A few days ago, the American Psychiatric Association released the new DSM-V, or Diagnostic Statistical Manual. This manual is used by physicians to diagnose mental illnesses, including everything from bipolar disorder and depression to autism and anorexia. Some of the changes to DSM-V include brand new diagnoses, as well as changes to the names of MORE »
My favorite Disney princess is Merida from “Brave.” She’s jaunty and interesting and independent and she’s got red hair like me — cha-ching! Her hair is never perfect and her body isn’t Barbie-dimensions. I love that about her and so does my daughter. It’s clear a lot of people feel the same way, so when MORE »
I believe the fact that I read aloud to my children is the single most important contributing factor to their success in school. Just reading. Out loud. Every night. And here’s what I want you to know: You should definitely, absolutely, without any question read aloud to your kids. All the time. And not just MORE »
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My awesome aunt Kit died of cancer. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in her thirties and had a mastectomy, and then lived for a decade in remission. Then that vile jerk cancer came back, and at the age of 49 she passed away. I’m still pissed off about it. Next Wednesday, May 22nd, is MORE »
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Did you have gestational diabetes? If you’re among the estimated 2 to 10% of all pregnant women who do get it, it’s important to know that you now have a higher risk than average of getting type 2 diabetes in your lifetime. According to the National Diabetes Education Program, “Women with a history of gestational MORE »
On Mother’s Day there were no bouquets of flowers. I didn’t get breakfast in bed. Nope. Not this mom. Instead, I got a bag of water. My kids and I were in Orlando this weekend for the Disney Social Media Moms Conference. Because we were traveling, and also because my husband wasn’t able to be MORE »
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Dear Mom, I think I was nine or ten when you took me on. You decided to get married to my dad and, with that, take the responsibility for his two children, children who had been through a lot and were very unsure. You hadn’t ever had children, so to march right in to the MORE »
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I love seeing my fellow moms using their blogs and platforms to raise money to help others. I wanted to point out two such fabulous mamas this week: Mandy Morrison and Kelly Wickham. Mandy has put together a team to walk in the March of Dimes Walk for Babies, with the goal of raising $5,000 MORE »
So I’m going to be in the Wall Street Journal talking about how I’m a work-at-home mom and why I attend events like blog conferences. Cool. I can get with that because I love all the “mommyblogger” events I attend each year, like the Mom 2.0 Summit and the BlogHer conference. I love them because they MORE »
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Last week I went to Washington DC for four days to attend TEDMED, the health and medicine version of the very popular TED Conference. I arrived early in DC on Tuesday and headed to a comfy spot in a cafe before the conference started so I could get some work done, only to find that I MORE »
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