Actress on Her New Role—Motherhood

Actress Sarah Drew, who has appeared on Grey's Anatomy and in the film Mom's Night Out, had this to say about her new role as a mother:

The stay-at-home ...

Moms Are the Most-Quizzed People

A survey from the U.K. involving 1,000 mothers found that moms may be the most quizzed people on the planet. On average, from breakfast to afternoon tea ...

Our Brains Can't Handle Unlimited Multitasking

In her book Maxxed Out: American Moms on the Brink, Katrina Alcorn asks mothers, "Do you ever feel as if being a parent has turned you into an ...

Mother Refuses Life Saving Treatments

A young mother in Los Angeles made the ultimate sacrifice for her newborn: she refused lifesaving treatment for her bone cancer. Accepting treatment meant ...

Nine-Year-Old Girl Delivers Her Little Sister

Alyssa Meza, a 9-year-old from Chicago has won the unofficial title of "Best Older Sister." When her mother suddenly went into labor, Alyssa ...

The Royal Baby Was Never a Fetus

Prince William and Kate Middleton gave birth to a baby boy named George, also known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge. In a recent article ...

Foster Mom Is Called 'The Baby Whisperer'

Becky O'Connell has been given a unique unofficial title—"The Baby Whisperer." Officially, the 65-year-old woman is a temporary foster ...

Global Changes in Family Structures

The New York Times columnist David Brooks listed the following statistics about the global changes in family structure:

• The number of Americans who are living alone has shot up from 9 percent in 1950 to 28 percent today.

How Much It Costs to Raise a Child to the Age of 17

For 2012 the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) estimated that middle income parents of a child born in 2012 can expect to spend about ...

Researchers Find that Babies Eavesdrop on Their Mothers

Pastor Mark Buchanan tells the following story based on a science program from the Canadian Broadcasting Company called Quirks and Quarks.

[The host] was ...