By: Staff Report Protecting our children is what we – as parents – should be doing best. We want to make sure they’re childhood is free of any pain, fear or harm. It’s the reason why we go to great lengths to enroll them in the best schools, programs and activities. We want the best of this and that and that, and all to make sure

By: Gloria Malone (@GloriaMalone) Friends and family often times tell me they have no idea how I get so much done in one day. I honestly have no idea what they are talking about. To me, being a single YUM, employee, student and blogger (to put it simply) is what I do. Starting with the sound of my iPhone alarm clock piercing through my precious slumber - Mondays

By: Carolina Pichardo There are thousands books, workshops, and specialists dedicated to making the work-life balance idea actually work for families. Yet, when you're a young mom like me, you wonder whether there's anything that could possibly help your situation. In less than a month, my family has had to deal with bullying issues at my daughter's school, a sprained ankle and the holiday celebrations in between

By: Carolina Pichardo This isn’t an article on how to make your New Year’s resolutions, or even a recap of the year we’re leaving behind. This is a piece of renewal. It’s a reminder that the best, most effective way of changing is to fully support what we’re trying to do. It’s about making a decision and finding ways - no matter what - of how to

By: Carolina Pichardo During one of my frenzied periods of reading nothing but parenting books, I remember finding this quote: "Parenting is a long goodbye." I don't remember where I read it, or what exactly was the topic, but it stuck to me through the many years ahead. When my daughter took her first few steps, her 1st birthday, the tooth fairy and hearing of course - her

By: Carolina Pichardo “I need a new toilet seat,” she yelled out from the hallway. “How on earth does someone break a toilet seat?,” I said. She simply yelled back, “It happens when they're cheap!” It was probably fifth to hundredth time she'd told me this already, but then again - that’s just my mother. Whether it’s complaining about her commute from home, the cashier that didn’t

By: Carolina Pichardo So I have a diva of a daughter. She's sassy, active and loud. Most importantly, she's healthy and sharp. Because of her personality, I've been accused of everything in the book. I give her too much. I give her too little. I'm too overprotective. I shouldn't be so overprotective. She's spoiled. There's even the dire prediction that she's going to go and become a young

By: Mary Targia When I decided to end the relationship with my BD (Baby Daddy in YUM terms, for those who are unfamiliar), my daughter was eleven months old. I knew that - if I was lucky - my daughter would have a step-father. What I didn’t know was that being in a blended family would be so challenging… My daughter and I were very comfortable being the

By: Edward Almonte Being a step father wasn’t something that I aspired to do. In my late teens and early twenties, my mother warned me to not get involved with someone who already had children, as it complicates every relationship. Taking into account the fact that this was coming from someone who already had a child herself by the time she met my father – I

By: Carolina Pichardo Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com If the Kim Kardashian Kardashian and Kris Humphries proves anything, it's that most Hollywood marriages are doomed from the start. Unfortunately, these brief marriage - as ugly/odd as they end - often bring about some beautiful kids. Let's take a look at some of Hollywood's young, famous parents and step-parents, their kids and how they've managed it all. Britney Spears: We've followed this