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Recent Features | ||
 | You Can Do It! Is it New Year's resolution time again? Three women share their resolutions for 2009, and get expert advice to reach their goals. read more here | |
 | Understanding Pregnancy Bed Rest Told you'll have to wait out some of your pregnancy in bed? Read this Q&A while you're off your feet. read more here | |
 | Protecting Your Fertility Not quite ready for a baby? Fine-but while you're waiting, follow this healthy, fertility-preserving advice so you'll be primed to reproduce when you are. read more here | |
 | Preschool Days So, you're sending your two-, three-, or four-year-old to preschool. What can you expect your little scholar to have learned by year's end? Also in this issue: Mommy Confidential: commonsense answers to questions about flying with a baby, getting your son to sleep alone in his big-boy bed; and how to improve your child's eating habits. read more here | |
 | 20 Things to Do With 20 Minutes Think 20 minutes isn't enough time to do anything useful or fun? Not so! Here, 20 surprising ideas for that pocket of free time. read more here | |
 | Let's Talk About Sex Kids asking those uncomfortable questions? Here's what to say (and why it's not a good idea to avoid the topic entirely!). read more here | |
 | Stay-Sane Secrets of Busy Moms How four real moms keep the chaos of home, work, kids and more under control. read more here | |
Health and Fitness | ||
| Protecting Your Fertility Not quite ready for a baby? Fine-but while you're waiting, follow this healthy, fertility-preserving advice so you'll be primed to reproduce when you are. read more here | |
 | Osteoporosis: All in the Family I was 19 when my grandmother was diagnosed with osteoporosis; her doctor compared her bones to old peanut brittle. She died before good treatments for this bone-destroying disease came on the scene. The story's been different for my mom--and it'll be different for me, too... read more here | |
 | Pool Your Assets Hit the water for a full-body workout that rivals anything you can do at the gym. read more here | |
 | Trainer Tuneups Some "expert" advice can get your fitness program going in reverse. Make sure you're getting the most out of your trainer -- and your workout. read more here | |
Parenting | ||
 | Can You Afford to Quit? Thinking you want to be a stay at home mom? Here's how to run the numbers and quit smart. read more here | |
 | What Not to Eat Pregnant and wondering if tuna's okay for lunch? Or if you should nix that glass of wine? The latest eat-or-don't-eat advice. read more here | |
| Understanding Pregnancy Bed Rest Told you'll have to wait out some of your pregnancy in bed? Read this Q&A while you're off your feet. read more here | |
| Q&A with children's book author Rosemary Wells Parent & Child talks to author Rosemary Wells about the principles of school success. read more here | ||
| Q&A with children's book author Mo Willems The stand-up comic turned animator turned bestselling children's book author shares his views on what it takes to make a great picture book. read more here | ||
| Turn Off the TV to Fight Fat — and ADHD Television commercials can affect your child’s diet, and in turn, his learning. read more here | ||
| Jump Around Why kids need physical activity to learn: A Q&A with children's movement specialist Rae Pica. read more here | ||
 | How to Stop Worrying about Childcare Did you pick the right day-care? Hire the right sitter? Ways to handle your emotional tug-of-war and make peace with yourself. read more here | |
 | Toddler Routines Want your child to stay calm and cooperate? A set schedule could be your secret weapon. read more here | |
| Picky Eaters Strategies for feeding a picky eater. read more here | ||
 | Mommy Confidential, January 2007 In American Baby's bimonthly question-and-answer column, I address readers' relationship conundrums -- with sass, humor, and mom-to-mom advice. read more here | |
| In Your Words: Girl of my Dreams My daughter was going to be named Margot Mary. The first name we loved for being feminine, not girly; familiar, not overused. The middle name was for my grandmother. As my belly grew, so did my desire to have a girl. Still, I had a feeling that my bump was all boy... read more here | |
 | Can Homework Backfire? Author Alfie Kohn calls into question the long-held belief that homework is good for kids. read more here | |
 | Mommy Confidential, November 2006 In American Baby's bimonthly question-and-answer column, I address readers' relationship conundrums -- with sass, humor, and mom-to-mom advice. read more here | |
| Attack of the Toddler Does your 1-year-old hit and bite? Stop his aggressive behavior -- once and for all. read more here | ||
 | Kids Gone Wild Is your child biting, throwing tantrums, teasing his sister, or giving you attitude? Hang in there — there are solutions. read more here | |
 | Secrets of a Made-to-Last Marriage I think of the birth of my two sons as hurricanes — gale-force winds and lashing rain that buffeted the "house" of my marriage. Three years into parenting, I can now say that our home was built strong enough to withstand our two little whirling dervishes... read more here | |
 | Amateur Dramatics Decoding Your Child's Dramatic Declarations read more here | |
| Snooze News Kids need naps -- here's how to help them get into a routine. read more here | ||
 | Help Kids Feel Good About Their Feelings Even the littlest kids have to cope with big emotions. Here's how to guide your child through emotional ups and downs. read more here | |
| Pregnant at Work What to expect when you're expecting on the job. read more here | ||
| Ten Newborn Worries There are plenty of things to pay attention to after your new baby is born. Here are some things you don't need to put on that list. read more here | ||
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