I do most of my writing in my home office. It’s as far away from noise and people and life as I can physically get while being able to stay in my ratty t-shirt and sweat pants. It’s comfortable here. It’s quiet enough for me to think—a stark departure from my primary work of chasing my toddler and 6-year-old all day.

Estrogen is responsible for keeping the vaginal walls lubed up, so as levels of this hormone start to dip, you may feel drier than ever. Tissue of the vulva and vagina becomes more thin and delicate, and the vagina becomes less elastic; the opening itself may even shrink in depth and diameter. Meanwhile, the pH of the vagina becomes less acidic, returning to pre-puberty levels.

Pre-children, we all swear there are just some things we'll never let our kids do. Then come the kids. And the reality check. Here are just six things I promised I'd never do, that I totally did: "I'll never let my kids sleep in my bed! They belong in their own beds, in their own rooms." After my first child was born, all I wanted to do was snuggle with him all day long.

As if we needed another reason to love Starbucks: It's making a major effort to welcome and support parents and their babies. But Starbucks U.K. gets it. It's collaborating with the National Childbirth Trust to make every Starbucks in the U.K. (that’s 800+ Starbucks) parent-friendly. The National Childbirth Trust created its Parent Friendly Places Charter to recognize organizations that have committed to welcoming parents and being responsive to parents’ needs.

Every business is different, so why should you choose a customer relationship management (CRM) tool with a one-size-fits-all model? When it comes to customizable yet broad functionality, Apptivo is a clear winner. The capabilities of this service are on par with Bitrix24, but the wide variety of available apps and the ability to modify the system to suit your business's needs make it a great choice for any business.

How to discipline the next generation is a hotly debated topic. In 2012, a national survey showed more than half of women and three-quarters of men in the United States believe a child sometimes needs a "good hard spanking." Science tells a different story. Researchers say physical punishment actually alters the brain -- not only in an "I'm traumatized" kind of way but also in an "I literally have less gray matter in my brain" kind of way.

These days, many parents are shifting away from the grab-the-belt practice so familiar to our parents and grandparents, and instead toward a more gentle approach. But that doesn't mean that finding an effective means of discipline is easy. So moms and dads often find themselves resorting to methods that, while more tender than spanking, are not really peaceful — or even helpful.

Tommy Hilfiger just made news by announcing a new line of adaptive kids’ clothing for the spring. “What the heck is adaptive clothing?”. you might be asking. Precisely. The term sounds foreign because no large companies have sold that type of clothing ... until now. People with disabilities don’t fit into clothing the same way able-bodied people do.

As a freshman at Truman University in 2001, Audrey Armstrong found herself writing a persuasive essay about the benefits of open adoption for her freshman English class. "I just remember that the professor asked us to pick a controversial topic and research it," Audrey recalls. "I have no idea what led me to write about open adoption ...

Every parent of a baby or toddler will deal with a diaper rash at one point or another. Most heal in a few days if you use a hypoallergenic Diaper Rash Cream like the one from Aquaphor Baby and follow our tips on how to treat a Diaper Rash (link to article). But what happens when the rash gets worse at every diaper change and does not go away?

Joel Restuccia was turning 8, and he wasn't sure how he wanted to celebrate. He’s a quiet boy, and he told his stepmom, Nicole Restuccia, that all he wanted for his birthday on May 14 was to go hiking. Nicole had to stay home with their 13-month-old, Clementine, but Joel got his wish and headed out for a long hike with his dad and grandma in New York’s Minnewaska State Park.

Sherrie and James Duval know that having eight children garners a fair share of puzzled looks and a range of comments. "Some people think we are amazing, and others think we are crazy," says Sherrie of their brood, which includes seven adopted children, four of whom have special needs ranging from ADHD to a musculoskeletal disorder called arthrogryposis.

Last month, around 100,000 tax accounts were compromised after hackers got into the IRS website. The IRS is providing free credit monitoring services to everyone affected, but what can we do to protect ourselves and our families in the future? Have you done anything to safeguard your child against identity theft?

My first child arrived eight days before his due date. I was so proud to have a son who was so clearly an overachiever from the start. During my second pregnancy, the ultrasound indicated that my baby was a little large and possibly a few weeks further along than we'd initially calculated. Between this news and my first baby being early, I was positive that my second pregnancy would be shorter than 40 weeks.

She was planned. She was anticipated and wished for. It had been three years since our first child was born, and we felt like it was finally time to have a second. My husband and I were both thrilled when we found out that I was pregnant, but part way through the pregnancy my feelings of joy dissipated.

Capsule CRM is a straightforward, general-use customer relationship management (CRM) tool. Its functionality covers enough bases for most businesses, and at $12 per month per user, it's an affordable option for smaller organizations. However, it falls short of the customizations and features offered by Editors' Choices Apptivo, Salesforce.com Sales Cloud, and Zoho CRM.