On the court with teammates and at home with her son, WNBA star Sheryl Swoopes loves to share life's pleasures and challenges with others.
You want fast, easy way to get more fresh, nutrient-pack foods into your kids' diets. Blueberries may be the path of least resistance.
Dairy-industry growth hormones boost milk production, but raise questions - like, what if they wind up in the milk we drink? Here's what you should know about the research into possible risks, including early-onset puberty and antibiotic resistance.
A generation ago, kids learned about the natural world by going out to play. Today, many have virtually no experience with the unadulterated out-of-doors. Is this separation making our kids sick?
Many Americans rely on friends, neighbors and coworkers for the support that family members once offered. Even if your own family is close-knit, you may benefit from cultivating a family-like circle of friends.
Why are we so rude to our spouses, yet courteous, kind, and patient with complete strangers? Paying attention to good manners and small niceties may be the key to sustaining the vitality of your relationships.
Problem: Neither you nor your kid is getting enough exercise. Solution: Get active together.
You want to stay fit, and you want your baby to be healthy. Here's what's known (and not yet known) about the potential risks and rewards of staying seriously active — and even competing — while you're expecting.
Gym classes a vanishing. Passive entertainments are multiplying. The country has an out-of-control obesity problem. How can we stop the next generation from getting lost in the shuffle.
On a flight from New York last week, I was seated next to a 12-year old who was traveling alone.
Do as I say, not as I do. Anyone whose parents ever tried that line on them knows just how ineffective such directives are likely to be at inspiring good behavior. Kids learn best by example. And, in fact, so do must adults.
