this family and we think it now counts as a tradition. Considering that our kids are both 4 years old, ...